CORNHOLIO's definitions

hoosegow

Calabozo; jail; from Sp. "juzgado"

There were six drunks in the cell when I was in the hoosegow last weekend.

by cornholio October 14, 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

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

Fascist Island

Fashion Island, an upscale mall in Newport Beach, CA

I went to fascist island to buy a pair of overpriced knickers.

by cornholio October 16, 2003

Checkered Demon

Comix character popularized by S. Clay Wilson.

"Nice day for somethin'!" giggled the Checkered Demon

by cornholio October 11, 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

blue state

A state that has recently gone democratic; see bicoastal; opposite of red state.

In the blue states, the bobos like Howard Dean, but he'll never carry the red states.

by Cornholio October 30, 2003