A current trend in television programs where people are told that they do not match the cultural norm either in the way they look or dress. Using special effects, advanced computer manipulation and spray painting techniques the person is then given the illusion that they look like a film star or can afford to buy top line designer clothes while bringing up two small children on a part time job serving fries.
While showing the person 'before' is common. The post 'make over' victim is not often seen.
While showing the person 'before' is common. The post 'make over' victim is not often seen.
She thought the television makeover would change her life, but the next day on looking in the mirror she noticed that her acne, goofy teeth and the huge wart on her nose had somehow mysteriously re-appeared.
by Blue Cawdrey November 23, 2004
Get the Makeovermug. Way of describing a hard faced women perhaps who has a tendancy to drink heavily and to get into frequent fights.
I opened my eyes the next morning and she had a face like a bag of nails, just looking at her gave me a massive soft on so I left before she woke up.
by Blue Cawdrey November 21, 2004
Get the Bag of Nailsmug. Goes way past brain death, if your are dead as a doornail prepare to become a 'hotel for worms'.
Dodos perhaps are the only creatures with a similar lack of animation; see dead as the dodo.
Dodos perhaps are the only creatures with a similar lack of animation; see dead as the dodo.
On the morticians slab both Qusay and Uday were laid out cold, both dead as a doornail, they looked so peacfull that it made me really happy to see them lying there.
by Blue Cawdrey November 23, 2004
Get the dead as a doornailmug. Technical term for frequent computer behaviour when running Microsoft Operating Systems, often accompanied by a blue screen or memory dump. Will often happen just before saving work or towards the end of a large download.
Usually remedied by liberal application of the three fingered salute.
Usually remedied by liberal application of the three fingered salute.
by Blue Cawdrey November 18, 2004
Get the shit itselfmug. by Blue Cawdrey November 23, 2004
Get the mark my wordsmug. 1. Music, mainly guitar: A musical phrase based on or around musical scales*. Riffs can be pre-prepared and repeated, or improvised on the spot and of indefinite length based loosly around the melody of the song.
Scales are a way of arranging musical notes so that they a cool to listen to. Basic scales for guitar include:
Major
Minor
Pentonic
Blues
2.There is also an Arabic people called Riffs.
Scales are a way of arranging musical notes so that they a cool to listen to. Basic scales for guitar include:
Major
Minor
Pentonic
Blues
2.There is also an Arabic people called Riffs.
The lights went down and the lead guitarist then played a long, slow, sweet blues based riff that had the hairs standing up on the back of peoples necks.
by Blue Cawdrey November 23, 2004
Get the riffmug. by Blue Cawdrey November 23, 2004
Get the Goaliemug.