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Definitions by Uncle Dimma

living out of a suitcase 

A )Making full use of the minimum number of resources for basic survival

B) living on a shoe- string budget
my mom is great at living out of a suitcase.

gunnysacking 

bringing into a given conflict situation/argument issues that are irrelevant to said conflict
IMHO gunnysacking is the worst possible method of conflict resolution and can make an argument less controllable than it needs to be, with often undesirable unattended cannonballs
gunnysacking by Uncle Dimma February 4, 2015

spit on it and walk away 

a) what a dog does with anything it can't eat, chew, or play with

b ) (A variation of "piss on it and walk away"): walk away from any experience, even a negative one, with your head held high, and move onto bigger and better things, instead of letting the experience frustrate you.
In terms of anger management adapted to modern society, especially under definition b) mentioned above, spit on it and walk away is more than a solid good piece of advice; the same can be applied to, to some extent, in dealing with negative people, or people you can't/don't want to get along with.

pigging out

a) a Canadian Maritimes term meaning "inviting friends over and eating junk food from plastic dishes in front of the television".

b) overall behaving like a pig, in terms of your manners and social skills, at the dinner table.

c) (coolidiculous) : breaking-and-entering into an occupied premises while the owner is away, and behaving like a hotel room bachelor on said premises, without actually stealing anything.
if pigging out, especially definition b), is to be curtailed among modern bratagers, parents should be more actively involved in their offsprings' upbringing
pigging out by Uncle Dimma February 3, 2015

to wash your mouth with soap and lemon juice 

to do anything and everything humanely possible to make someone you care about stop swearing.
(N.B: when i was in elementary school this is the type of punishment our teachers threatened us with if we didn't stop swearing)

mother : Daniel, I will soon resort to having to wash your mouth with soap and lemon juice; you have a vocabulary problem

son : why should I stop swearing? Make me.
(not offensive and non-sexual term):

a person who outwardly looks unfriendly, but once you get to know them better, they are actually well-intentioned but shy and clumsy, yet trying to help others out.
I know quite a few people who can be qualified as a banana. This definition stems from the facts that banana peels on the street can make you slip and hurt yourself (the person looks unfriendly) but the fruit itself is sweet and tasty (the person is shy, clumsy and trying to help others).
banana by Uncle Dimma February 3, 2015

my week with Marilyn

(N.B: Marilyn refers to Marilyn Monroe)

a) the title of a post-Harry Potter Emma Watson movie in which Emma's character goes back in time to spend a week with Marilyn Monroe

b) an average Joe's encounter with a celebrity in the secular world.
boy a): what did you get for your birthday?

boy b): I got my week with Marilyn from my parents, getting to meet Larry King from Larry King Live when I was in the audience for local TV show