shawn b.'s definitions

monatomic

Phrase used to describe an element whose atoms are not connected to each other in its pure (unreacted) state.

Helium, Xenon, Sodium...take your pick

by Shawn B. September 29, 2003

breve

An upside-down circumflex (^) appearing over random vowels in languages such as Hungarian, Croatian and Serbian.

Turn that ^ upside down..you've got a breve!

by Shawn B. November 28, 2003

paradox

A catch-22 of sorts. Basically, it means that something counterintuitive to common sense's dictations could be potentially true as well....or in layman's terms, a no-win situation.

You need A for B, but you must have B first to get A.

by Shawn B. June 27, 2003

Mad cow

A soccer momwhen she discovers that her husband's been cheating on her with his secretary/president, or when her kids are accused of something, like shooting up their school because they ran out of Froot Loops. Basically,a fat, angry irrational woman.

When they announced that Mrs. McMooney's son was the one who called in the bomb threat at the mini-mal, she went into full-on Mad cow mode.

by Shawn B. May 3, 2003

J.M

Smart, cute, well-groomed, polite.... essentially the perfect guy to go with.

J.M > Nick Carter

by Shawn B. May 20, 2003

Explodingdog.com

An art site that proves stick figures DO count as art. One of the coolest sites that ever had anything to do with stick figures.

I go to explodingdog.com every day to see if they have new pics up.

by Shawn B. April 15, 2003

chinese food

Frikkin' Delicious!!!!

I love Chinese food, especially with a lot of shrimp and baby lobsters.

by Shawn B. April 3, 2003