VAKI5's definitions

all-out

Giving as much effort as possible; not holding back.

'All' refers to everything, and 'out' is an intensifier. So 'all-out' means 'everything and more'.

1) Karen went all-out in the race, and won a gold medal.

2) Captain Barne's final act was to order an all-out assault on the fortress.

by VAKI5 May 10, 2005

all of your eggs in one basket

Having all of your resources in one place; putting your money or hopes or future into one thing.

'Eggs' are delicate, and if all of your eggs were in one container, and that container was damaged, you might lose all of your eggs in one quick and painful moment.

1) You don't want to keep all of your eggs in one basket. You might lose everything!

2) Tom had all of his eggs in one basket -- Yoyodyne.com stock -- and when the stock market crashed he was bankrupt.

by VAKI5 May 10, 2005

Monikers

street names. These are the names of the members of the gang.

by VAKI5 August 17, 2003

ass out

without money; broke.

by VAKI5 November 2, 2003

whip-round

Contributions collected from a group of people for a specific purpose.

Let's have a whip-round for Cath and Rob, so at least they can have a good honeymoon.

by VAKI5 May 7, 2005

Jamook

idiot, loser, lamebrained, you know, a jamook.

Il trente jamok!!!.......

by VAKI5 January 20, 2005

MIJO

Mi'ijo is a contraction of Mi hijo--"my son"--is like "sonny" used in addressing younger boys. Affectionate use of mijo between friends and peers is a major Mexicanism. Mija (MEE hah) is used to address women, the same as mijo with males.

Mijo, que onda?.......

by VAKI5 September 28, 2005