58 definitions by Lady Csyde
A term used by ham radio operators as a term of respect for a deceased ham. Comes from the Morse code prosign SK, which means "end of transmission".
W1AW went silent key many years ago, but the ARRL that he founded still uses his callsign to identify their station.
by Lady Csyde January 13, 2005
A catering truck, especially one which frequents blue collar places of work; generally a modded pickup truck with insulated diamond-pattern doors covering a refrigerator case and a warmer unit with attached griddle.
by Lady Csyde April 19, 2004
A term created by sex columnist and liberal Dan Savage in the wake of the 2004 Presidential Election to describe the concentration of the political left in the United States near major cities and college towns in terms of islands of diversity in a sea of conformity. The implication is that the islands have their own interests to attend to and should disregard the sea.
It is thought that this exists because rural communities tend to be more isolated from other cultures than urban communities, and because people tend to leave the rural world for an education in urban areas and not go back.
The original article can be read at www.urbanarchipelago.com.
It is thought that this exists because rural communities tend to be more isolated from other cultures than urban communities, and because people tend to leave the rural world for an education in urban areas and not go back.
The original article can be read at www.urbanarchipelago.com.
Although I'm not completely on board with the idea of the Urban archipelago, the idea of cities as islands is certainly a talking point.
by Lady Csyde November 19, 2004
A type of portable food that, when fed to a painfully skinny woman, will magically turn her into a screaming hottie with a curvy ass and porn star tits.
I had a friend -- she was cute, but nothing to her. Then i gave her a sammich and she went overnight from Twiggy to Gianna Michaels.
by Lady Csyde September 2, 2009
A popular beverage drunk late at night in Chinatowns across the US and Canada; not to be confused with iced tea. Commonly the tea drunk is of unusual origins, such as St. Louis or Milwaukee, sometimes even Toronto. One peculiarity of such tea is that it often seems to be carbonated; the secret for doing this seems to be widely known, but has never been revealed.
3 AM. Miserable rainy night and the late-night diner is closed for renovations this week. Time to head over to Harrison Ave for some cold tea.
by Lady Csyde October 14, 2006
Any diversionary activity that requires a fair amount of effort and absolutely no brain power; generally makes the person doing it look slightly stupid.
by Lady Csyde February 11, 2006
When used by a writer (usually a columnist or a blogger), indicates that a description follows of one or more letters to the author that might be considered weird, hostile, or otherwise unusual. Comes from the title of a Perry Como album.
"So he tells me that I'm a bigot because I don't support the rights of husbands to beat their wives. I tell ya, we get letters."
by Lady Csyde March 26, 2007