cynophile

(noun) a dog fancier. Cynophiles often participate in dog shows and dog sports. They may prefer owning purebred dogs who have a pedigree, rather than adopting mongrels from shelters, but this is by no means always true. They may be annoyingly obsessive about their dogs, spending exorbitant amounts of money on them, or may simply consider dogs ideal companions.

My friend is a real cynophile; he takes his dog to compete in conformation shows, the kind they show on Animal Planet.

by sambarnes February 28, 2008

hooraytheist

From the simpsons. An atheist who converts to Christianity.

G.K. Chesterton is a notible hooraytheist, as is C.S. Lewist.

by sambarnes March 15, 2008

melolatry

An overzealous customer loyalty to Apple or their products such as the iMac, iPhone, or iPod. from greek melon (apple) and latria (worship) analogous to idolatry. One who engages in melolatry is called a melolator, or iJerk if they are particularly vocal about their distaste for Windows and its users. Not everyone who preferres mac over windows is a melolator, however.

With Apple's slick marketing campaigns and stylish hardware, it's easy to fall into melolatry if you're not careful.

by sambarnes January 02, 2010

repooperation

The process of recovering from a colonoscopy.

My dad came home from his colonoscopy, and now he's in repooperation

by sambarnes February 29, 2008

ecclesiastical spanking

Noun. A public rebuke by the Pope or a bishop of a disobedient churchman or group, sometimes, but not always involving an excommunication. The act is primarily medicinal, in that it seeks to bring about the return of the errant party to orthodoxy, rather than simply to shun them.

The pope's public rebuke of the illicit and schismatic consecrations constituted an ecclesiastical spanking.

The bishop issued an ecclesiastical spanking by condemning the heterodox ideology espoused by the members of the parish.

by sambarnes January 11, 2009

crotch

(verb) to grip or hold something with the inner thighs while sitting in order to leave one's hands free. This is almost always done in a vehicle with a fast food item, such as a beverage or carton of fries.

We're out of cup holders; looks like I'll have to crotch my root beer.

by sambarnes February 16, 2008

secret sauce

A homogeneous mixture of two or more condiments found in the fridge. Any number of condiments may be used, such as ketchup, mustard, BBQ sauce, or soy sauce. Salad dressing may be added as well. Secret sauce is not at all secret, it's just never the same thing twice. It is usually made as a dipping sauce for fruggets.

I was bored with the individual condiments, so I mixed them all together in a big bowl of secret sauce.

by sambarnes February 28, 2008