shalroth's definitions

mangina

A term used to describe the anus of a gay man which has seen a little too much action. Often slightly prolapsed, and sometimes vaguely resembling labia.

"Steve wsaid he was a virgin but he had a proper mangina"

by Shalroth May 13, 2005

mactop

Any portable Apple Macintosh computer with a clamshell form factor. Includes the (unsuccessful) Macintosh Portable, Macintosh PowerBook and iBook computers.

"My mum's Mactop is broken"

"What kind is it?"

"She has a G3 Powerbook, it's a Lombard"

by Shalroth May 15, 2005

ephies

Shorthand for a pill containing primarily ephedrine. Used for weight loss and as an alternative to caffeine for stimulation

"I got a hundred ephies last week for twenty quid"

by Shalroth May 15, 2005

d5

An excellent digital 'linear' synthesizer from the late eighties, made by Roland. Less expensive than the D10 and D15 because it has less memory and no sequencer built in. Produces very nice phat bass and leads, although the piano and guitar patches suck.

Value of a used D5 is about a hundred dollars.

by Shalroth May 23, 2005

3g

"Third Generation", the new cellular networks based on packet-switched always on packet radio services. Includes UMTS (Universal Mobile Telephone Service) and WCDMA (Wideband Circuit Division Multiple Access).

Advantages to 3G over older cellular networks include the ability to make live video calls, download music tracks and video clips, and access the internet at speeds approaching domestic broadband connections (Typically ~350Kbps)

"My new 3G phone is a bit of a brick but it does video calls"

by Shalroth May 15, 2005

palmpilot

Originally a specific type of handheld computer from US Robotics, for a while Palmpilot was used as a catch-all term to describe any Personal Digital Assistant. Similar to the british use of Hoover to describe any vacuum cleaner.

"I need a new palmpilot, I dropped my old one the other day and the screen cracked"

by Shalroth May 15, 2005

sid music

Synthetic music generated by the SID sound chip in a commodore 64 computer. The SID chip is a complete analogue synthesizer on a single intergrated circuit.

"Rob Hubbard wrote some of the most recognisable SID music on the C64"

by Shalroth May 16, 2005