Octopod's definitions

wog

Non-English person, especially if swarthy or darker. Most often used for (former) colonials.

"Wogs begin at Calais."

by octopod May 22, 2004

mensch

An upstanding, worthy, honorable adult person of either sex. Fr. German and Yiddish for "human being." Cf. Chinese jin, literally "man" but with similar meaning.

Be a mensch! Admit your mistake and make things good.

by Octopod November 8, 2003

prune face

The pompous gigolo John Kerry, noted for his wrinkly, albeit botoxed features.

The French looking prune face picked the Breck Girl as his running mate.

by octopod July 6, 2004

Don't try this at home

Anything that's fun or dangerous, from the lawyer warnings on TV commercials. See professional driver on closed course.

Look, he's skateboarding on top of a 767!

Don't try this at home.

by octopod July 11, 2004

contradiction

The opposite of argument. From a legendary Monty Python sketch.

That's not an argument, it's contradiction!
No it isn't!

by octopod November 9, 2003

dhimmi

1. Christians and Jews (and sometimes others) in traditional Islamic empires. They had a recognized but very subordinate legal status.

2. Zeropian politicians who kowtow to political Islam, as in Chiraqistan.

In France, the elite are all dhimmis.

by octopod April 29, 2004

dog in that fight

"I don't have a dog in that fight," means "I don't have a stake in the outcome." Not quite so strong as call somebody who gives a shit.

This expression is neo-Texan.

Russians are fighting Chechens. We Uruguayans don't have a dog in that fight.

by octopod November 13, 2007