Definitions by Arminkshipper

Different kettle of fish 

a completely different type of person or thing from the one previously mentioned.

"the new office is a rather different kettle of fish"

Different kettle of fish by Arminkshipper April 20, 2025

Kettle

a small area in which demonstrators or protesters are confined by police seeking to maintain order during a demonstration.

"activists in the kettle were protesting at being held and resisting arrest"

Kettle by Arminkshipper April 20, 2025

Quant

1. short for quantitative analyst.
2. a pole for propelling a barge or punt, especially one with a prong at the bottom to prevent it sinking into the mud.

1. "quants use computers to tell them what to buy and sell"
2. The boatman skillfully used a long quant to push the flat-bottomed barge against the muddy riverbed.

Quant by Arminkshipper April 20, 2025

Fool 

1. a jester or clown, especially one retained in a noble household.
2. a person devoted to a particular activity.
3. a person who is duped.
4. foolish; silly.

1. The king burst into laughter as the fool performed a ridiculous dance in the middle of the great hall, his cap jingling with every step.
2. "he is a running fool"
3. He felt like a fool after realizing the email promising a million-dollar prize was just a scam.
4. "that damn fool waiter"

Fool by Arminkshipper April 19, 2025

This here 

used to draw attention emphatically to someone or something.

"I've slept in this here bed for forty years"

This here by Arminkshipper April 19, 2025

This and that 

various unspecified things.

"they stayed up chatting about this and that"

This and that by Arminkshipper April 19, 2025

This 

used (chiefly in narrative) to refer to a person or thing previously unspecified.

"I turned around, and there was this big mummy standing next to us!"

This by Arminkshipper April 19, 2025