A political fence-sitter, who won't come down on either side of the fence and tries to have things both ways. Originally an Algonquin Indian word; used in American politics for more than a century.
He was a mugwump about supporting the Iraq war. He had his mug on one side of that issue, and his wump on the other.
by Chuck Hastings June 29, 2003
Originally a Hebrew word, popularized in English by the cartoonist Herb Gardner. A `sad sack,' a loser, a person who can't make any thing or any situation work right for him or her; unassertive, shy, timid. Reference: `The Joys of Yiddish,' by Leo Rosten. His definition is "An innocuous, ineffectual, weak, helpless or hapless unfortunate." There are other spellings also.
The poor little fourth-grader was such a nebbish that she peed in her pants, rather than speaking up and asking the teacher for a hall pass to go to the bathroom.
by Chuck Hastings June 29, 2003
Osama bin Laden
Tomas Torquemada
Jerry Falwell
Meir Kahane
Ted Unabomber
One can be a fundamentalist in any religious or secular creed.
Tomas Torquemada
Jerry Falwell
Meir Kahane
Ted Unabomber
One can be a fundamentalist in any religious or secular creed.
by Chuck Hastings June 28, 2003
by Chuck Hastings June 29, 2003
Means, "right in line with your tastes and/or abilities."
Sometimes "down your alley." Means the same thing.
No connection with "up your (anything else)."
Sometimes "down your alley." Means the same thing.
No connection with "up your (anything else)."
If you're a numbers person, very precise, very logical, then cost accounting is right up your allwy.
by Chuck Hastings July 11, 2003
The classic problem of trying to scrunch twenty-eight poinds of
shit into a twenty-seven-pound basket.
shit into a twenty-seven-pound basket.
by Chuck Hastings June 28, 2003
John's and Marsha's bodies were passionately intertwingled.
The kitten left my knitting yarns hopelessly intertwingled.
The kitten left my knitting yarns hopelessly intertwingled.
by Chuck Hastings June 28, 2003