al-in-chgo's definitions

covert

"Covert" means hidden, not discussed, kept under wraps.

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Every large country has its own center for covert ops operations within its security structure.

by al-in-chgo March 23, 2010

bread and butter

A type of superstition, a chant that is uttered when something physically gets in the way of a couple, such as a pole or another person on the street. Origin: USA, early 1920's. Alternative: "Salt and Pepper."

"Oh, we've got to let that bicyclist through."

(They drop hands to let the bicyclist pass in between.)
"Bread and butter." -- "Bread and butter."

by al-in-chgo March 21, 2019

underhung

Lacking in penis length, not well-hung, deficient. In a recent and highly un-scientific survey, seven out of ten adult American males would rather be called "harmless" than "underhung."

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"'Harmless' -- well, that could be someone who is well-behaved around women, but 'underhung' -- you've been typed for good!"

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by al-in-chgo March 2, 2010

coonass

1) What East Texans call a Cajun.

2) What East Texans call an East Texas Cajun, as opposed to a Louisiana Cajun.

3) Any Cajun, though increasingly term is considered derogatory.

-- Did you know that Cajuns in East Texas are called "coonasses"?

-- "Who says?"

-- "My cousin Bubba, from Beaumont."

by al-in-chgo June 15, 2013

detumecence

Common misspelling of "detumescence."

See "detumescence."

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"There's a typo in your script. You wrote "detumecence" when it should have been "detumescence."

"Oh, no one will catch that."

"Just you wait and see."

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by al-in-chgo March 20, 2010

grizzled

Partly gray or streaked with gray. Connotes age, but not necessarily.

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Jerry Garcia was a grizzled and bearded band leader in the decade before his death, but he still had a comparatively young face.

by al-in-chgo May 24, 2010

book soldier

Origin probably military. A book soldier is a person caught up in details and procedures, but lacking in experience and insight. Typically used disparagingly, a book soldier typically is a bureaucrat or official of small import enforcing petty rules that the objects of his/her decision see as virtually meaningless. As a result of, or in compensation for, this focus on minute details, the book soldier secures his or her reputation by being, or described as being, head-smart not street-smart, or educated fool, or drone, lacking empathy and grace.

"Second Lieutenant Johnson" was the classic book soldier: He knew ROTC protocol but nothing about actual warfare, or how to handle a platoon for that matter. If he can't find it in the manual, he freaks out. That's why Sarge calls the shots."

"Jason is a sweet person in real life but at work, in Human Resources, he is a total book soldier. He told me once that one of the staff missed making Employee of the Month because of a two-minute discrepancy between the time clock and the sign-in sheet. I guess in a job like that, it pays to be anal, but fortunately that's not the Jason I usually see."

by al-in-chgo September 10, 2010