rules lawyer

A role-playing game enthusiast who makes it his life's work to memorize every obscure rule in the game. Usually owns every book and supplement for the game in question. Often uses obscure rules to show up other gamers.

"Mike knows like every tiny little thing about that game...total rules lawyer."

by Steve H. March 18, 2005

doctor-lawyer

1. In the Alex Nagy Dictionary, a doctor-lawyer refers to the occupation which every non-drug addict in the world should aspire to have. Should be pronounced as a single word.

2. The job that Andrew is one day going to have... whether he likes it or not.

Nagy: "You gonna be a doctor-lawyer, son?"
Andrew: "Actually, I was considering going into the adult film industry."
Nagy: "Noooooo, sonnnnnn, nooooo!"

by FiggyTheFinger October 8, 2005

lawyer up

to stop answering questions during a police interrogation and request a lawyer.

He lawyered up, but only after he confessed to being in Cheryl's apartment.

by Pavle Perencevic August 29, 2005

lawyer up

1. for a criminal suspect to stop an interview with police and seek representation from a lawyer
2. to threaten to sue someone

1. The interview ended abruptly when the suspect lawyered up.
2. "Laura's threatening to sue me over the marshmallow incident."
"Seriously? I never thought she would lawyer up over that."

by pizzafa April 11, 2008

Jailhouse Lawyer

1. A prison inmate who, despite having no legal education, studies law and argues for the rights of other inmates.

2. A lawyer who throws out any and all arguments, even blatantly wrong ones, for his client.

His lawyer said the defendant must have been the victim of a CIA mind-control experiment -- now that was a jailhouse lawyer argument.

by O.W. Holmes Jr., III January 21, 2009

Jailhouse lawyer

A prisoner who has not practice law or had any legal training, but is disposed to a lengthy discussion of his legal rights and those of other inmates

He's always has something to complain about. He's such a jailhouse lawyer.

by The Return of Light Joker June 23, 2009

barefoot lawyer

A self taught person who has to file court motions without the assistance of a certified attorney.

I couldn't afford to hire an attorney when my ex husband took me to court to reduce his child support, so I was my own barefoot lawyer.

by YoureWelcome___ June 16, 2016