The Fear

proper noun. The ominous feeling of heightened personal or collective uneasiness induced by altered states of consciousness (due to drugs, paranoia, oppressive government, etc.).

Famously capitalized by the late Dr. Hunter S. Thompson.

The eyes of a thousand DEA agents focused on my briefcase, and The Fear began to take hold.

by Lingrad March 17, 2005

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conversational puma

fashionable sneakers (tennis shoes, trainers), designed for casual not athletic wear, and worn to elicit commendation and conversation.

A: I just got back from Europe. Check out these kicks I picked up in Milan.
B: More like conversational pumas, dude.

by Lingrad October 06, 2005

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smoked salmon effect

n. the state of becoming such an everyday luxury that people expect to be able to afford it at all times.

Even though champagne may still provide a glimmer of excitement, it has certainly undergone the smoked salmon effect because it's so commonplace and people have come to expect it.

by Lingrad February 14, 2005

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textless

In an email, IM, IRC, SMS, or MUD exchange, temporarily unable to write, as through astonishment.

Compare to speechless in spoken language.

A: Remember that sick panda at the zoo?
B: Yeah.
A: She died.
B: ...I'm textless.

by Lingrad August 03, 2005

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Papa Ratzi

Pseudo-affectionate name of new Pope Benedict XVI, whose given surname, Ratzinger, was cleverly clipped and added to "papa," Italian for "pope," perhaps to suggest the celebrity-seeking, camera-clutching "paparazzi" of the last fifty years.

Can you believe that the conclave of cardinals at the Vatican elected Joseph Ratzinger to be the next pope? I wonder if Papa Ratzi knows that his new nickname means "annoying flies" in Italian.

by Lingrad April 21, 2005

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