Joe Iron's definitions

Establishment

A term used by establishment baby boomers to convince naive people that they are outsiders.

Hillary : Barack's the establishment candidate.

by Joe Iron January 11, 2009

Delta

Meaning a car that is big and fast. This term is a reference to the discontinued Oldsmobile Delta 88. The Delta was the last of the family-size musclecars like the Impala SS 409 and the Pontiac Catalina Super Duty 421 of the early sixties. The legendary Delta was known for its rocket engine. The most powerful was the Rocket 455 4 barrel.

I just put a blower on my Lincoln Town Car, its a Delta now.

That Bentley is a Delta.

I got a Delta, let's go carting.

by Joe Iron May 17, 2007

Buddy

A mentor to young males who typically is a small time criminal who has done time on the county farm. Often, he gives teenage males guidance on automobile mechanics, bodywork and small time criminal knowledge, such as sleeping with your eyes open.

Kids today have MTV to show them how to be men, all we had was Imam and Buddy.

I heard Buddy got arrested, he's in jail down in Florida.

by Joe Iron June 12, 2007

MVS

An IBM mainframe operating system. Sort of like a dying language, in use but dying a long slow death.

Also means a dinosaur.

Nothing sadder than an old MVS guy still looking for a gig.

That guy working behind the counter at McDonalds is an old MVS guy.

by Joe Iron January 21, 2008

Heaven

A nickname for Whiting, Indiana predominently used by the rest of Lake County and Chicago. The nickname orginated in the 1960s when the counterculture youth of the area were expressing their feelings of displeasure to the amount of religous zealotry in the town. This was evident to the counterculure by the number of churches that dotted the skyline.

Hey, let's go to Heaven and celebrate the 4th of July there.

by Joe Iron July 1, 2007

Dojo Tan

A martial artist without any tan at all, very pale. Unlike many people who workout in gyms or health clubs, who are usually tan. Someone who is spending all there time in the dojo training and not going out in the sun. Usually a serious martial artist.

Bob's pretty serious about getting his blackbelt, he's got a dojo tan.

by Joe Iron May 17, 2007

Coffin

A regular automobile such as a Honda Accord or a Toyota Camry. The name refers not to the safety of the car but to the fact that the people driving them don't really live. They are already dead.

My mom wanted to buy a coffin but my dad would let her.

by Joe Iron February 15, 2008