heptune's definitions

Cornerboy

(n) A person from Cornerbrook, Newfoundland.

Buddy's just an old Cornerboy, me son.

by Heptune May 14, 2005

farmer brown

(n) A common type of math word problem, usually a simple algebra problem involving lengths of fencing.

This is an example of a farmer brown:
Farmer Brown wants to fence off a rectangular pen using the side of his barn as one side of the pen. If the barn is 300 feet long, and Farmer Brown has 1200 feet of fencing material, what are the lengths of the other sides and what is the area enclosed?

by Heptune May 14, 2005

extended use fee

(n) A library euphemism for an overdue fine.

I didn't return the book by the due date, so I got charged an extended use fee.

by Heptune May 14, 2005

load shedding

On Guam, this is a euphemism for power rationing or planned power outages.

The Guam Power Authority scheduled six hours of load shedding in Yigo today.

by Heptune May 14, 2005

Hudson River eel

(n) a used condom, so-named because it is the only kind of fish one would see floating in this polluted river.

Several Hudson River eels littered the filthy pier.

by Heptune May 14, 2005

weirdshitometer

(n) A measure of how peculiar something or someone is.

That guy with the split tongue is offscale on the weirdshitometer!

by Heptune May 15, 2005

making shit up

The process by which some academics (especially those in sociology and education) develop theories, do research, and publish articles.

The idea that the mummy was Nefertiti was established by the process of making shit up.

by Heptune May 15, 2005