winched

to be dragged into a situation, most of the time unwittingly, that you otherwise wouldn't necessarily want to be a part of

-from "winch", a device installed on the front of a watercraft trailer, consisting of a reel of cable turned by a motor, with a hook at the end of the cable, to pull in a boat or other marine vehicle from out of the water.
"Todd and his gf won't be able to join the rest of us at the cottage for the long weekend, somehow they got winched into helping his sister move.....suckers!!"
by hipster April 29, 2007
mugGet the winchedmug.

crunch time

"It's gettin pretty close to crunch time,better finish that report soon."
by hipster November 10, 2003
mugGet the crunch timemug.

all bets are off

an expression meaning a situation in which one factor alone can change or cancel out everything
When Janine is around Corey, all bets are off...the poor dude just can't be himself anymore.
by hipster February 28, 2004
mugGet the all bets are offmug.

kick

1. a habit or tendency

2. to break or cease said habit or tendency

3. a noticeable effect
1. "I've been on this stogie kick ever since I discovered scotch whiskey!"

2. "Kicking the smoking habit would be a lot easier if it wasn't for these damn nic fits!"

3. "I gotta say...these jalapeno-covered tabasco-doused enchiladas sure have a kick to them!"
by Hipster July 07, 2006
mugGet the kickmug.

on the fly

describing something done in a casual or informal manner; also, something said or done quickly or in passing.
"I just processed that order on the fly without making any notes."

"I don't remember mentioning anything about the party to Jenn's sister, must have said it on the fly."
by hipster July 26, 2005
mugGet the on the flymug.

hook up

1) to get together with someone with the intention of dating or having sexual relations with them.

2) to meet up with someone to hang out.

3) to "hook someone up" means to provide that person with some kind of item or service, often of an illegal nature.
1) "I hooked up with my girlfriend when she used to live next door to me."

2) "We'll hook up with you guys later at Cassidy's."

3) "Hook me up with an Alpine sometime if you can."
by hipster May 01, 2006
mugGet the hook upmug.

pan out

to have any venture or attempt at something result in success
after I revamped my resume, my job hunt finally panned out, and I got that 60K position at IBM!
by hipster August 27, 2004
mugGet the pan outmug.