Feo2's definitions

Kill your darlings

“In writing, you must kill your darlings.” --William Faulkner

This literary advice refers to the dangers of an author using personal favorite elements. While these may hold special meaning for the author, they can cause readers to roll their eyes for reasons such as:

-Purple prose
-Narm
-Egregious overuse of a word or phrase

Did he seriously just use the word "egregious" up there? Dude, kill your darlings.

by FeO2 October 15, 2012

old chestnut

An idea or subject, usually flawed, which perpetually resurfaces in conversation despite having been discussed to death long ago.

A: If evolution is real then how come we never see monkeys turn into humans, huh?
B: Oh god, not that old chestnut...

by FeO2 August 20, 2011

Cybersickness

A term coined in the 1990's, referring to a sense of nausea and disorientation similar to seasickness or car sickness, caused by graphical lag in virtual reality helmets, such as Virtuality arcade systems. When turning one's head the display would lag a fraction of a second behind, resulting in a disagreement between the wearer's sense of balance and sense of sight. Cybersickness is a probable cause for much of the rapid loss of interest in immersive cyberspace and, to a lesser degree, the cyberpunk movement.

I tried playing Dactyl Nightmare on an old Virtuality system, but it nearly made me puke from cybersickness after a couple minutes.

by FeO2 August 21, 2013

North of the checkerboard

An area to the north of Wiarton, Ontario, on the Bruce Peninsula, renowned for rednecks and peculiar behaviour.

Yeah, he's from north of the checkerboard.

by Feo2 July 10, 2010

Trog

An abbreviation of "troglodyte," which means "one who lives under a rock." Originally referring to individuals of low wit and hostile chauvinistic values, the term has more recently come to be ironically abused by racists and sexists. Also used as a racist term for orcs and trolls in the shared universe setting of Shadowrun - possibly the basis of the redefinition of this word.

The word "trog" is primarily used by trogs, but they don't know that.

by FeO2 March 22, 2010

Wiarton Willie

An albino groundhog who lived in Wiarton, Ontario, famed for prognosticating the end of winter on Groundhog Day. Found in an advanced state of decomposition in February of 1999, Wiarton Willie was was given a grand funeral wherein a plush toy stood in for his body. A replacement (Wee Willie) was later sought out, and a limited edition Beanie Baby was released. A statue of Willie, situated in a harbourside park in Wiarton, is said to look like an erect penis from the harbour. The entire history of Wiarton Willie is doused in oddity and shenanigans.

I went down to the harbour to see that statue of Wiarton Willie; yeah, I see what you're talking about.

by Feo2 July 10, 2010

couth up

/ko͞oTH uhp/
Verb: To become polite, or 'watch your mouth,' usually stated as a warning or demand.

(In the presence of a dignitary)
A: I gotta go take a piss.
B: Hey, couth up.

by FeO2 October 3, 2011