Definitions by RadioRay

nextelling 

To be unintelligible due to digital audio breakup on a cellular phone. This is caused by excessive audio compression, marginal Radio Frequency signal and interference. The result is a sound that somewhat resembles a human voice. Named after the typical communication on Nextel’s Direct Connect service. Frequent users of such a system start to actually understand the gibberish rather than communicate using another technology.

1: Hair bar jew?
2: I’m at the Starbucks, where are you?
1: Muck rim raft rick
2: Okay, take your time. We can talk when you get here, you’re Nextelling on me.
1: Baiter rude

nextelling by RadioRay December 28, 2005

Efforting 

A made up word used only by newscasters to show off that they're doing the job they're paid to do. A poor attempt to make the word ‘effort’ into a verb. To make it sound like something simple is tough to do, so they’re making extra effort. Often used as a stall when a report isn’t ready.

We’re efforting to get that hurricane report from the beach ready for you.

Efforting by RadioRay September 29, 2005

joined at the hip 

Always together, like siamese twins, inseparable, where one goes the other is sure to follow.

Amy and her boss were joined at the hip; you never saw one without the other.

joined at the hip by RadioRay September 24, 2005

white smoke 

A way of saying that the group has reached a consensus; agreement after debate. Based on the tradition of burning straw along with the ballots to make white smoke above the Vatican when the College of Cardinals has elected a new Pope.

After three hours of negotiation, I think we finally have white smoke!

white smoke by RadioRay September 24, 2005

keep in the dark 

To intentionally withhold information from someone. Either to avoid confrontation or to gain from the other’s lack of information. From the comparison to mushrooms, “I’m like a mushroom, then keep me in the dark and feed me bullshit.”

When it comes to keeping something secret, the plan should be to keep in the dark.

keep in the dark by RadioRay September 24, 2005

open the kimono 

A 1990's phrase that means that everyone should share data. There should be no secrets between those in the meeting. As in a Japanese wife showing her husband her naked body by opening her silk robe or kimono.

If we’re going to make any progress with this new standard, we’re going to make sure everyone agrees to open the kimono and not withhold any information.

open the kimono by RadioRay September 24, 2005

hard put 

Difficult to do, formidable, not easy. Mostly UK

He’ll be hard put to get respect dressed like that.

hard put by RadioRay September 24, 2005