Elliott's definitions

after-school special

a period of unemployment, often in the form of funemployment, directly following one's graduation from college

The weeks, months, and eventually years following his graduation were filled with binge drinking and loft parties. Nobody was sure quite how this after-school special would end.

by Elliott September 21, 2006

after school special

a period of unemployment, often in the form of funemployment, directly following one's graduation from college

The weeks, months, and eventually years following his graduation were filled with binge drinking and loft parties. Nobody was sure quite how this after school special would end.

by Elliott October 4, 2006

pink sheep

One who has disgraced his or her family by betraying their working-class roots by maintaining a yuppie and often metropolitan or metrosexual lifestyle.

While attending John's family reunion, his fiancee realized that he was the pink sheep of the family; among a sea of XXL Old Navy t-shirts and Cherokee-brand jeans, he wore a vertically striped Banana Republic dress shirt, collar open, carefully tucked into starched and ironed chinos.

by Elliott August 24, 2005

goofle

(n.) or (v.)

etymology: a portmanteau of google and goof

1. a text string mistakenly submitted to a search engine with typos or otherwise misspelled words

2. the act of mistakenly submitting a text string to a search engine with typos or otherwise misspelled words

One of Google's main objectives in implementing its suggested spellings function was to correct goofles, thereby making use of the internet significantly easier for poor spellers and middle school students worldwide.

Raj goofled with surprisingly unpleasant results when, during his annual powerpoint and internet-based presentation to the board of directors of 3M, he Google image searched for "pos tit notes."

by Elliott July 20, 2008

keyboard pal

One with whom friendship is made and maintained mainly through a computer-based form of communication.

Lauren maintained her e-friendship with her keyboard pal Björn well until her 19th year, at which point her travels through Scandinavia brought her to his hometown, where a best-left-forgotten erotic encounter with one of his family's boars left Björn without a home, and Lauren without a keyboard pal.

by Elliott September 4, 2005

goofle

(n.) or (v.)

etymology: a portmanteau of google and goof

1. a text string mistakenly submitted to a search engine with typos or otherwise misspelled words

2. the act of mistakenly submitting a text string to a search engine with typos or otherwise misspelled words

One of Google's main objectives in implementing its suggested spellings function was to correct goofles, thereby making use of the internet significantly easier for poor spellers and middle school students worldwide.

Raj goofled with surprisingly unpleasant results when, during his annual powerpoint and internet-based presentation to the board of directors of 3M, he Google image searched for "pos tit notes."

by Elliott September 6, 2005

sudorku

(n.)

etymology: portmanteau of Sudoku and dork

one who dorks out by regularly completing many sudoku puzzles in a short period of time

When Sudoku puzzles made their debut in the New York Post, Ronald turned into a complete sudorku, buying every puzzle book released, and completing at least one book a day.

by Elliott September 6, 2005