Octopod's definitions

a mile wide and an inch deep

Impressive at first but with experience, found to be stupid or unimaginative

"That John Kerry seems to have gravitas."
"He's a mile wide and an inch deep."

by octopod April 10, 2004

cornuto

Cuckold, literally one who has "horns," the Latin symbol of cuckoldry. From the Italian.

Cornuto, get your stinkin' Fiat out of the intersection.

by octopod December 26, 2003

fiat money

Money that is only money because some government says that it is.

There's no gold or silver backing greenbacks.

by octopod January 16, 2004

mons veneris

The "Mound of Venus" or vulva.

I don't wanna go to Mars, just to the Mons Veneris.

by octopod January 16, 2004

shtick

A bit from a comedy or other showbiz routine; by extension, any person's idiosyncratic performance. From Yiddish "shtick" = Ger. "stuck", meaning "piece."

I asked him for me $20 back, and he went into his usual shtick -- something about losing at pinochle.

by octopod January 23, 2004

deep doo-doo

Euphemized version of deep shit, doo-doo being a baby word for shit.

"We're in deep doo-doo now," said Bush the Elder as the election returns came in.

by octopod January 23, 2004

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