Boss Brian's definitions

meantor

A mentor-worthy person in one's life whose example has been regrettably ignored. A could-have-been/should-have-been mentor. Someone you meant to follow as your mentor.

My father was my meantor. He was a worthy man who led a good life. I, on the other hand, have led a thoroughly slovenly, worthless life and have ignored my father's example at every turn.

by Boss Brian August 20, 2009

blowtie

a common male sartorial affliction; the improperly tied bow tie

He tied yet another blowtie for last night's black tie event.

by Boss Brian May 4, 2009

glitteracy

total confidence in putting together glittery, flashy, over-the-top fashion ensembles

Dolly Parton is the master of glitteracy.

by Boss Brian May 4, 2009

BIO

A "bad Idol outcome"; when the wrong contestant gets the boot or gets an undeserved reprieve on American Idol

It was a BIO when Chris Daughtry lost the Idol competition to Taylor Hicks.

by Boss Brian May 7, 2009

in the Hamptons

A state of mind in which the person is unrealistic, verging on being delusional. Being out-of-it.

All of those people who bought those sub-prime mortgages must have been "in the Hamptons" when they did that. Or,

I was hiking in the Appalachians, hit my head on a rock, and was "in the Hamptons" for an hour or so.

by Boss Brian July 31, 2009

pathetic

A sorry, exhausted, frustrated state of mind, self-inflicted as the result of an obsession with beating one's own score in Facebook's Pathwords game

"It's 6:00 in the morning and you've already played 10 rounds of Pathwords. You're Pathetic!"

by Boss Brian July 12, 2009

premature e-jaculation

a message that you prematurely fired off via email or the Internet that you regret sending later

I had a premature e-jaculation when I sent an email to my boss giving him a piece of my mind.

by Boss Brian June 3, 2009