Definitions by Evil pop tart
Duke of Marlborough effect
The “Duke of Marlborough Effect” was mentioned by Richard Dawkins to refer to the increase in masculine libido that results from experiencing a victory, whether directly or vicariously. This was so-named from an entry in the Duchess of Marlborough’s diary, “His Grace returned from the wars today and pleasured me twice in his top-boots.” Male athletes tend to experience elevated testosterone levels before a contest; those who win tend to maintain afterwards those elevated testosterone levels, but the testosterone levels of losers drops dramatically afterwards.
There will likely be a lot of canoodling in Old Boston now that the Red Sox have won the Series due to the Duke of Marlborough effect and the subsequent release of proper Bostonian inhibitions.
Duke of Marlborough effect by eViL pOp TaRt January 5, 2009
obfun
Obfun is short for "obligatory fun." It refers to the ice-breaking activities that are injected into all-day seminars oe conferences either to make it more interesting to the participants, to remove any sense of dignity that might remain, and to lend variety to the activities.
The all-day conference consisted of six hours of lectures, and three occasions of obfun in which we lowered Hula-Hoops over each other, wore silly masks, and pretended that we were a herd of lemmings migrating for survival.
obfun by eViL pOp TaRt February 20, 2008
hohsalotal
It was an embarassment to be seen with Aynaud because he was such a hohsalotal -- he wore wrinkled clothing and rarely shaved.
hohsalotal by eViL pOp TaRt January 19, 2008
mucophagy
Mucophagy is the act of consuming nasal mucus accumulations, generally as an accompaniment to rhinotillexomania.
Heather was not only given to rhinotillexomania (nose-picking), but mucophagy (snot-eating) as well. She reasoned, "What can you do with it afterwards?"
mucophagy by eViL pOp TaRt January 11, 2008
hillbilly film noir
This is a small but important genre of film that fits all of the forms of the classic film noir, but is set in a bleak, impoverished Appalachian setting. This type of film features corruption, crime, moral ambiguity, a hero in conflict, and a mysterious woman. In many of them, moonshining or bootlegging or some other indigenous Southern form of unlawful activity is featured.
Robert Mitchum's "Thunder Road" and Gregory Peck's "I Walk the Line" are two very important examples of the hillbilly film noir.
hillbilly film noir by eViL pOp TaRt May 27, 2007
go-cup
A term used in New Orleans to refer to the plastic cups given by bars to their patrons so that they might take drinks off of the premises, as in to-go drinks or at closing time.
go-cup by eViL pOp TaRt February 22, 2007