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

It's the shit

The real thing, the actual goods, the real smoke (dope), vs. fake or not up to par

Peter Travers, movie reviewer for Rolling Stone - in a review on August 23, 2013 of the Simon Pegg movie 'World's End' - closing remark: "...The World's End is better than all right. It's the shit."

by Carl Davidson August 28, 2013

eastie-coastie

As it is done on the east coast of Canada; unique to the Maritimes or way of doing things

Mmmm-mmm-mmm, me boyo, sure love to get me a sea-vixen like Shaune MacKinlay – she's uniquely eastie-coastie and as delightful a lobster bisque with salt!

by Carl Davidson May 27, 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

WFO

Work from Office - as opposed to 'WFH' - Work from Home.

As people begin to start returning to their regular place of work in a reverse exodus from when they were forced to head home, increasingly they will notify their colleagues that they'll be 'WFO' ...working from the office.

by Carl Davidson July 22, 2020

Crack o' Dawn

Dawn's crack - a special place; Also, early sunrise (similar to 'zero dark thirty' in military slang).

1. That woman's pie is some mighty fine – I love the crack o' dawn. 2. People, we'll be on the objective by crack o' dawn!

by Carl Davidson July 22, 2020

Zoomified

The process of turning life events previously done in person into online formats.

Parents have confronted the daily struggle of trying to do their jobs while also home-schooling. Adult children haven’t been able to visit their elderly parents. Graduations, weddings, and even funerals have been put on hold or 'zoomified'... (Christine Benz - Morningstar Investments, May 21st, 2020)

by Carl Davidson May 21, 2020