heptune's definitions

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

lawn sausage

(n) Dog turd deposited in the grass.

Watch out where you step! This yard is filled with lawn sausages.

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

spudge

(n) The pasty stuff that comes out of a blackhead pimple.

Joe enjoyed squeezing the spudge out of his blackheads.

by Heptune May 14, 2005

pill bug

(n) a sow bug, a harmless terrestrial isopod commonly found under rocks and in soil. Also called a roly poly. So called because the critter rolls up into a tight little pill when you poke it.

I waited for a long time, and finally the pill bug unrolled and crawled away.

by Heptune May 17, 2005

house ape

(n) A small child, especially a bratty or out-of-control child.

She has a home full of snotty-nosed house apes.

by Heptune May 14, 2005

ground rush

(n) In skydiving, the optical illusion that the ground is abruptly rushing up to meet you, which occurs if you freefall past your usual altitude for opening the parachute.

I experienced ground rush when I dropped past 2000 feet.

by Heptune May 14, 2005