mikroth's definitions

Hallowgoodbuymas

A couple of puns to point a cynical view of that period from around Halloween to the New Year Sales which comes and goes in a tsunami of commerce...

'Jeez ! Halloween already ! We're into the hysteria of Hallowgoodbuymas now...'

'I'd love to be somewhere at this time of year far away from the stores, and lists of obligatory presents... I call it Hallowgoodbuymas...'

by mikroth November 19, 2007

yell-aloud

quick description without self-pity, for intense pain..

'What's it like having a sciatica attack ?'

'In one word -- yell-aloud...'

by mikroth December 22, 2008

'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

infomaniac

Someone who showers you with useless information which you never asked for...

'The guy's such an infomaniac ! I just asked him for the train times, and he told me how many wheels each engine would have...'

'Darling, I said infomaniac not nymphomaniac...I don't want to hear all your day's office gossip straight after sex, puh-leaze..'

'Jeez, get me away from that infomaniac ... who wants to hear her business gossip at a chick party ?'

by mikroth October 2, 2007

retro-cringe

When you remember, the morning after, something you said, wrote, did, didn't say, etc., the day before..

'I texted undying love to that chick at the party when I got home.. This morning, I'm having retro-cringe, bigtime..'

by mikroth February 10, 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