Referring to the works of Robert A. Heinlein, or particularly his style of integrating scientific and technical detail into his stories.
"His writing was so Heinleinian, by page ten I knew how to build a spaceship from a toaster and some duct tape."
by DictionaryDecimator July 06, 2024
A character in fan fiction (typically the author themselves) who is inserted into an existing universe and is unrealistically perfect. A fan-fiction version of Mary Sue: A term for a character who is unrealistically perfect without any flaws in (original) novels (Male of Mary Sue: Gary Stu)
"When she wrote herself into Harry Potter as the best witch ever, becoming the headmistress of Hogwarts while being a student, defeating Voldemort with itching powder and a single sponge, she created a canon sue."
by DictionaryDecimator July 06, 2024
The villain's heel-face turn was so sudden, one minute he was plotting world domination, the next he was baking cookies for orphans."
by DictionaryDecimator July 06, 2024
An abrupt, quick and often ridiculous shift from a serious manner to a trivial or funny manner in writing or speech, to invoke humour/humor (however you like it to be called)
"The hero gave a very strong-worded and passionate speech about the fate of humanity, only to trip over his shoelaces right afterward. Classic bathos."
by DictionaryDecimator July 06, 2024
A basement demon is a common yet vague term for the "Demons" or monsters that hunt you in the basement or a dark area or room after you turned off the lights in that area. Basically, it is a fear of something hunting you in the dark which makes people run for their lives after switching of the lights.
Related: Nyctophobia
Related: Nyctophobia
"Bro I had a near escape from the basement demon yesterday"
"me too"
"what's a basement demon?"
"Did you spawn in the world as an adult or do you seriously not know what it means"
"me too"
"what's a basement demon?"
"Did you spawn in the world as an adult or do you seriously not know what it means"
by DictionaryDecimator July 01, 2024
Can have three meanings:
1. A simple joke about a boy and his Shaggy Dog, which is made to have no punchline to invoke some kind of laughs
2. A joke that goes on and on just for a bad or boring ending
A movie or a book that is just like (Definition) 2 but for books/movies
1. A simple joke about a boy and his Shaggy Dog, which is made to have no punchline to invoke some kind of laughs
2. A joke that goes on and on just for a bad or boring ending
A movie or a book that is just like (Definition) 2 but for books/movies
1. "I said the shaggy dog story to a couple of fellows, funny to think they actually laughed"
2. "I can't believe I wasted my money just to see a wannabe comedian say a shaggy dog story"
3. "After 757 pages of build-up, the treasure was just a rubber chicken. Talk about a shaggy dog story."
2. "I can't believe I wasted my money just to see a wannabe comedian say a shaggy dog story"
3. "After 757 pages of build-up, the treasure was just a rubber chicken. Talk about a shaggy dog story."
by DictionaryDecimator July 06, 2024
"The villain was unstoppable until some 5 year old learning craft threw glitter at him. Turns out, glitter was his weaksauce weakness."
by DictionaryDecimator July 07, 2024