tomte's definitions

Looney

The Canadian Aureate $1 coin, so named because of the Common Loon engraved on the reverse side (not, as sometimes reported, because of the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse).

The use of the word "Looney" to refer to the dollar coin is quite prevalent in Canada. Canadian dollar stores are quite often called Looney-Twoney stores, for example.

You can't use Looneys to pay bridge tolls in the U.S., more's the pity

by tomte October 31, 2007

Yeeeeaaaaaaaahhhhh!!!

The sound of Howard Dean derailing his own presidential bid.

"We're going to South Carolina and Oklahoma and Arizona and North Dakota and New Mexico. We're going to California and Texas and New York! Yeeeeaaaaaaaahhhhh!!!"

by tomte June 6, 2004

dimstisfied

The state of being hopelessly bewildered and highly amused at the same time. Other forms include dimstisfy (v.), dimstisfying (adj.), dimstisfies (v.), dimstisfication (n.), etc.

Etymology: Derived from an Engrish business reply card from Korea, which offered three levels of "satisfaction with this product": Satisfied, Natural (Neutral) , and Dimstisfied (Dissatisfied).

Have you been out to wingmusic.co.nz? I am completely dimstisfied by that woman's voice.

by tomte May 18, 2004

sagantist

A preening pseudo-scientist who uses scientific knowledge or technological advances derived from that knowledge for his or her own self-aggrandizement.

You ever see "Contact?" The character of David Drumlin is a total sagantist.

by tomte September 12, 2005

twoney

A Canadian $2 coin. See also Looney.

Bridge toll; anyone got a twoney?

by tomte May 19, 2004

brouhaha

Uproar, hubbub, general noise and confusion.

Aged butler: What's all this brouhaha?
Nick Danger: Brouhaha? Hahaha.
Aged butler: Hahahaha...
Nick Danger: HAHAHAHAHAHA...
Aged butler: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
*SLAM*
Nick Danger: Wait... wait a minute!

from the album "How Can You Be In Two Places At Once When You're Not Anywhere At All" by The Firesign Theater

by tomte May 19, 2004

preppy pause

A phenomenon of early '80s New Wave dance music (supposedly attractive to preppies of the era), where the song is interrupted by a moment or two of silence.

The Howard Jones song "Welcome to Conditioning" has a preppy pause.

by Tomte November 16, 2005