mikroth's definitions

googletrawl

That rapid internet search you do to avoid exposing your ignorance..

Prof called my work 'desultory'... I had to do a quick googletrawl to find out whether that was a compliment or not ! Not !

by mikroth March 22, 2009

daddyshine

the aura that shines from a guy who's just become a father for the first time and found a new persona...

'Keep away from Justin's desk -- his eyes are full of daddyshine now he's a father, and you'll get no attention from him right now, on any other subject...'

by mikroth June 15, 2008

heartsploitation

used of films, memoirs, poetry, distorting or falsifying the truth to grab your emotions -- successfully !

'You read that Frey 'memoir' that Oprah was plugging, yet ?'

'Memoir shit ! Great story, blame his publisher for marketing a novel as a memoir -- sheer heartsploitation ! My girl wept buckets, then blamed me for spilling the beans...'

by mikroth August 20, 2008

Baracknicolor

A proud acknowledgement of American ethnic diversity as exemplified in America's First Extended Family..

From this Inauguration Day, America can celebrate its multi-ethnic community in glorious Baracknicolor..

by mikroth January 21, 2009

'Amabo!'

Latin for 'I shall love'which happens to be 'Obama' spelt backwards -- thus a rallying-cry for supporters...

'Hey man, what's this 'Amabo!' thing ?'

'Our funky classics prof. has taken to calling out 'Amabo!' when he comes into class, and we call back 'Obama'.. it starts the class with a laugh..

by mikroth January 22, 2009

Tell me...

Bored response to current phrase-viruses :
'Know what..?' and 'How --- is that...?

A : 'Know what ? Four chix gave me their cellphone numbers at the club last night... How cool is that ?...'

B : 'Tell me...'(yawns)

by mikroth January 24, 2009

happy paper

as used in e.g. the Philippines for celebration wrapping-paper that promises so much at birthday and Christmas, to be eagerly torn off..

' This is the family Christmas morning ? The kids all back in their rooms and the Christmas tree surrounded by torn-up happy paper...?'

by mikroth February 2, 2009