FitofPeak2's definitions

groinucopia

A bar, restaurant, or other place of public accommodation providing a fertile environment for negotiating spontaneous sexual liaisons. a portmanteau of groin + cornucopia, a horn of plenty

Ask any business traveler who regularly visits Chicago where you can go to find a little noncommital romance and they'll point you to Carr's Cavern, generally regarded as the Midwest's premier groinucopia.

by FitofPeak2 June 16, 2024

Worse than French diarrhea

Extremely distasteful.

Mark: I heard you went and saw the new Claymation remake of "Citizen Kane" at the Odeon -- how was it?
Kip: Worse than French diarrhea -- unwatchable. We walked out and got frozen custard.

by FitofPeak2 June 11, 2025

small problem problem

A problem, especially one encountered in large organizations, that is smaller in scale than can easily be fixed with the large-scale tools on hand, leading to great life-is-too-short frustration with one's inability to immediately solve it. For example: you need $7 more than you thought to pay for the lunch just delivered for your office meeting, which can be paid for only in cash, but to obtain petty cash you must fill out three different forms and get two managerial approvals. Or, you need to swat a fly, but all you have is a sledgehammer.

Mark: Unbelievable, I just want to put this birthday card in the outgoing office mail, but I asked Ted if it was OK, and he says I have to fill out an MC-1453 "Request for Personal-Use Policy Exception" form and get two signatures. I thought that was only for, like, taking a company car or using a conference room for some nonbusiness reason.

JoAnn: Small problem problem, dude. I'd just slip it in there and move on, life's too short.

by FitofPeak2 August 30, 2023

Funderware

A fleece jacket or vest bearing the embroidered logo of an investment bank, venture capital firm, private equity shop or other financial companybb that provides funding -- the basic outerwear garment of finance bros and sisses. Also known as a Finance Jersey, VC Jersey, PE Jersey or Wall Street Jersey.

Oh check him out, the dude in the North Face Polartec funderware -- "Schmendrick Capital." Wall Street jersey, pathetic . . . and yet sharp.

by FitofPeak2 February 5, 2024

Panician

A person who is constantly or frequently in a state of panic due to their chronic procrastination, distraction, or anxiety.

I can't deal with having Dave on our trial team, everything from witness prep to coffee orders is an effing crisis -- the guy's a total panician.

by FitofPeak2 February 23, 2025

Do a Churchill

To persevere relentlessly and never quit. From Winston Churchill's famous speech at Harrow School in the darkest days of World War II, in which he said: "Never, never, never, never--in nothing, great or small, large or petty--never give in."

Hon, I know you've missed qualifying for the Boston Marathon four times, but you're only four minutes away. Time to do a Churchill, sign up for Los Angeles next winter, and get your ten miles in today.

by FitofPeak2 February 26, 2022

random wok

An omakase (Japanese for “I'll leave it up to you”) or other tasting menu where the food served is chosen by the chef rather than by the diner. The term is a word play on the mathematical concept of the “random walk,” a mathematical concept used in science, economics and elsewhere, and the use of woks in restaurant kitchens (which is not limited to Chinese restaurants).

We tried the random wok menu at Miyamoto's the other night and it was awesome -- we loved every single dish the chef sent out.

by FitofPeak2 November 29, 2024