Carl Davidson's definitions

Fosdick

Mildly derogatory reference to famous and hapless cartoon character 'Fearless Fosdick' by Li'l Abner, first appearing in 1942.

Look at Fosdick over there sniffing it out - what a buffoon!

by Carl Davidson June 12, 2013

Lurky Torontonian

A Toronto-specific word, as in when Torontonians stand around idly on their porches, sidewalks, tiny lawns, etc. and eyeball others who may not be like them, and when a non-Torontonian is suspected, squint their beady eyes and scrunch their weasel noses and point and open their mouths to utter an inaudible to humans scream – to alert other lurky Torontonians that someone unlike them is near; similar to the Invasion of the Body Snatchers.

I was passing through Riverdale last week when I noticed several lurky Torontonians staring at me, and when I paused, they all pointed and opened their mouths to utter some kind of weird noise.

by Carl Davidson November 26, 2019

Laurentian Elites

The self-appointed rulers of Canada who portray themselves as the natural rulers of the country and incorrectly believe they have some relevance, and who drip with smarmy, poncing ways. Usually used in a derogatory sense by people in the West; often for the central Canadian habit of supporting corrupt family dynasty rulers who are the love child of Fidel Castro.

The rest of Canada would love to leave, if only to get away from the unbearable Laurentian Elites.

by Carl Davidson November 26, 2019

Stress-baking

Baking at home to relieve the stress of coronavirus isolation.

Charlie had become a an accomplished stress-baking champion during his isolation at home during the coronavirus outbreak, in order to take his mind off the pandemic.

by Carl Davidson April 2, 2020

IITYWIMWYGMAB

IITYWIMWYGMAB: “if I tell you what it means will you get me a beer?”

I posted IITYWIMWYGMAB on the wall at the house party. Everyone was asking what it meant. Friends responded “if I tell you what it means will you get me a beer?” Almost everyone who asked didn’t get it and came back to them with a fresh beer.

by Carl Davidson May 4, 2020

Vomitathon

A marathon of vomit; continuous vomiting in sequence, as in during a smug celebrity singalong fundraiser during the pandemic.

"...the gorgeous Wonderwoman actor probably wouldn’t even have considered that organising that god-awful cover of John Lennon’s ‘Imagine’ with her A-list friends to give us all a boost – may end up looking like a patronizing celebrity vomitathon." - Simon Rite - op-ed article on rt.com about those having a good pandemic (Gal Gadot)

by Carl Davidson May 10, 2020

memefest

A festival of memes: non-stop continuous humor-making – using visual jokes in the online world.

The pandemic has been a genuine memefest. My feed is constantly full of friends sharing jokes

by Carl Davidson May 12, 2020