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Definitions by Anarcissie

To alter or adjust accounting or other records ("books"), evidence, statements, etc., usually fraudulently or unethically, in such a way as to make them take on a different meaning or appearance.
"That company is actually bankrupt, but they are going to cook the books to make it appear solvent."

"Joe's experiments all failed, but he cooked the records and now everyone thinks he's a genius."

cook by anarcissie May 17, 2008
(verb and noun) In baseball and softball, the act of touching a player with the ball while he or she is off base, thus putting him or her out. It may be related to the children's game of tag, and the meanings of hit, strike, paint, fuck, etc., may derive from either.
"Dumfugga is ten feet off base in a world of his own -- watch the second baseman walk up and tag him."
tag by anarcissie May 16, 2008
(adj. and adv.) Not right, not correct, impolite, rude, improper, treyf, crazy; not ready, not alert; in baseball and softball, not touching one of the bases and thus vulnerable to being tagged out.
"I don't like Hillary either, but his remarks about her were way off base."

"Joe was off base so he was easily tagged out."
off base by anarcissie May 16, 2008
Another spelling of treif: not kosher, religiously unclean. Often used metaphorically.
"His stuff is treyf, he cuts too many corners."
treyf by anarcissie May 16, 2008
(noun) By metaphor from the Jewish religious role, an older, more powerful or higher-ranking person in the corporation where one works (but usually not in the chain of command) who can give good advice about office politics, and may be able to pull strings, remove heads, or otherwise provide protection from hostile forces.
"They tried to put me on the plank but I got on the horn to my rabbi and everything was fixed immediately."
rabbi by anarcissie May 16, 2008

terminate with extreme prejudice 

(verb) Kill. Allegedly a bit of CIA humor.
Agent: "If we're pulling out, what will we do with the spies and informers we've been using? They know too much."

Boss: "Terminate with extreme prejudice."
(noun) An aura, usually but not necessarily an unpleasant or undesirable one. Metaphorized from physical stank (or stink).
"He tries to be just folks, but he can't get rid of that upper-middle-class stank."

"She's got such a serious case of geek stank computers roll over when they see her coming."
stank by anarcissie May 12, 2008