Duckbutt's definitions

screw the pooch

This expression means to make a catastrophic error or failure.

Watch him screw the pooch at the last minute and the deal fall through.

by Duckbutt January 29, 2006

Beta dog dance

An occasion where non-alpha males attempt to act more dominant than they are.

Jack's assessment of the Fraternal Order of Fowls meeting: a beta dog dance for middle management aspirants.

by Duckbutt December 27, 2003

remoras

A person's remoras are a personal retinue of sycophants that maintain the fragile esteem of an important person and bask in that person's reflected glory. They do not serve some instrumental purpose. such as bodyguards or assistants, but are merely a mobile personal cheering squad.

You can always expect that stars and media celebrities with have their remoras in tow.

by Duckbutt April 27, 2006

PITA syndrome

The PITA syndrome refers to a person consistently being a pain in the ass to other people. This term is occasionally used by psychologists to refer to a pattern of being consistently annoying or unpleasant.

Bill went through life consistently manifesting the PITA syndrome.

by Duckbutt September 10, 2004

clusterfuck trifecta

This is the perfect storm of government, in which there is simultaneous failure of all three levels of government: local, state, and federal.

The handling of the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans was a clusterfuck trifecta par excellence.

by Duckbutt July 26, 2006

New Jersey bubble bath

This refers to the results of making flatuses while taking a bath.

After dining royally on pinto beans, Hector took a New Jersey bubble bath.

by Duckbutt January 11, 2008

univac

This is an acronym for unusually nasty infection; vultures are circling.

That one has a UNIVAC; give him a Bible so he can study for the finals. He's gonna die.

by Duckbutt April 28, 2006