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Definitions by Uncle Dimma

whose ox is being gored 

another way of asking " who is, or will be, the biggest loser when it comes to unpopular political decisions/strategies/speeches" especially in the US presidential campaign
girl : have you heard of Geraldo Rivera's new phrase whose ox is being gored?

boy: absolutely

girl: what do you think about it?

boy: well, we'll have to wait till election night, but right now, when it comes to whose ox is being gored, right now I think it's neither Donald Trump nor Hilary Clinton, but actually the American public, the independent media as well as the US economy.

don't let your tongue decapitate you 

an Arabic proverb meaning

a) don't say something hurtful to someone when you are in a close relationship with them and you want that relationship to continue"

b) think twice before saying something retargerous and having subsequently deal with the negative consequences
just like don't put the camel in the trash , don't let your tongue decapitate you is a useful phrase to add to your trashabulary if you are a modern idiotager yet want to be grounded in reality

somethin' 

African american, especially in the former southern states, pronunciation and spelling of something.
as a pronunciation and as a spelled word, imho somethin' is so much sexier than just somethin no apostrophe.
somethin' by Uncle Dimma August 18, 2018

pill-popping trainwreck 

a) A somewhat accurate, but misogynistic, description of Marilyn Monroe
b) an offensive term for a person who is neither mentally ill nor has a criminal record, but who has a habit of abusing their prescribed meds
c) an offensive term for a loose cannon, i.e a behaviorally unpredictable person
even professional social workers sometimes have difficulty differentiating between a pill-popping trainwreck definition b), a pill-popping trainwreck definition c), and an actor like Jack Nicholson portraying Randolph McMurphy in One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest

the spin zone 

the closely guarded secret process, developed by the US left liberal media, by which history becomes historiography and rational fact finding becomes futile
Bill O'Reilly is not a fan of the spin zone. Thats why his show is famous for its phrase " you are about to enter the no spin zone"

espèce d'inculte 

The equivalent of calling someone a hilly-billy in French de France
Who are you, you espèce d'inculte?

espèce d'inculte 

The equivalent of calling someone a hilly-billy in French de France
Who are you, you espèce d'inculte?