Rhodoferax's definitions
Used to desribe someone who is so caught up with the big picture that they lose sight of the smaller but more important details. Opposite of can't see the wood for the trees.
"If you pay off an extra €150 a month on your mortgage, you'll pay it off two years earlier and save €4,000 altogether."
"But since my husband lost his job, we're barely making enough to pay the bills as it is; we can't afford an extra €150 every month."
"Ah, but if you just make this sacrifice now, you'll be in a much, much better position in 18 years!"
"But as I said... oh forget it, you can't see the trees for the wood."
"But since my husband lost his job, we're barely making enough to pay the bills as it is; we can't afford an extra €150 every month."
"Ah, but if you just make this sacrifice now, you'll be in a much, much better position in 18 years!"
"But as I said... oh forget it, you can't see the trees for the wood."
by Rhodoferax April 11, 2013
Get the Can't see the trees for the woodmug. A blonde gets into an elevator and sighs "TGIF!"
The brunette already in the elevator shakes her head and says "SHIT".
The blonde says, slowly and carefully, "T.G.I.F."
The brunette insistently says "S.H.I.T."
The blonde says "TGIF stands for 'Thank goodness it's Friday, you idiot!"
The brunette responds "I know. SHIT stands for 'sorry honey, it's Thursday'."
The brunette already in the elevator shakes her head and says "SHIT".
The blonde says, slowly and carefully, "T.G.I.F."
The brunette insistently says "S.H.I.T."
The blonde says "TGIF stands for 'Thank goodness it's Friday, you idiot!"
The brunette responds "I know. SHIT stands for 'sorry honey, it's Thursday'."
by Rhodoferax November 14, 2013
Get the SHITmug. A skateboarding trick in which the skater bends his/her legs and body to one side and grabs the bottom of the board.
So called because from the front or back, the skater's pose is a similar shape to the country or Japan.
So called because from the front or back, the skater's pose is a similar shape to the country or Japan.
by Rhodoferax November 5, 2008
Get the japanmug. In medicine, a common disease presenting with unusual symptoms. Also applies to a patient with symptoms common to several diseases in which the first diagnosis is of a rare or obscure disease, when the truth is a more mundane disorder.
The term was popularised by Scrubs.
Derived from the axiom "When you hear hoofbeats, think 'horses', not 'zebras'.
The term was popularised by Scrubs.
Derived from the axiom "When you hear hoofbeats, think 'horses', not 'zebras'.
If a patient presents with vomiting, dairrhoea, and fever, West Nile Virus is a zebra; they're more likely to have enteropathogenic E. coli infection.
by Rhodoferax October 24, 2008
Get the zebramug. Stands for Pay As You Earn.
1: A form of taxation where tax is deducted from your paycheque before you even get it.
2: In Celtic Tiger Ireland, a term of derision for people who do proper work for reasonable pay, instead of making silly money trading in stocks or property or doing weird things with money involving multiple bank accounts and mortgages.
1: A form of taxation where tax is deducted from your paycheque before you even get it.
2: In Celtic Tiger Ireland, a term of derision for people who do proper work for reasonable pay, instead of making silly money trading in stocks or property or doing weird things with money involving multiple bank accounts and mortgages.
by Rhodoferax November 12, 2012
Get the PAYEmug. The dramatic events and controversy that follow a surprising, important change, statement, or revelation.
Derived from the name for the radioactive particles that fall from the sky for some time after a nuclear explosion.
Derived from the name for the radioactive particles that fall from the sky for some time after a nuclear explosion.
After the prime minister revealed he had been working alongside the banks in actions which precipitated the current economic crisis, there was massive fallout which resulted in a general election.
The president and cabinet were forced to resign due to the fallout after an insider leaked secret files to WikiLeaks.
The president and cabinet were forced to resign due to the fallout after an insider leaked secret files to WikiLeaks.
by Rhodoferax January 13, 2011
Get the falloutmug. A mildly derisory term, generally used by college students, for one who is still in school. More specifically, one who still has to wear a school uniform.
by Rhodoferax May 4, 2010
Get the oikmug.