octopod's definitions

Billary

Former Pres. and Mrs. (Sen.) Clinton. A famous marriage of convenience seen as a unit, though Bill's unit may be elswhere

Billary -- they still run the Democrat Party.

by Octopod November 8, 2003

booner

Pejorative word for an African-American.

Buncha booners hangin' around by the barber shop.

by octopod June 27, 2004

popery

Old fashioned pejorative term for Catholicism, still in use in Northern Ireland.

"No Popery!" screamed the Rev. Paisley.

by octopod February 18, 2004

insuranburn

Arson fire to collect insurance. Trinidadian. Cf. Jewish barbecue.

"Business is bad." "Try insuranburn."

by Octopod November 8, 2003

mimps

"Dammit!" on Remulac. See Coneheads.

Mimps! How dare you consort with randy humans without my permission?

by Octopod November 8, 2003

collective

Stalinoid or Bolshevik for "group." Reeks with self-importance and in-groupiness.

They used to go out drinking. I suppose they called themselves the "Beer Collective."

by octopod November 30, 2003

Harlem River whitefish

A floating condom.

I was sculling on the Harlem River last Saturday. The water was full of Harlem River whitefish. AIDS prevention must be making progress.

by octopod January 17, 2009