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Definitions by Eugene M. Kim

Function: abbreviation or verb
Inflected forms: -ing, -ed
Etymology: twist on modern American English abbreviation “DUI” (Driving Under the Influence)

dance/dancing under the influence
Hey, let's go DUI tonight!”

“What?!”

“Didn't you hear? DJ <xxx>'s back in town!”

“Ah, sure thing!”
DUI by Eugene M. Kim April 14, 2006
Function: abbreviation

Policy Of Least Astonishment, a principle in interface design/engineering that existing practices and expectations should not be changed without enough prior notice and discussion, in order to avoid catching other colleagues with unexpected confusion and/or frustration.

Repeated violation of POLA is often a sign of a prima donna (someone with an egotistical "my way, or no way" attitude).
Hey, good job violating POLA by negating the return value of that function... Do you even realize you just broke the entire thing for 6289367918234 days until the others fix their own code that calls your function?
POLA by Eugene M. Kim October 26, 2005

myspacoholic 

Pronunciation: IPA /mai'speik&#601;,h&#601;,lik/
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): -s
Etymology: American registered trademark MySpace™ + -coholic (from modern English alcoholic)

1 : one who is addicted to compulsive and/or excessive use of MySpace™
2 : one who is unable to carry out normal daily tasks due to compulsive use of MySpace™
Damn, you joined MySpace only last week and you're already a myspacoholic... Get a life!

She's such a pathetic myspacoholic... She won't go to school or find a job, she just spends all her time in front of that damned computer!
myspacoholic by Eugene M. Kim October 13, 2005

tridecadal 

Function: adjective
Etymology: tri- + decadal
: of or belonging to thirty years
He's turning tridecadal this Friday!
tridecadal by Eugene M. Kim July 9, 2005

umphasized 

Past form/past participle of umphasize.
Yeah, I umphasized myself too much this morning... And I'm having a bad headache now. x_x

Umphasized Diet Ice = <3
umphasized by Eugene M. Kim May 5, 2005

umphasis 

Function: noun
Inflected form(s): umphases (plural)
Etymology: Umph (high-caffeine seltzer tablet) + -sis

a : dissolving an Umph tablet into a drink
b : heavily caffeinating a drink
Too much umphasis is detrimental to your health.
umphasis by Eugene M. Kim February 14, 2005

umphasize 

Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): -ed/-ing/-es
Etymology: umphasis + -ize

a : to dissolve an Umph tablet into a drink
b : to caffeinate
umphasize by Eugene M. Kim February 14, 2005