chonk cat's definitions

reverse plumbing

When the hot pipe is connected to the cold side of a sink or shower and the cold pipe is connected to the hot side, making it so when you turn the hot knob you get cold water and when you turn the cold knob you get hot water.

I had the hot water knob on for five minutes and it still didn't warm up. It was then that I realized that the sink had reverse plumbing.

by chonk cat December 17, 2011

Big Oil

A pejorative term for the 6 major oil (petroleum) companies. These companies are ExxonMobil, Royal Dutch Shell, BP, Chevron Corporation, ConocoPhillips, and Total S.A.

Looks like Big Oil stocks are up today.

by chonk cat December 9, 2008

run off

To make a photocopy of something

Can you run off a couple of copies of that worksheet?

by chonk cat April 24, 2010

tirequills

The small rubber protrusions found on new tires.

I could tell my friend had new tires because they still had their tirequills.

by chonk cat March 15, 2009

metalpecker

Woodpecker that pecks on metal objects, especially chimney caps.

The metalpecker woke me up this morning.

by chonk cat October 22, 2008

fry an egg on the sidewalk

To say that one could fry an egg on the sidewalk means it's very hot outside. It is actually possible to fry an egg on the sidewalk with the help of mirrors or a solar concentrator. This is often done in developing countries.

It's so hot outside that you could fry an egg on the sidewalk.

by chonk cat December 9, 2008

cheese grater

A Mac Pro or Power Mac G5, so-called because the front of the computer has holes and a handle that make it look like a cheese grater.

I booted up the cheese grater and started Firefox.

by chonk cat January 18, 2013