Definitions by Duckbutt
rat cap
This was a 1960's style hat consisting of a beanie-style cap with small brim in front and often with school initials or logo, once optimistically 'required' of freshman males at certain universities. To be seen in one permanently labeled one as a dork.
Rat caps seem to be making a comeback, as ironic retro wear.
Rat caps seem to be making a comeback, as ironic retro wear.
Freshmen were supposed to wear rat caps while on campus at Georgia Tech. You risked the penalty of having your scalp shaved if you didn't.
egg-sucking dog
This literally refers to a seriously ugly or mangy mongrel. Said to be descrbed this way because of its non-doglike penchant for eating the insides of eggs.
Metaphorically, it can be applied to a person (almost always male) who is out-and-out riff-raff: one of the inbred corps.
Metaphorically, it can be applied to a person (almost always male) who is out-and-out riff-raff: one of the inbred corps.
egg-sucking dog by Duckbutt July 31, 2006
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.
clusterfuck trifecta by Duckbutt July 26, 2006
Rear Admiral
"I know I'm a proctologist; and I find it disrespectful to be referred to as a bum doctor or as a Rear Admiral, unless you give me a snappy uniform."
Rear Admiral by Duckbutt May 28, 2006
WOGS
This is an abbreviation of Wrath of God Syndrome. When the powers that be, in whatever setting, become annoyed by a subordinate and make life miserable for him or her.
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.