Octopod's definitions

kicker

The detail (usually unpleasant) that changes everything.

The kicker was, Mephisto was supposed to get Faust's soul -- forever!

by Octopod November 9, 2003

stick up his ass

Pompous, a stiff, tighter than a duck's ass.

John Kerry has a stick up his ass.

by octopod March 4, 2004

shell out

Pay up, pay out.

We went bowling last night and I had to shell out because no one else had any cash.

by octopod November 9, 2003

tighter than a duck's ass

Impermeable. I.e., watertight.

My English teacher is tighter than the proverbial duck's ass.

by octopod March 4, 2004

on the QT

Secretly; covertly.

He was running a numbers bank on the QT while he led the campaign against casino gambling.

by octopod November 23, 2003

panties in a knot

Agitated, upset, anxious. Cf. knickers in a twist.

Bitch, so I sold your children for crack! Don't get your panties in a knot!

by Octopod November 7, 2003

people of color

Pinko, PC or Bolshevik term for all non-white minorities, lumped together and viewed as cannon fodder for some revolution or voting cattle for the Democrat party. See diversity.

The speaker said, "We need to make certain that people of color are well-represented on the Board of Directors."

by octopod January 24, 2004