Jevanyn's definitions
A style of speech, intended to identify one as (over) educated, literate, erudite. Tends to make one sound like a snob. Includes use of words like "shall", "whom", "endeavor" instead of "try", "ergo" instead of "therefore", spelling out "et cetera" instead of using "etc.", etc.
Normal: I will see you later.
Elite speak: I shall see you later.
Normal: I've been sick lately.
Elite speak: I've not felt well of late.
Elite speak: I shall see you later.
Normal: I've been sick lately.
Elite speak: I've not felt well of late.
by jevanyn April 1, 2010
Get the elite speakmug. by jevanyn August 21, 2009
Get the broken typewritermug. 1. A guy who joins a gym but doesn't like to do anything outdoors.
2. Someone into an indoor sport like bowling or darts.
3. A guy who says he's an athlete to impress women, but they're so skinny/pale you know they never go outside.
4. A wanker.
2. Someone into an indoor sport like bowling or darts.
3. A guy who says he's an athlete to impress women, but they're so skinny/pale you know they never go outside.
4. A wanker.
(Def 2) I blew out my knee playing basketball, now I'm an indoor sportsman.
(Def 3 and 4)
Guy 1: So I was talking up this girl, right, she was checking out my biceps ...
Guy 2: What, who, you? The indoor sportsman? Did you show her your "trophy"?
(Def 3 and 4)
Guy 1: So I was talking up this girl, right, she was checking out my biceps ...
Guy 2: What, who, you? The indoor sportsman? Did you show her your "trophy"?
by jevanyn January 4, 2010
Get the indoor sportsmanmug. The act of relocating a business process or department to a less expensive part of the country. Similar to off-shoring, except that the job doesn't leave the country.
A typical example of onshoring is: tech support jobs being consolidated in Tennessee, where they can pay people half as much as before.
by jevanyn August 20, 2010
Get the onshoringmug. To use one's own product or service. Originally applied to software companies using their own software in-house, the meaning can extend to any situation that might impose some burden on customers, clientele, constituency, co-workers, etc.
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) proposed an amendment requiring members of Congress and their staffs to buy health insurance on the exchanges they are setting up, forcing lawmakers to get insurance the same way some of their constituents will. In some circles, this is known as "eating your own dog food."
-- from electoral-vote.com, 14 Oct 2009
A (historical) example of -not- eating your own dog food would be Microsoft developers using IBM's OS/2 operating system while developing Windows software because it was more stable than their own operating system (Windows 3.1 and Windows 95 at the time).
-- from electoral-vote.com, 14 Oct 2009
A (historical) example of -not- eating your own dog food would be Microsoft developers using IBM's OS/2 operating system while developing Windows software because it was more stable than their own operating system (Windows 3.1 and Windows 95 at the time).
by jevanyn October 14, 2009
Get the eating your own dog foodmug. Area around a police cruiser where everyone behaves like a little angel. Unrelated to the computer game of the same name.
Passenger: Dude, why is everyone going so slow?
Driver: There's a five-oh up there, we're stuck in the halo zone.
Driver: There's a five-oh up there, we're stuck in the halo zone.
by jevanyn December 12, 2009
Get the Halo zonemug. This is what you get when you try to type in fancy characters like É or ó, and you get garbage instead. From the expression "letters not (what they should be)".
Called mojibake ("character change") in Japanese, krakozyabry ("childish scribbles") in Russian, and Buchstabensalat ("character salad") in German, among others.
Called mojibake ("character change") in Japanese, krakozyabry ("childish scribbles") in Russian, and Buchstabensalat ("character salad") in German, among others.
by jevanyn October 14, 2009
Get the letter snotmug.