D F STuckey's definitions

ruffneck

1.A working class person, engaged in typically arduous manual labour.

2. A person, usually male, who has a violent and/or unpleasant kissing technique.

1." Harry is a ruffneck on an offshore drilling rig"

2."Steven is a real ruffneck - Tore out my damn extensions!"

by D F Stuckey February 18, 2004

IME

Internet contraction for In My Experience; Used to explain a statement that is based upon the life of, or the experiences of the speaker. More forceful than YMMV.

NooB:"So are the rules broken in this example of play?"
CovertWalrus:"IME the rules work fine even if they slow down the game a bit. But YMMV, some people think so."

by D F Stuckey November 10, 2004

all wool and a yard wide

A term derived from the garment industry, meaning of high quality and/or genuine. Since material that was made of one consistent fibre, such as wool, was often thought of as being best for clothing, and since fabric that was made in yard widths was best for hand tailors to work on, this was considered the criteria for excellence.

A:" Have you seen the new girl in the accounts department?"
B:"Oh, yeah - All wool and a yard wide, with those legs!"

by D F Stuckey April 6, 2004

remuera tractor

A large SUV or Peoplemover that is used only on city streets in a mistaken belief that it is safer than a car or station wagon. Replaces Remuera Battletank

Ratehr than drive a simple station wagon, most suburbanites prefer something huge and permanenet 4wd like a Remuera Tractor.

by D F Stuckey August 26, 2005

Demivierge

French word meaning a woman who performs all sexual acts except intercourse. Not necesarily a Prick Tease.

" 'Sex In The City' character Charlotte was concerned that if people knew she was a demivierge, she'd be called 'Everything But Girl' "

by D F Stuckey February 18, 2004

I'll buy that for a dollar

Slang phrase for "I'll accept that gladly" from the movie Robocop.

Derived from a slang phrase in a famous scince fiction story "The Marching Morons" by C.M.Kornbluth, in which a popular catchphrase for asking 'would you believe it?' was "Would you buy it for a quarter?". In the intervening years, inflation has been occurring.

a:" Think my car needs cleaning?"
b:" I'll buy that for a dollar!"

by D F Stuckey May 12, 2004

quorn

An edible protein that is not animal or vegetable based, developed in Europe. Quorn is a fungus and therefore not animal or vegetable, although bichemically similar to animals on the cellular level, so is a good source of nutrition. The organism from which Quorn is harvested is a batch-grown form of the tinnea fungus that causes athletes foot in humans.

" How do you like the stirfry? I used quorn instead of chicken for a change."

by D F Stuckey March 9, 2004