giraffe-o's definitions

exploded ham

Another term for bacon bits.

Wrap that there pig up in some dynamite, I want me some exploded ham.

by giraffe-o May 31, 2007

first monkey in space

Trying or experimenting with something new - on a grand scale with high risks and potential for epic failure or even disaster.

“Live streaming my rockclimbing trip is gonna be like the first monkey in space for me.”

by giraffe-o July 12, 2018

newscandy

Insufficient morsels of news meted out by journalists of TV and radio. Often simply a headline and one paragraph's worth word-count, so that they can pile on as many little anecdotes as possible between traffic reports, witty banter, and advertisements, and repeat them every half hour for the short-attention span crowd.

Watching CNN Headline News is pretty much just getting newscandy.

by giraffe-o May 18, 2006

nemo

a joke or other informative nugget circulated ad nauseum via email, usually by someone unaware the recipients of their email have seen the entry many many times

named after the 'Found Nemo' parody image of the Pixar-Disney movie "Finding Nemo", in which the main fish character has been Photoshopped into a sushi platter

by giraffe-o September 26, 2005

walrus' walnuts

Being exceptional and successful, being at the top of your game, being all that and a bag of chips, being hot shit on a silver platter.

After scoring that big promotion at the office, Trevor got all puffed up and thought he was the walrus' walnuts.

by giraffe-o October 12, 2012

stupetetive

Repeating an action or series of actions in the same manner which has failed in the past, and not learning from any stupid mistakes.

Damn, they're making the same mistakes they made last year, that's just stupetetive.

by giraffe-o July 22, 2010

Carolina French Toast

The act of preparing for natural disasters by stocking up on milk, eggs, and bread.

Must be a hurricane soon, everyone's shopping cart is full up with milk, eggs, and bread... must be making Carolina French Toast.

by giraffe-o August 30, 2011