Franticky is a combination of FRANTIC + PANICKY. It describes a situation in which a person is in a desperate hurry to do something, escape from a situation, etc., but whose efforts don't work because the panicked nature of his/her mood makes focus and resolve impossible.
"June, the phone bill is right here under your nose. You'd have found if if you hadn't been blindly riffling through the papers, all franticky."
by al-in-chgo March 05, 2010
"Your mouth is writing checks your ass can't cash," is something TV Dr. Phil McGraw's father said to him as a boy when he would voice wild plans or notions. It means that talk is cheap relative to performance, or that promising something and delivering on it are two different things. A phrase similar in meaning is "Money talks, bullshit walks."
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"I'm going to get a job selling fuzzy dice door-to-door. I'll be rich!"
"Boy, your mouth is writing checks your ass can't cash."
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"Boy, your mouth is writing checks your ass can't cash."
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by al-in-chgo March 13, 2010
Slightly old-fashioned term for what is usually today called a "Billy Club" or (UK) an officer's baton, a rodlike piece of wood, usually painted black, worn by police to strike or subdue suspects.
In the USA many registered, private security guards who are not licensed to carry firearms may carry a Night Stick.
Certain phallic implications are almost inevitable.
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In the USA many registered, private security guards who are not licensed to carry firearms may carry a Night Stick.
Certain phallic implications are almost inevitable.
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In the 1940s, practically every American beat patrolman was equipped with a .38 revolver and a black Night Stick.
In the 1940s, practically every American beat patrolman was equipped with a .38 revolver and a black Night Stick.
by al-in-chgo March 03, 2010
Alternate spelling of "roughhousing" with one "h" omitted. Compare thresh-hold, threshold.
Means mock-fighting or wrestling, grabassing, or physical fooling around, usually between boys of similar age.
See also fooling around.
Means mock-fighting or wrestling, grabassing, or physical fooling around, usually between boys of similar age.
See also fooling around.
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"Don't put the twins together in the back seat or they'll be roughousing all the way to the mall."
"Don't put the twins together in the back seat or they'll be roughousing all the way to the mall."
by al-in-chgo August 18, 2010
Male-on-male anal sex in which the top stands up and the bottom bends over, usually grabbing his ankles, his butt to top's junk. This is considered the fastest and easiest way for top to pentrate and fuck to orgasm, if not the most esthetically pleasing. Out of prison, the bottom can be female or male.
Indeed, "prison sex" is often the preferred method of sex in prison, where quickies are key. It is not to be confused with conjugal visits, which imply no particular sexual positioning between partners.
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Indeed, "prison sex" is often the preferred method of sex in prison, where quickies are key. It is not to be confused with conjugal visits, which imply no particular sexual positioning between partners.
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"Whaddaya mean, Joe's too tall for you? Have him bend over and grab his ankles -- you've never heard of prison sex?"
"I like to look my fuckee in the face, Dude. Prison sex to me is all about efficiency and nothing about romance."
"Believe me, if you both want it bad enough, you'll find a way . . . maybe several different ways."
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"I like to look my fuckee in the face, Dude. Prison sex to me is all about efficiency and nothing about romance."
"Believe me, if you both want it bad enough, you'll find a way . . . maybe several different ways."
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by al-in-chgo May 20, 2010
A Hanna-Barbera canine cartoon saying for "Uh-oh," beginning with THE JETSONS' Astro (1962) and continuing with Scooby-Doo in the Seventies.
Astro tended to speak a kind of English except that words with beginning consonants were replaced with an "R," and "R" was inserted in front of vowels.
Scooby-Doo was less fluent, but was given "Ruh-roh" as a kind of running gag when things were going bad.
Now "Ruh-roh" is sometimes used as a jocular trope where dogs are concerned, as in a recent news story about a dog who was accidentally released by Air Canada from his cage at the San Francisco airport. Rough meaning: "I goofed" or "I'm in trouble."
Astro tended to speak a kind of English except that words with beginning consonants were replaced with an "R," and "R" was inserted in front of vowels.
Scooby-Doo was less fluent, but was given "Ruh-roh" as a kind of running gag when things were going bad.
Now "Ruh-roh" is sometimes used as a jocular trope where dogs are concerned, as in a recent news story about a dog who was accidentally released by Air Canada from his cage at the San Francisco airport. Rough meaning: "I goofed" or "I'm in trouble."
"Astro, if you don't stop that you're going to be in big trouble."
"Ruh-roh."
"Alright Astro, you asked for it, no outdoor privileges all weekend."
"Raw, Rorge!"
"Ruh-roh."
"Alright Astro, you asked for it, no outdoor privileges all weekend."
"Raw, Rorge!"
by al-in-chgo October 11, 2013
Abbreviation for "also known as," useful when defining terms that are known under two or more names:
Shortwave radio, a/k/a World Band radio; or
Taiwan a/k/a Formosa.
Also pseudonyms vis-a-vis given names:
Victoria Beckham a/k/a Victoria Adams and Posh Spice.
A simplified use has more recently emerged: simply to type the letters. omitting the slashes (a/k/a "virgules") in between -- it is rare that anyone would confuse "aka" with a word called something like "akk-uh" and "aka" is easier to type:
David Johansen aka Buster Poindexter.
Reginald Dwight aka Elton John.
But both spellings are currently in use:
Do you have any biographical information about writer George Orwell, a/k/a (or aka) Eric Blair?
Although an abbreviation, note that no period is required.
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Shortwave radio, a/k/a World Band radio; or
Taiwan a/k/a Formosa.
Also pseudonyms vis-a-vis given names:
Victoria Beckham a/k/a Victoria Adams and Posh Spice.
A simplified use has more recently emerged: simply to type the letters. omitting the slashes (a/k/a "virgules") in between -- it is rare that anyone would confuse "aka" with a word called something like "akk-uh" and "aka" is easier to type:
David Johansen aka Buster Poindexter.
Reginald Dwight aka Elton John.
But both spellings are currently in use:
Do you have any biographical information about writer George Orwell, a/k/a (or aka) Eric Blair?
Although an abbreviation, note that no period is required.
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from a Wanted poster: Wanted: Johnny Breeze, a/k/a John Brahms, a/k/a John Briscoe, a/k/a John Buchanan . . .
(contributor's note: not a real person).
(contributor's note: not a real person).
by al-in-chgo March 05, 2010