onebadasp's definitions

Gene Flow

The exchange of genes within a population or between populations by interbreeding or migration.

It is interesting to trace the gene flow of humans.

by OneBadAsp October 21, 2006

yankee

The word is a derogatory term used to describe Americans by the Brits, Canadians, Australians and the like; but in the USA used to define an American from the Northern States in the USA, such as New England and the Mid-West.

It was most notably used to describe to the Federal Solders and other Northerners by the Confederates during the Civil War Era. Even though some foreigner’s refer to all American’s as Yankees, does not make it so. Call a Southerner a Yankee and he’ll think you’re either just plain dumb or that you are trying to pick a fight.

The characteristics often associated with a stereotypical Yankee are shrewdness, thrift, craftiness, rudeness, arrogance, and loudness.

To foreigners, a Yankee is an American.
To Americans, a Yankee is a Northerner.
To Easterners, a Yankee is a New Englander.
To New Englanders, a Yankee is a Vermonter.
And in Vermont, a Yankee is somebody who eats pie for breakfast

by OneBadAsp October 15, 2006

Lead Sled

A lead sled is a car that has had extensive body fill work done with lead. (Lead was used prior to Bondo to fill in the holes and to do body work.)

My Grandpa's old Mercury is a lead sled due to all the repairs he had to make to in back in the 50's.

by OneBadAsp October 25, 2006

Blue Shift

The increase in the frequency of starlight because of the Doppler shift. If a yellow star is moving toward you, it's light will appear slightly bluish. In outer space, blue shifted galaxies are rare. Blue shift can also be created by shrinking the space between two points via gravity or space warps.

Red shift is more common than blue shift because most objects in our expaning universe are moving away from us.

by OneBadAsp October 21, 2006

Braeby

A whining baby. Or someone who complains all the time. Also known as a Cry Baby.

Will you stop being such a braeby?

by OneBadAsp October 17, 2006

Sosh

Meaning a person who is stuck-up, snooty, and thinks they are better than everyone else.

Elaine is such a sosh, she thinks she's better than everyone else.

by OneBadAsp October 25, 2006

Taboo

Something that is viewed as forbidden by society’s standards and therefore is rarely talked about openly. Some are less taboo then they were in the past and some are more then ever taboo. And while most have to do with sex, some taboos have to do with food, and others beliefs, and all of them will bring a conversation to a dead stop if you bring them up because these are all things most people do not what to talk about.

Example’s of modern day taboo’s: cannibalism; incest; pedophilia; necrophilia; bestiality; miscegenation; adultery; nudity; masturbation; homosexuality; bisexuality; anal sex; having a fetish;BDSM; pornography; rape; suicide; drug addiction; divorce; depression; death; AIDs; cancer; racism; eating dogs, cats, horses and other pets; eating insects such as weevils and maggots; drinking blood; using certain four letter words; menstruation; religion; one’s political views, and how much money you make.

Some taboos are meant to be broken, other's are best just left alone!

When Kira tried making the conversation more interesing by mentioning some taboo subjects, silence fell and the others quickly changed the subject to real estate.

by OneBadAsp November 4, 2006