The Grammar Nazi's definitions

rockin'

adj. Something that's really cool.
intj. "That's really cool!"

The Urban Dictionary is rockin'!

You just added another definition to the Urban Dictionary? Rockin'!

by The Grammar Nazi October 31, 2001

cop out

n. An excuse designed to shirk responsibility.

Don't say you need to aaronize. That's just a cop out.

by The Grammar Nazi December 3, 2001

graze

v. To eat someone else's food at their house. It is often implied that the person grazing doesn't really know what they'll find to eat.

Person 1: "Want to see a movie tonight?"
Person 2: "But I'm fungry!"
Person 1: "It's cool, you can come over and graze."

by The Grammar Nazi January 10, 2002

point

Short for "point taken." An admission that someone has made a valid statement, despite the fact that you are arguing the other side.

Person 1: "But George W. has big ears."
Person 2: "Point."

by The Grammar Nazi December 14, 2001

tag and release

The term used to describe a sexually attractive (but underage) teenager. It derives from the practice of tagging wildlife. The understanding is that the stud is out of bounds at his current age, but that you'll be back to claim him when he's legal.

First defined in a Dan Savage column on 24 Nov 04.

#1: Damn, check out that hottie over there!
#2: Yeah, he's hott, but he's only 15.
#1: Tag and release that stud!

by The Grammar Nazi August 16, 2005

syncophant

n. A person who enthusiastically toes the party line. A combination of "synch" and "sycophant."

A million syncophants blindly repeating the GOP's talking points make me sick to my stomach.

by The Grammar Nazi May 16, 2005

lay on the horn

To honk one's car horn for longer than normal. Usually done when either the driver is fed up or someone on the road does something particularly stupid.

The asshole cut me off, so I laid on the horn.

by The Grammar Nazi June 29, 2002