CougarSW2's definitions

RSI

Repetitive Strain Injury.
The price you pay for over-indulging in a single form of entertainment.

"For goodness sake put down that mouse, Johnny! You'll give yourself RSI..."

by CougarSW2 November 19, 2004

nibble

To place a small bet on a runner because the price looks too good to be true.

"I tell you what else caught my eye: Luis Garcia is 320/1 with Betfair to be top scorer. Surely worth a nibble, especially after his hat-trick in the qualifier, or is there something I don't know?"

by CougarSW2 August 15, 2006

catherine tate

A woman comedian for whom no allowances need to be made. A brilliant observer of social types in modern Britain...she drills into the kind of people you normally skirt around and taps the wellspring of their irritating nature. Rarely has an apprenticeship with the Royal Shakespeare Company been put to such good use. The nation should immortalize her in Cockney rhyming slang.

"Sorry I'm Catherine, the traffic was awful."
or
"Can't come out tonight, I've got a Catherine."
or
"You're looking Catherine, have you lost Catherine?"

by CougarSW2 August 30, 2005

flattered

How a traditional male feels when a traditional female makes an unambiguous sexual overture.

See also flummoxed.

"Er, well, obviously, I'm flattered. Goodness, is that the time?"

by CougarSW2 November 19, 2004

jazz hands

A cabaret-style dance move, popularized by the musical "Fosse". Now used, usually ironically, to express excitement, glee, razzle dazzle, etc.

The move is performed by tilting the head slightly, shimmering the hands with fingers splayed either side of the face and crying "Jazz hands!" with an enthusiastic smile. Think Jack from Will and Grace.

Also *JAZZ HANDS!!!* used as an expressive punctuation on blogs and bulletin boards.

I'm all for guys getting in touch with their emotions but he's just too jazz hands for me.

by CougarSW2 November 15, 2004

i18n

Internationalization. The process of making software adaptable to the requirements of different human languages, local customs, and character string encodings.

(There are 18 characters between the first "i" and the last "n".)

With Microsoft Word 2003's great i18n features, translating documents from Arabic into Japanese is child's play.

by CougarSW2 November 13, 2004

faith healer

Person who restores one's faith in the opposite sex after a series of bad relationships.

Fran: So it was his idea for you to round off the romantic break in New York with an afternoon's shopping in Macy's? Jesus, that guy is a total faith healer!
Lil: Yup.

by CougarSW2 November 12, 2004