Definitions by Ben Frey

air rage 

Venting anger by an airplane passenger on flight attendants and other passengers, caused by poor service, bad food, cramped seats, delays, etc.

After the plane sat on the tarmac for four hours, the flight attendants could do little to appease their passengers' air rage.

air rage by Ben Frey April 5, 2006

popunder 

Internet popup ads that appear and automatically minimize. Even more annoying than popups, because you have to open the image and then close it.

I'd been browsing sites for several minutes and hadn't looked at my system tray. When I did, I noticed I had 42 popunders.

popunder by Ben Frey April 5, 2006

thundersnow

A strange weather phenomenon first widely discussed in winter 2006, involving a thunderstorm with snow instead of rain.

Thundersnow would be a great name for a heavy metal band.

thundersnow by Ben Frey April 1, 2006

slingbox 

A device that can attach to your Tivo or other digital video recorder, which allows you to access and watch your programs over the Internet. You simply log into your computer and watch whatever streaming video you have recorded on your Tivo.

Thanks to my slingbox, I can watch last night's episode of "24" which my Tivo recorded, even though I'm still on vacation.

slingbox by Ben Frey March 30, 2006

wrap rage 

Injuring oneself by using a sharp object to try to open hard-to-open plastic packaging like the kind they sell cheap consumer electronics or household items in. Growing phenomenon described in the Pittsburgh Gazette and popularized by Stephen Colbert.

Ironically, he got so caught up in wrap rage that he almost sliced off his finger using a screwdriver to open the package containing an X-acto knife.

wrap rage by Ben Frey March 29, 2006

fuckin' A 

An expression of enthusiasm and agreement: short for fuckin' ABSOLUTELY.

"After the final, we should grab a couple sixers and some herb and stop by the Delta house."
"Fuckin' a, man, fuckin' a.

fuckin' A by Ben Frey December 28, 2005

downstater 

An Illinois resident who lives in the lower 3/4 of the state - anywhere south of Chicagoland.

"Where are you from?"
"Chicago, what about you?"
"I'm from Dwight."
"Oh, you're a downstater."
"No - Dwight is pretty far north. It's only an hour south of Chicago."
"Hey, if you're farther than Joliet, you're a downstater."

downstater by Ben Frey December 12, 2005