In reference to the novel character who relentlessly pursued the white whale, which is a metaphor for the unattainable or for what the searcher believes to be perfect. So playing ahab is searching for a specific elusive something among a vast group of the like.

Somone who is always on a certain persons side. Always agrees with specified person. Laughs at stupid jokes person says just so they won't get made fun of by person.

Of or pertaining to geniune truth. That which is true on the basest level.

A person who spends too much time on the Internet or the computer in general.

A dog that lays on its back with all four legs in the air--like a dead cockroach--is commonly described as "roaching."

New Jersey slang for doing something well. Similar to "the best."

The nod of acknowledgement is a standard among guys as a way to let the person know that you see them, without having to resort to using words. Girls will generally not accept the nod of acknowledgement and opt for a wave of the hand and/or a smile, perhaps even accompanied by words. The nod of acknowledgement is a wordless conversation.

The only acceptable response to a nod of acknowledgement is another nod. If you speak, you have broken the point of such a gesture.