Octopod's definitions

pg-13

A movie rating for films they add a few "oh, shits" to so it will appeal to pre-adolescents.

Say shit a few times, Manny, so this flick won't be G-rated.

by octopod November 23, 2003

kaffir

1. Arabic term meaning "infidel.' See kafir, kaafir. Plural kufaar, kaafirun.

2. Borrowed into Afrikaans and S. African English as insulting term for an African.

Under apartheid, the "kaffirs" had to live in locations.

by octopod July 11, 2004

popery

Old fashioned pejorative term for Catholicism, still in use in Northern Ireland.

"No Popery!" screamed the Rev. Paisley.

by octopod February 18, 2004

Harlem River whitefish

A floating condom.

I was sculling on the Harlem River last Saturday. The water was full of Harlem River whitefish. AIDS prevention must be making progress.

by octopod January 17, 2009

collective

Stalinoid or Bolshevik for "group." Reeks with self-importance and in-groupiness.

They used to go out drinking. I suppose they called themselves the "Beer Collective."

by octopod November 30, 2003

booner

Pejorative word for an African-American.

Buncha booners hangin' around by the barber shop.

by octopod June 27, 2004

kufaar

The infidels (non-Muslims). Plural of kafir or kaafir. Fr. Arabic.

To Ahmed, we're all a bunch of unclean kufaar.

by octopod May 30, 2004