harry flashman's definitions

the ramones

Pioneer punk band with "The KKK took my baby away" and "I wanna be sedated" their best work.

I always put on the ramones CD when the Jehovah's Witnesses come knocking on my door.

by harry flashman July 12, 2003

social work

An area of study and employment held in low esteem in academe and by real professionals that broadly deals in psychology, sociology, education and anthropology.

Dierdre, who held an MSW degree from West Oklahoma Vo-Technical Community College, had a goal: amass as many clients as she could, whine about her workload, convince the boss she needed several assistants and parlay that into a promotion so she'd never again have to deal with those pathetic losers (clients).

by harry flashman July 19, 2003

chahmah

Facetious slang for charmer, not meant as a compliment.

While most people referred variously to Warburton as a scumweasel, cad or dickhead, Mr Manina, ever the gentleman, simply called him a chahmah.

by harry flashman July 24, 2003

monominded

Singleminded; focused on one thing so intensely as to negate the instinct for self preservation.

Carlotta was so monominded about her apppearance that while grooming herself in the rearview mirror on the commute to work she compressed her Geo Metro to 3 feet in length on a stopped semi-trailer.

by harry flashman October 30, 2003

real world

A sober reality that realizes that even though life sometimes sucks you keep moving forward.

Get used to the real world...if you don't like your $5.50/hr job go develop a skill that pays more.

by harry flashman July 14, 2003

pithy

Full of or resembling pith, to the point, brief yet forceful.

While pithing at the urinal, Geraldo made a pithy remark to the burly man pithing next to him...it engendered a pithy reply and the loss of his Rolex watch.

by harry flashman July 23, 2003

pernt

Point.

The pernt of this lesson, gentlemen, is to enunciate words properly.

by harry flashman July 24, 2003