CORNHOLIO's definitions

axolotl

A type of salamander found in lakes near Mexico City and bred at Indiana University among other places to study their ability to regenerate lost limbs. From the Nahuatl, meaning "water dog."

"See ya later, alligator."
"I'm hittin' the bottle, axolotl."

by Cornholio November 3, 2003

limerick

A verse form, often humorous and generally off-color or obscene, as:

"Then up spoke the Bey of Algiers,
And said to his harem, 'My dears,
'Tho' you may think it odd of me,
I've given up sodomy.
Tonight there'll be fucking! (Loud cheers).

They were just a bunch of drunken Oxford dons, spouting limericks.

by cornholio October 11, 2003

The Promise

Offer of fellatio or a blow job that never happens to induce compliance with female demands; from the Sweet Potato Queens

I made him the Promise, so he would mow the lawn.

by cornholio October 4, 2003

Bumfuck Egypt

Someplace hard to get to and generally undesirable; the boonies or toolies.

I asked her out once, but then I found out she lived in Bumfuck Egypt, so I dropped her.

by cornholio October 11, 2003

speaking in tongues

Religious practice among Pentecostalists and charismatics involving speaking in what sound like other languages or "spiritual language"

I arrived in church late, and the whole congregation was speaking in tongues. I couldn't understand a damned thing, but it was impressive

by cornholio October 11, 2003

three card monte

A con game, frequent in the New York subways, involving playing cards.

Never play three card monte; you can't win.

by Cornholio September 29, 2003

Crow Jimism

Practice of white folks trying to be cool or hip or enlightened of praising everything African-American, no matter what. A pun on Jim Crow.

It's sheer Crow Jimism to like some of the sitcoms on UPN

by cornholio October 9, 2003