Carl Davidson's definitions

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

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

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

Clintonize

To whack somebody - political opponent esp., or someone who exposes your crimes, such as Anthony Bourdain or Jeffery Epstein; usually by faked suicide or car crash.

That Bourdain guy has gone too far, we gotta Clintonize him and fast...

by Carl Davidson November 29, 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

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

Naked Athena

Woman who bared all in front of police during Portland protests, or one who emulates her

The lady named Naked Athena gained much attention as she paraded and sat in front of riot police that night

by Carl Davidson July 30, 2020