Curtis Meyer's definitions
1. To be swept beneath by a wave.
2. (To be) the effect of experiencing something of mediocre quality ; -ing; -ed
3. Neither good nor bad, simply existing
2. (To be) the effect of experiencing something of mediocre quality ; -ing; -ed
3. Neither good nor bad, simply existing
The movie last night was completely whelming.
I thought I would be excited by the fair, but I was whelmed at best.
I thought I would be excited by the fair, but I was whelmed at best.
by Curtis Meyer March 13, 2008
Get the Whelm mug.To vomit (Spelled and pronounced the same as the famous Icelandic singer of the same name.); -ing, -ed
by Curtis Meyer March 13, 2008
Get the Bjork mug.1) The condition of speaking the truth and having no one believe you.
2) The condition of being able to predict the future, be it the outcome of a particular event, or the reactions of others to the same event, and having no one believe your prophecy until it transpires.
3) Being able to see or understand things long before others, often resulting in them coming to the same conclusions long after your own initial analysis.
(All definitions come from Cassandra, the queen in Greek mythology who was appointed by Apollo with an inability to lie, yet cursed by having no one believe her prophecies.)
2) The condition of being able to predict the future, be it the outcome of a particular event, or the reactions of others to the same event, and having no one believe your prophecy until it transpires.
3) Being able to see or understand things long before others, often resulting in them coming to the same conclusions long after your own initial analysis.
(All definitions come from Cassandra, the queen in Greek mythology who was appointed by Apollo with an inability to lie, yet cursed by having no one believe her prophecies.)
"I told him she was going to dump him if he didn't shape up, but no one ever believes my Cassandra syndrome."
by Curtis Meyer May 30, 2008
Get the Cassandra Syndrome mug.1. Someone who is all talk and no action. (Comes from "yakking" and "activist," and the expression "All yak and no sack"); The opposite of a pragmatist.
2. Someone with a penchant for conjuring false hopes.
3. An expert at bluffing.
2. Someone with a penchant for conjuring false hopes.
3. An expert at bluffing.
1. "She keeps saying she'll quit her job, but her co-workers know she's just a yaktivist."
2. "Whenever his father promised to take him to the zoo, he had a feeling his father was just being a yaktivist."
3. "He always wins at poker because no one can tell when he's got a good hand and when he's being a yaktivist."
2. "Whenever his father promised to take him to the zoo, he had a feeling his father was just being a yaktivist."
3. "He always wins at poker because no one can tell when he's got a good hand and when he's being a yaktivist."
by Curtis Meyer March 12, 2008
Get the Yaktivist mug.A relationship where both parties benefit from either other's interactions with one another. (From "romance" and "symbiosis.")
by Curtis Meyer October 26, 2009
Get the Symbiomance mug.Describes a female who is physically attractive with qualities that imply an air of being overbearing.
by Curtis Meyer March 25, 2008
Get the Bitch pretty mug.1. A warcry against ones' enemies decrying stagnation, conformity, and inferiority; Essentially, "Death to your worries, enemies, and general lameness"
2. A call-and-response used as a greeting, toast, or affirmation
2. A call-and-response used as a greeting, toast, or affirmation
From Curtis Meyer's poem "Spell of The Universe (Hip-Hop in Circles Comes)":
"Three times recite in thy cauldron black / Death to the formula, death to the wack"
Party #1 offers glass: "Death to the formula"
Party #2 clinks glass in return: "Death to the wack."
"Three times recite in thy cauldron black / Death to the formula, death to the wack"
Party #1 offers glass: "Death to the formula"
Party #2 clinks glass in return: "Death to the wack."
by Curtis Meyer March 13, 2008
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