Bungalow Bill's definitions

pre-war

term for someone or something that was at their prime before going downhill

thanks to her jennie craig gig, kirstie alley is rapidly approaching her pre-war appearance!
she's starting to look pretty sweet again i gotta say.....

by bungalow bill January 14, 2006

under the radar

when someone is in a situation where very little or no attention is drawn to them

somehow they managed to stay under the radar for years while skimming all that cash from the bank.

by bungalow bill May 13, 2006

cashing in your chips

to withdraw from any enterprise or venture that appears to be on a downturn, while you yourself still can keep any personal gains.
-from the poker (or similiar betting game involving playing cards) term, where one takes their remaining chips, representing the amount of money they have left, and trades them in for their value in cash.

"at the rate your shares in the company are going, as your financial advisor, I would seriously suggest you consider cashing in your chips. Sell them off while they are still worth something!"

by Bungalow Bill October 13, 2005

cutting your losses

to extricate yourself from an impossible situation, where there is very little or no hope for improvement.

similiar to cashing in your chips, however, when one cuts their losses, it usually means that they are walking away with nothing to show for their efforts, and are getting out before they have to endure even more loss.

cutting your losses:

The U.S. Government eventually decided to cut its losses with regard to the Vietnam War, and by the early 1970s withdrew all of its military forces from Southeast Asia.

by Bungalow Bill October 13, 2005

take

monetary earnings, profits etc. resulting from any enterprise or venture.

the nightclub's take from this past weekend wasn't as high as expected, so the management suspected a little skimming was going on.

by bungalow bill November 5, 2005

Louisiana Purchase

another term for a mullet

see also:
achy breaky big mistakey
beaver paddle
bible belt bonnet
business with pleasure cut
camaro crash helmet
Canadian passport
coat rack
Florida panhandle
hockey hair
Kentucky waterfall
Mississippi mud flap
Missouri compromise
neck warmer
seven
shorty longback
ten-ninety (or 1090)
Tennessee tophat

"hey Easton, get a load of that dude's Louisiana Purchase!"

by bungalow bill December 17, 2005

off the beaten path

a place that's not very well known to the general public, usually located in a secluded area.

I like hanging out at this pub once in a while after work. It's off the beaten path and I get a chance to relax for a while.

by Bungalow Bill August 21, 2006