ksmanning's definitions

fleur de link

The vaguely flower-like symbol on all USB plugs

Always install the USB plug with the fleur de link facing upwards.

by ksmanning November 8, 2009

shadiot

A contraction of "sun shade idiot", any person who puts their car sunshade in the front window even if the car is facing to the north (in the Northern Hemisphere- no evidence exists yet that this occurs in the Southern Hemisphere too).

Quite possibly they do it on purpose thinking that, even though it is daytime, the North Star is out there and it is bigger than the Sun. This excuse would not work in the Southern Hemisphere since they cannot see the North Star.

Three cars in the parking lot are evidently being driven by shadiots today.

by ksmanning May 5, 2011

desyllablification

Leaving several syllables out when speaking, usually out of laziness.

"Nom sain?" is a desyllablification of "Do you know what I am saying?".

by ksmanning August 10, 2015

creep creep

The one driver in line at a red light who feels the need to creep forward 6", causing everyone behind him- and many in the lane beside- to also creep forward 6". They are known then as "creep sheep".

I hate these creep creeps at every stop light. How much gasoline do they waste?

by ksmanning May 16, 2010

geocrash

Falling, tripping, or otherwise wiping out while on a geocache hunt because you were not paying attention to the trail, but were staring at your GPS unit instead.

Danny broke his ankle in a geocrash! He was doing a geocache and never saw the tree root because he was looking at his GPS instead.

by ksmanning November 16, 2010

barfy

The sickening blur suffered by parents of very young children after listening to hours of Barney videos and Raffi CDs.

All day long! Nothing but Barney and Raffi! Please, it's all just Barfy now.

by ksmanning December 20, 2010

consonantipation

The withholding of consonants in words. This is especially true of a g after -in, as in "swimmin" instead of "swimming". Also very common is the h after t, as in "dat" instead of "that". It can be taken to an extreme as in "Prez Clin" instead of "President Clinton". Consonantipation is becoming more and more common as people get lazier and lazier with both spoken and written communication.

I coon't unnerstan a woid dat person sai. Severe consonantipation.

by ksmanning August 13, 2014