Definitions by Uncle Dimma
to harvest
(verb):
a) (antiquated term): to pick fruits and vegetables once they are ripe
b) (my modern, new-and-improved, definition): to invest the time, money, energy and hard work in order to achieve a noteworthy goal
a) (antiquated term): to pick fruits and vegetables once they are ripe
b) (my modern, new-and-improved, definition): to invest the time, money, energy and hard work in order to achieve a noteworthy goal
high school is not a free matchmaking service, but rather an institution to harvest educated citizens ready to productively contribute to society
to harvest by Uncle Dimma December 2, 2016
socio-nincompoop
(nbc with its related cousin nincompoop): a person criticized as a nincompoop not because they are one per se but because they arrogant, megalomaniacal spendthrifts, -therefore behaving like nincompoops in the eyes of the person doing the criticizing.
socio-nincompoop by Uncle Dimma December 2, 2016
shittature
shittature by Uncle Dimma December 1, 2016
Versallian
(derived from the Palace of Versailles, and always written with a capital `V`)
a) adj: a combination of vain, arrogant and megalomaniacal characteristics in the same person
b) adj: (architecture): grand, imposing and awe-inspiring¸ in size, nature and architectural style
a) adj: a combination of vain, arrogant and megalomaniacal characteristics in the same person
b) adj: (architecture): grand, imposing and awe-inspiring¸ in size, nature and architectural style
supposing that the Palace of Versailles was originally designed to be Versallian, definition b), one can also assume that king Louis XIV, who ordered the construction of said palace, was Versallian, definition a).
Versallian by Uncle Dimma December 1, 2016
streetsweeper
Especially in the gang-ridden sections of Oakland, California, a gangster's name for the AK-47 machine gun
streetsweeper by Uncle Dimma November 30, 2016
pick up your stars in the dust
an nicer of telling someone that respect is not simply deserved because you're you, but because you earned other peoples' respect.
if you happen to be a political pundit or a porch dog, please drive yourself away and start your lives all over again; learn how to pick up your stars in the dust. in the phrase pick up your stars in the dust, the stars also refer to the stars and stripes that denote a military rank on an individual's military uniform.
pick up your stars in the dust by Uncle Dimma November 30, 2016