FARC

Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia

In English, "The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Columbia"

A militant Communist group located in Columbia.

Rebels from FARC Suspected in yet another kidnapping and gruesome murder.

by September 14, 2003

CMU

Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

You went to CMU? Where's that?

by September 14, 2003

dittohead

A person whose opinions are based entirely off of their favorite pundit's opinions. Contrary to popular belief this extends to both sides of the party line. Who would have that that Republicans AND Democrats could have kneejerk reactions?

"Bush is not my president"
"Everything is Clinton's fault"
Both are representative of dittohead thought.

by September 14, 2003

Trainspotting

Observing trains and logging the numbers. Generally involves standing around in bad weather, watching the tracks. A British hobby.

Oi! Me and Tommy are going to head down to the station and do a bit of trainspotting! It looks a bit rainy, so bring an anorak!

by September 14, 2003

camel jockey

An offensive term used to describe Arabic people.

People who call people camel jockies are asshats.

by September 14, 2003

kneejerk

To react without thinking. To form an opinion without paying attention.

When he said he was a Republican, the college student's kneejerk reaction was to boo him.

by September 14, 2003

LAX

Los Angeles Internation Airport. One of the main airports in LA. Called LAX so it can be fit on the plane arrival/departure screens.

Our flight to Phoenix has an hour delay at LAX.

by September 14, 2003