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

sweetypuss

opposite of sourpuss. When someone asks you what -- say -- your fierce new grade teacher is like, and neither 'sweetie' nor 'pussy-cat' quite fit the bill..

'My new grade teacher ? She comes across all disciplinarian -- but one-to-one she's a real sweetypuss..'

by mikroth December 30, 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

seepie

colloquially, stands for c.p. i.e. cell-phone

'It's the end of the world ! I lost my seepie...!

'Hey, you forgot your seepie...!'

by mikroth October 19, 2008

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

co-promo

media term for those current TV shows where wannabees or one-star celebs hoping to raise their public profile are encouraged to compete, be humiliated, bullied, or patronised on camera...

Great symbiotic relationship -- the media get hours of cheap or unpaid labour; everyone gets their fifteen minutes of facial recognition; one or two win through to big bucks...

'Jeez ! Yet another co-promo on TV... this time it's the Whiplash School of Cookery comp...but dammit, I love them all...it's so addictive...'

by mikroth February 6, 2009