16 definitions by Capt_Capacitor

league

a unit of mesurement used to describe the distance that a person or a horse can walk in one hour (about 3 miles of five kilometers).

the league has long since fallen out of use in most countries as an offical unit.

by Capt_Capacitor August 28, 2005

khukuri knife

the blade of the famous Nepalese Ghurka soldiers. The knife features a broad, single edged curved blade. It is also rumored that a Ghurka must always draw blood when unsheathing his Khukuri.

The Khukuri blade sliced deep into the Chineese soldier's neck

by Capt_Capacitor April 17, 2005

poltergeist

A kind of ghost or aparition that manifests itself by physical activity (moving things, slamming doors/windows, etc.)

that place is haunted by a poltergeist

by Capt_Capacitor April 16, 2005

NATO Alphabet

A set of words used in military radio transmissions to stand for letters, used to prevent misunderstandings due to interference

# A - Alfa
# B - Bravo
# C - Charlie
# D - Delta
# E - Echo
# F - Foxtrot
# G - GOLF
# H - HOTEL
# I - INDIA
# J - JULIETT
# K - KILO
# L - LIMA
# M - MIKE
# N - NOVEMBER
# O - OSCAR
# P - PAPA
# Q - QUEBEC
# R - ROMEO
# S - SIERRA
# T - TANGO
# U - UNIFORM
# V - VICTOR
# W -WHISKEY
# X - XRAY
# Y - YANKEE
# Z - ZULU

by Capt_Capacitor March 14, 2005

attention whore

the kind of person who does crazy and shocking things for attention

see also Tom Green and Johnny Knoxville

those guys are such attention whores

by Capt_Capacitor April 25, 2005

Afro-Saxon

A young, white guy who acts black, a poser

Just what we need, another afro-saxon suburban kid.

by Capt_Capacitor April 20, 2005

cipher

In Cryptography, An Algorithm or method for encrypting a message

the Caesar cipher, is an encryption technique that was used by the Romans

by Capt_Capacitor April 11, 2005