garden snake

A common but incorrect variation of "garter snake." Other variations are "gardner" and "gardener."

Calling them garden snakes would make more sense if they were found only in gardens.

by Erin Catherine August 18, 2008

zebra

In medicine, an obscure and unlikely diagnosis based on ordinary symptoms.

When you hear hoofbeats, think horses, not zebras.

by Erin Catherine July 01, 2008

Asperger's Syndrome

A very real neurological disorder, related to autism, that has been overdiagnosed to the point where genuine cases of it are no longer taken seriously.

I was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome in 1993, back when hardly anyone had heard of it. Nobody has any right to say that something with which I have dealt all my life is not real.

by Erin Catherine May 01, 2008

peck

(n.) a brief kiss
(v.) to give a peck to

I gave him a peck on the cheek.

by Erin Catherine May 01, 2008

stingray

An oceanic fish, related to sharks, that has been wrongly maligned since the untimely death of Steve Irwin.

1) It was ONE stingray that killed Steve, so don't go blaming the whole family; 2) it didn't maliciously kill him, it just reacted instinctively to a perceived threat; and 3) if you know the first thing about Steve Irwin, it should be perfectly clear that he would NEVER want us to bear ill will against any animal.

by Erin Catherine May 01, 2008