Der Capitan's definitions

elitism

A state of delusion in which one (The elitist) believes oneself - and a small group with whom one assosciates - to be less incompetent or more useful than the rest of society.

American societal structure has gained an even greater degree of elitism than high school.

by Der Capitan September 7, 2003

user

1. The 'audience', so to speak, of a programmer's code.
2. One participating in computer usage. Usually doing something totally unproductive, like looking at porn, playing solitaire, and otherwise generally not working. Bane of sysadmins.
3. See luser.

1. This algorithm is designed specifically to frustrate the user.
2. Sysadmin: Oops, sorry user, looks like I deleted all your projects while you were playing Freecell.
3. See luser.

by Der Capitan December 7, 2003

taco salad

Vegan pussy.

"Dude, dis you just say that you like Phish?"
"Yeah, but just so I can get some taco salad."

by Der Capitan December 7, 2003

honkies

The plural of honky.

Honkies: The whitest of meats.

by Der Capitan October 17, 2003

gigli

Well... I mean... I liked it.

I don't have an example for the word Gigli.

by Der Capitan March 11, 2004

gnarley

Despite bastardization in recent years to the alternate (Read: "Gay") spelling, Narley, gnarley is akin to rad - a late-1980s - early-1990s term, meaning "exceptional", or "cool". Developed on the West Coast, and used primarily by sufers and skateboarders.

"Hey bra, d'dya scope that gnarley tide?"
"Tscha! That was a ripple, man!"

by Der Capitan January 14, 2004

corporation

A necessary, healthy, and useful byproduct of capitalism, which mass-produces/performs goods/services (respectively) at relatively low costs.

Corporations are the reason capitalism works.

by Der Capitan December 7, 2003