balbulican's definitions

Pulp-Fiction

1) Popular fiction produced in the 1950s and published in inexpensive periodicals nicknamed "pulps" for the inferior quality of paper they used, compared the "slicks" (e.g., Life or Time magazine.) Most frequently used to describe detective, western, or science fiction writin of the period. 2) Title of a 1994 film by Quentin Tarantino.

Ray Bradbury and Louis L'Amour are two well known American authors who began their literary careers as writers of pulp fiction.

by balbulican August 8, 2004

bidniss

A humorous mispronunciation of the word "business", meant satirically to suggest criminal intent.

"I just wanna get together and talk a little...bidness, you know?" said Tony Soprano, glancing shrewdly at Luigi.

by balbulican July 14, 2004

skit

A short piece of theatre, often improvised.

The actors then performed an amusing skit about a penguin and a spiked tennis racket.

by balbulican February 26, 2004

Metis

A person of mixed Indian and French heritage

Louis Riel is regarded as the founder of the Metis nation in Canada

by balbulican February 26, 2004

blower

A telephone

I've got Arnie on the blower, and he wants to come over.

by balbulican February 27, 2004

hair band

A musical ensemble, generally from the 1980s whose most noteworthy asset is their coiffure.

If they wore jeans, sang about girls and beer, and looked like they spent more on their perms than on their instruments...they were probably a hair band.

by balbulican July 14, 2004

ding a ling

1) Penis. Originally emerged in American black popular music, first made known to a wider audience by Chuck Berry in the song "My Ding a Ling".

2) Pejorative term suggesting stupidity.

1) "Y'all must be playin' with your own ding a ling!" Chuck Berry

2) So he tried for four hours to charge his laptop, and then realized that he hadn't installed the battery.

by balbulican July 16, 2004