Xyzzy's definitions

Ward Churchill

Wannabe Indian ethnic studies professor whose credentials no one bothered to check until he questioned Bush. Unlike David Yeagley, a wannabe Indian who couldn't decide his field and follows Bush lock-step and therefore is unquestioned even though his credentials are as suspect as Churchill's.

Now if only we could get all the wannabes to go the way of Ward Churchill.

by Xyzzy March 12, 2005

Oedipus

A guy who accidentally killed his father and married his mother, not knowing who they were. Similarly, a man who hates his father and is too attached to his mother.

That mofo is one sick Oedipus.

by xyzzy April 24, 2005

ramen

Japanese instant noodles which come in cup or block form, popular with college students (who can't afford anything else) and otaku (who just like anything Japanese). As a connoisseur of cheap DIY meals, I've developed means of assigning ramen a rating on a scale of zero to four stars: One half-star for every flavor packet beyond the first, one star if it comes in its own cup, an extra half star if that comes with its own meat or vegetables, and a star and a half if the dry noodles don't remind me of Play-Doh.

Ramen's not as good as lo mein, but I got it at 1/40 the price the Jade Dragon was charging.

by Xyzzy June 5, 2005

v-dar

The somewhat-eerie ability to spot a virgin.

Don't believe your V-dar; I know from experience she's a huge slut.

by Xyzzy December 11, 2005

coyote

a small dog, Canis latrans, native to North America, known for using everything from canyons to tactical nuclear weapons to catch roadrunners.

Now this is a little coyote-and-roadrunner.

by Xyzzy September 21, 2004

heck of a job

Total screw-up. Usually used ironically, to indicate when someone's self-delusion is in direct contradiction to well-known and easily-observed facts.

"Brownie, you're doing a heck of a job."

by Xyzzy December 18, 2005

NeoCon

Despite the name, neocons are neither new nor conservative. Neocons favor globalization, upper-class tax cuts to bankrupt the government, taxing only earned income, teaching that masturbation can cause pregnancy, banning gay marriage, ruling the world, and election systems which don't have a paper trail. Don't try to converse with neocons; they take any sort of criticism as censorship, and will often resort Serdar Argic-style debate tactics.

Anyone you see on 24-hour news

by Xyzzy January 9, 2005