Definitions by Uncle Dimma
en temps et lieux utiles
French phrase meaning essentially, a combination of "when the time is right (for you to know)" and "when and where you will be mature enough (to know)".
son: Dad, who is Jerry Sandusky? I keep hearing on his name a lot lately on Fox News. And how is it possible for a coach to be accused of child sex abuse?
father: Oh. you'll learn en temps et lieux utiles. Now go sleep tight.
father: Oh. you'll learn en temps et lieux utiles. Now go sleep tight.
en temps et lieux utiles by Uncle Dimma June 22, 2012
short-handed
one of two things:
a) in hockey, a situation where your team is down a man because one your players is in the penalty box
b) a phrase meaning without any particular effort
a) in hockey, a situation where your team is down a man because one your players is in the penalty box
b) a phrase meaning without any particular effort
person 1) Can Sidney Crosby score a short-handed goal after his injury of January 2011?
person 2): IMHO Sidney Crosby will do so not only short-handed, but also blindfolded as well at the same time.
person 2): IMHO Sidney Crosby will do so not only short-handed, but also blindfolded as well at the same time.
short-handed by Uncle Dimma June 22, 2012
Latinist
in the modern world, where not many people speak Latin, this is a term of distinction and endearment for individuals who do indeed speak Latin.
(protesters at pro German rally screaming "Alieni Ite Domum
person 1: Peter, since you are a Latinist, please tell me, what this phrase Alieni Ite Domum means? Is it racism?
Peter: no, lol, you espèce d'ìnculte. What your phrase means is "strangers go home". I can't define it as either racist or not racist, until someone defines for me the ubiquitous term "racist"
person 1: Peter, since you are a Latinist, please tell me, what this phrase Alieni Ite Domum means? Is it racism?
Peter: no, lol, you espèce d'ìnculte. What your phrase means is "strangers go home". I can't define it as either racist or not racist, until someone defines for me the ubiquitous term "racist"
Latinist by Uncle Dimma June 22, 2012
The Unforgivables
(the u of Unforgiveables must always be a capital U): a Harry Potter related term referring, collectively, to the legislative, executive, and judicial orders of one's society.
Thus named because, usually, in North America, when a person has a criminal record, i.e. is known to the Unforgivables, it is most likely either for a very long period of time, or even for life.
Thus named because, usually, in North America, when a person has a criminal record, i.e. is known to the Unforgivables, it is most likely either for a very long period of time, or even for life.
son: can I grow weed in our backyard. i heard in school it' hip and cool today.
father: you can do whatever the hell you please. But remember you write your life in indelible ink. do not get on the wrong side of the Unforgivables.
father: you can do whatever the hell you please. But remember you write your life in indelible ink. do not get on the wrong side of the Unforgivables.
The Unforgivables by Uncle Dimma June 22, 2012
walls have eyes and ears
an expression meaning
even if you want to keep something a secret, someone, somehow, somewhere, will eventually find out.
even if you want to keep something a secret, someone, somehow, somewhere, will eventually find out.
son: dad, what does the expression" walls have eyes and ears" mean?
father: it means " shut up and stop talking to yourself, because if you talk to yourself, others, without you even realizing it, will get useful, useful to themselves I mean, information out of you short-handed, which means you can't keep a secret if you talk to yourself.
father: it means " shut up and stop talking to yourself, because if you talk to yourself, others, without you even realizing it, will get useful, useful to themselves I mean, information out of you short-handed, which means you can't keep a secret if you talk to yourself.
walls have eyes and ears by Uncle Dimma June 21, 2012
brew your own vegetable soup
an informal nicer word for telling people to be minding their own, instead of someone elses, business. Told to someone when you actually want them to mind their own business.
(after father stops speaking on the phone)
son: Dad, who was that? just curious
father: well, you'll have to learn who it was en temps et lieux utiles. Right now, just shove off, and brew your own vegetable soup
son: Dad, who was that? just curious
father: well, you'll have to learn who it was en temps et lieux utiles. Right now, just shove off, and brew your own vegetable soup
brew your own vegetable soup by Uncle Dimma June 21, 2012
rotten eggs
father: son come here. You bloody report card is here.
son: oh, is really full of rotten eggs. if my report card has no rotten eggs in it, I won't even bother looking at it.
son: oh, is really full of rotten eggs. if my report card has no rotten eggs in it, I won't even bother looking at it.
rotten eggs by Uncle Dimma June 18, 2012