Duckbutt's definitions

poliitical schadenfreude

The pleasure experienced when a member of an opposed political party is experiencing embarassment or disfunction.

The Lewinsky affair generated much political schadenfreude within the G.O.P.

by Duckbutt January 1, 2004

steaming turd

A very disreputable and disgusting person. Any descriptive with the word "turd" can serve to stress the particularly egregious nature of the person's unpleasantness.

The boss made it evident in the relish he took in firing people what a steaming turd he was.

by Duckbutt December 7, 2005

400 pound gorilla

Something that cannot be overlooked because it is so much larger and more impressive than any of the others.

When it came to rock music groups, the Rolling Stones are the 400 pound gorilla: the quinitessinally best of them all.

by Duckbutt January 7, 2007

Flotown

North Alabama slang for Florence, Alabama.

Flotown now has Sunday alcohol sales and has entered the 21st century.

by Duckbutt August 28, 2005

Yat

New Orleans native. From the local greeting, "Where ya at."

Jack could always tell the Mount Carmel charmers; they would go, "Where ya at, Man."

by Duckbutt October 14, 2004

Scheissenbedaurn

Scheissenbedaurn is the vague sense of disappointment that something thought to be really bad or in awful taste turns out to be not as bad as expected. (From the German, meaning literally: "shit-regret")

I left concerts by the Dixie Chicks and by Britney Spears with a vague sense of scheissenbedaurn. They merely mildly sucked, but neither was the world-class suckfest I longed for. The same thing cannot be said about the enormity that is a Barbra Streisand concert.

by Duckbutt October 27, 2006

dog robber

Military slang for aides of general officers.

Bill served as General B. Fuddle's dog robber while on post.

by Duckbutt September 16, 2005