sandbox

A probationary period for web sites that begins after they are first spidered by search engines. The best-known sandbox is Google's.

Other industries are also beginning to describe probationary periods as sandboxes too.

Your site ranks well in MSN already, but Google put you in the sandbox. Be sure to play nice.

by Downstrike September 11, 2006

primary

adj. That which is first, foremost, or central.

n. The primary one of a group.

You must complete primary school before you may attend secondary school.

A secondary planet orbits a primary.

by Downstrike May 23, 2004

sexual preference

One's preference for a particular type of sexual partner, regardless whether that preference is rigidly or casually held, and regardless how morally repugnant others may find that preference.

heterosexual, homosexual, bisexual, and pedosexual are all sexual preferences. Pedosexual propaganda uses pedophile as a euphemism in place of pedosexual to make it seem like it isn't all that bad.

by Downstrike May 30, 2004

The Earthquake Rose

A design created by a pendulum swinging across sand during an earthquake.

Pictures of The Earthquake Rose created by The Rattle in Seattle may be seen at earthquakerose.com.

by Downstrike December 26, 2004

constituency

In the language of politicians and those who govern, the constituency are those who are governed, or supposedly represented, by legislators and executive officials.

Legislators really represent attorneys. See politician, legislator, attorney, and conflict of interest for further details.

In a true Democracy, the constituency would be self-governing. However, that might endanger the livelihood of legislators and politicians, so it isn't done that way.

by Downstrike September 05, 2005

chain letter

A virally propagated scam, formerly sent entirely through snail mail, but now more frequently sent through email. It operates basically as a pyramid scheme in which the recipient is urged to send a small sum of money to each person on a short list of names and addresses, with the promise that they will receive a lot of money when they rotate their name into the list, and the oldest name off of it, and mail the letter to everyone they know.

Some chain letters try to scam people even further, by instructing them rotate their name into the oldest position, so that the very next recipient will rotate them off of it, so that only the first names and addresses on the list will get any money.

by Downstrike April 08, 2006

hanky panky

Discreet or surreptitious romantic or sexual activity. See hankey pankey for origins.

There was hanky panky going on under the table during our meeting.

by Downstrike June 08, 2004