pure laine

French for "pure wool" used to describe French-Canadians in Quebec who can trace their ancestry back to the orignal settlers of New France.

Allophones and other immigrants in Quebec resent the pure laine culture.

by Bill the Cat May 06, 2008

Dutch auction

A reverse auction in which goods begins at a high asking price but are then offered at progressively lower prices until a bidder is found. A practice used on eBay.

The Dutch auction is how Dutch tulips are bidded on.

by Bill the Cat May 14, 2008

c-word

The word "commitment", another word you don't want to hear your girlfriend utter while dating. She will either say "I don't want to make a commitment" whereas you get dumped or "I want to make a commitment" whereas she wants you to dump your current wife. For the boyfriend to utter this word in such a way is a big no-no.

My girldfriend dropped the c-word last night.

by Bill the Cat May 14, 2008

brass monkey

What happens to a man's scrotum during extremely cold weather. A painful form of shrinkage.

I had a severe case of the brass monkey in the locker room after the hockey game.

by bill the cat October 23, 2008

Carouche

A vampire whose first feeding was on animal blood, who will always need animal blood to live.

A carouche is not to be confused with a Vegetarian Vampire and is considered a lower class of vampire. The character Screed from the Forever Knight tv series was such a vampire who fed on rats.

by bill the cat December 09, 2008

D-list

A derogatory term for a person/group considered undesirable, as in Do not call, Do not invite, Do not talk to, Do not be seen with, etc.

e.g. a D-list actor always gets turned down for roles and may even be turned away from going to auditions.

by bill the cat October 13, 2008

w-word

The four letter word w-o-r-k.

My mother dropped the w-word and said that I had to go out and get a job.

by Bill the Cat May 14, 2008