Rodney Basil's definitions

dinger

Baseball terminology for "home run".

Jeromy Burnitz and Geoff Jenkins each launched three dingers in the same game.

by Rodney Basil April 6, 2004

Raid

1. When the police try to shut down an illegal business that is currently in the guise of a legal business. The raid is when they finally come in to search for evidence.

2. Performing such an action.

3. To rummage through something, with the intent to find a specific item.

4. Insect poison.

5. The act of spraying such a poison.

1. There may be a raid tonight.

2. Did you hear that the cops raided Ol' Sam-O's on 35th Street?

3. The racoons raided my garbage again!

4. I sprayed some Raid on that anthill.

5. Did you Raid the wasps' nest yet?

by Rodney Basil May 20, 2004

Perfect Game

In baseball, a complete game by a pitcher in which he does not allow any member of the opposing team to reach base.

No pitcher has ever recorded more than one perfect game.

by Rodney Basil May 23, 2004

15 minutes of fame

See Steve Bartman, Martha Burke, Sirhan Sirhan, Karen Ann Quinlan, and Ja Rule.

"Everyone gets 15 minutes of fame."
-Andy Warhol

"I'm still waiting for mine."
-Rodney Basil

by Rodney Basil May 12, 2004

Good-Bye

A term used upon leaving.

Goodbye, UrbanDictionary.

by Rodney Basil September 12, 2004

A Jillion

Not a real unit of measure. Often used to exaggerate.

I had to write, like, a jillion-page essay! Due tomorrow!

by Rodney Basil May 19, 2004

A's

1) Plural form of the best grade possible. A+'s seem to be almost nonexistent nowadays.

2) Nickname of the American League West's Oakland Athletics.

1) Herman got two A's in two days, thanks to his hour-a-night study program.

2) In 1914, the Braves beat the A's in the World Series. That won't likely happen soon, as the A's can't seem to escape the first round of the playoffs. See choke.

by Rodney Basil May 5, 2004