Aaron of Minneapolis's definitions

babelphishing

Phishing scams that contains numerous grammatical errors, as if they were run through an automated translation service (such as Babelfish or Google Translate).

Adam: "It says I violated their Terms of Service."
Bob: "Yeah, but look at all the grammar mistakes. Some scammer is just babelphishing for your account info."

by Aaron of Minneapolis November 8, 2010

barriernoia

Fear of Jersey barriers and construction barriers. Its primary symptom is a tendency to drive slowly and/or hug the opposite side of a lane where such barriers are present.

Although the shoulder work didn't actually block traffic, things were still slow from a few drivers getting barriernoia.

by Aaron of Minneapolis July 10, 2010

conaphobia

Fear of traffic cones. Its primary symptom is a tendency to drive more slowly than necessary where such cones are used on a roadway.

No lanes were actually blocked by the utility work, but traffic was still slow due to a few drivers' conaphobia.

by Aaron of Minneapolis July 10, 2010

pencil you in

To tentatively make an appointment or commitment. Implies it could be changed or canceled, since pencil marks are erasable.

Bob: "I got tickets to Saturday's game. You want to go?"
Tom: "If I can. I might have to work that day, but I'll pencil you in."

by Aaron of Minneapolis May 10, 2010

floppy floppy

An old-fashioned 5.25-inch floppy disk, commonly used in early personal computers (such as Apple IIs and IBM PCs). So nicknamed because, unlike 3.5-inch floppies, they are flexible enough to bend when waved (that is, they flop around).

I should put a 5.25" drive in my old computer and see if there are any DOS games I want from the old floppy floppies.

Circa 1990:
Person A: "Can I borrow a floppy disk?"
Person B: "Hard floppy or floppy floppy?"

by Aaron of Minneapolis August 24, 2009

clunker

A dirty chunk of snow and ice that builds up inside a car fender in the winter (and eventually falls off). Also known as a car booger or a slurd.

I wish they'd fix that road; it gets so many potholes after a thaw that it knocks all the clunkers off everyone's cars.

by Aaron of Minneapolis January 22, 2008

percent

Amount per hundred. A concept which many people are somewhat naive about. Often abbreviated as "%" (the percent sign).

I've read that people will often treat a 0.1 percent chance as less than a 1-in-1000 chance, even though they are exactly the same amount. *shrug*

by Aaron of Minneapolis November 16, 2007