141 definitions by mandingoe

hep

a cool southern way to pronounce "help" favoured by soul singers. This spelling is becoming popular on internet message boards.

"Somebody hep me please!"
James Brown

by mandingoe June 6, 2004

femivore

Women who have veered from the work force into raising chickens, growing vegetables, and canning. A DYI locavore

My femivore friends may never do more than dabble in backyard farming - keeping a couple of chickens, some rabbits, maybe a beehive or two - but they're still transforming the definition of homemaker.
—New York Times, Mar 14, 2010

by mandingoe September 6, 2010

flexitarian

some one who essentially eats just vegetables (as well as fish, eggs & milk) who's not too uptight about eating meat ocaisionally as a matter of convenience; a lenient vegetarian

Rather than offend his hosts, he ate a good-sized portion of the spaghetti a la carbonara they offered rather than making a meal out of salad, bread & dessert. Why go hungry? I'm a flexitarian.

by mandingoe May 28, 2004

giraffiti

vandalism spray-painted very, very high

coined by Robin D. Grove

Ain't no way we're going to get to that giraffiti. That tag is here to stay.

by mandingoe April 18, 2005

doublewide

a manufactured house; formerly known as a mobile home - about 20-feet wide

The American Dream: work hard, save your money, move up to a doublewide.

by mandingoe June 9, 2004

restraining order

just another way of saying I love you

Please tell the gentleman who keeps sending me those letters that contain words like "cease and desist" and "restraining order" that there's really no need.

by mandingoe April 26, 2004

give it a rest

lay off

chill out

get off my back; gimme a break

I keep telling you, there is no sex in the champaign room! Give it a rest dude!

by mandingoe September 30, 2004