fairy loop

The small loop of fabric on the back of a man's dress shirt is called a fairy loop. Created in the 1960's as a way to hang the shirt from a hook without creating wrinkles, its official name is locker loop. It is unclear how the term fairy loop came into use.

"Thanks, but no. I do not need a hanger, I will use the fairy loop to hang my shirt."

by ElCommissioner April 14, 2021

pickworn

A guitar that has seen better days, with a top that is all scratched up from years of heavy strumming and general use, can be called pickworn.

Willie Nelson's "Trigger" is a perfect example of a guitar that is heavily pickworn.

by ElCommissioner November 12, 2020

Carpe Hear'em

Ever had tickets to see a band and ended up not going? Ever wish you would have / could have witnessed the greatness of an emerging talent?

Carpe Hear'em is the marching order to get up off your ass and get out there to hear the great live music all around us. Make a sweet musical memory.

"Dude, they start in 45 minutes...let's go! Carpe Hear'em!"

by ElCommissioner December 14, 2023

microgambia

A person who suffers from legs that are too small, short, or otherwise just wrong suffers from Microgambia. Originating in Italy, where the word for leg is "gamba", the disorder is idiopathic and untreatable.

He is one funny looking guy, he has a severe case of Microgambia.

by ElCommissioner December 06, 2020

quarantine fifteen

A more specific term relating to lockdown pounds, the weight gained by some who takes the shelter in place order as an excuse to eat.

I need to get busy. All I have to show for the virus is this quarantine fifteen.

by ElCommissioner April 14, 2020

fritzed up

"Fritzed up" is just a G-Rated way of saying "fucked up."

Just the other day, I heard a little kid, probably in first grade, say to his mom, "My shoes are all fritzed up, I want some news ones."

by ElCommissioner August 12, 2019

lingodark

The confusing place many of us end up visiting several times a day, or the feeling that we get...when and where people say things that are meaningless to us. Our language changes on a dime these days, and being lingodark is the result.

"I gave my roommate props for cleaning the cat, and he said ,"Totes!". Right then, I felt lingodark.

by ElCommissioner March 14, 2020