atemperman's definitions

oxbridge

A term combining "Oxford" and "Cambridge", the two oldest and most prestigious English universities.

The centrality of alcohol to social life is something that eve Oxbridge shares with the rest of the British universities.

by atemperman January 24, 2004

octopi

An attempted pluralization of the word "octopus". "Octopus", however, does not pluralize as most other words ending in "-us" borrowed from Latin. The proper Latin plural of "octopus" is "octopodes" (pronounced in English "awk-t@-POE-deez"). Saying "octopodes", however, is like pronouncing the first "r" in "February"--something seldom done and appreciated, however greatly, by very few. Your best bet is just to stick with the good old English pluralization, "octopuses".

While the two syllabontes of our mollusk neurobiology class differed in some ways, they both mentioned a discussion of how octopodes *octopi, while certainly not as intelligent as homines sapientes, were nonetheless the smartest of the invertebrata.

by atemperman January 25, 2004

eight inches

An imprecise unit of length. When used by a man describing the length of his penis, it means somewhere between six-and-a-half and seven-and-a-half inches.

Rico said he had eight inches, but you'd have to be generous to say six-and-three-quarters.

by atemperman January 24, 2004

Foppish

"Foppish" might mean "fruity" (or, better, "characteristic of a formal, effeminate man") but it speaks only to the outward behavior of someone, not to their orientation. David Hyde Pierce in most of his roles (incl. Frasier's brother in Frasier) is foppish, but he's not a homosexual (and neither is Frasier's brother).

by atemperman October 6, 2003

captain

v.t.; to appropriate unabashedly and often imperiously something not belong to oneself, usu. not of great value; to steal shamelessly

I put my coat on the back of that chair to reserve it, but Bob just came over and captained my seat!

by atemperman April 20, 2003

failurrific

describing or characterized by an impressive failure

Her attempt to jump off her bike onto a trampoline was failurrific.

by atemperman April 20, 2003

frothy

A word used to describe the mixture of lubricant and fecal matter that is sometimes the by-product of anal sex, also known as santorum.

Man, last night's santorum was the frothiest yet!

by atemperman January 24, 2004