teaky= something which is simultaneously funny and painful and sometimes life- affirming. its the kind of thing you laugh at, and then you feel pretty shitty for laughing at it, and then it makes your heart hurt a little bit because its actually sort of beautiful. the first time i ever heard the word 'teaky' used (i did not invent it) was to describe learning- disabled teenagers doing a ballet duet on television.

A reply to shit too affirming the truth in one's challenged statement.

queer: Originally pejorative for gay, now being reclaimed by some gay men, lesbians, bisexuals and transgendered persons as a self-affirming umbrella term. Caution: still extremely offensive when used as an epithet.

Someone who is of a gangly nature. They have a habit of putting a bowl on their head before cutting their own hair, then using bleach to add "highlights". Is often very playful with the opposite sex but is usually someone who is a closet homosexual. Most "Lapi's" have a habit of playing practical jokes in an attempt to make themselves feel popular and important in a world that shuns them. Most Lapi's are Italian in origin, but have long since been asked to leave Italy, as their lack of the Italian Stallion qualities embarasses their society. Most Lapi's are into interior decorating, further affirming their bottom loving sexuality.

Pronunciation: un-ce
Function: adjective
Inflected Form(s): unss; unsable; unsasicity
Etymology: Coined by the F.G.U. Crew of Gould Academy
Date: Circa 1997
: a word that characteristically expresses an act, occurrence, or mode of being, affirming high quality and utility.

Affirming the status of something being correct.

Luke Skywalker's life has been indelibly changed by encounters with remarkable people. But if ever one person can be said to have had the greatest impact on his life, it is his beloved wife, the fiercely independent and stubbornly determined Mara Jade.

She was once known as the Emperor's Hand -- a highly skilled assassin and operative who could hear Emperor Palpatine's bidding from across the galaxy. Trained since childhood and honed into a weapon, Mara learned self-sufficiency, piloting, marksmanship and talents in the Force while serving her dark master.

One of her last missions was the assassination of Luke Skywalker. Emperor Palpatine was dismayed by the changes in Vader following the Dark Lord's lightsaber duel with his son on Bespin. Skywalker had stirred something in Vader, and the Emperor distrusted his closest agent. As a contingency, the Emperor dispatched Mara to track down and kill Skywalker.

Mara knew that Skywalker would attempt a rescue of his imprisoned friend, Han Solo. She infiltrated Jabba's palace, posing as a dancer named Arica. She failed to get close enough to Skywalker, and Jabba refused to let her attend the execution party heading out into the desert. She missed her chance.

A perfectionist, Mara could not abide failure. She wished to make it up to her dark master, but never got that chance. In mid-transit back to Coruscant, Mara felt the Emperor's death through the Force.

Her entire life of high-placed contacts, elevated status, and...