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 17, 2024
1. A Catholic priest. 2. A zealous Catholic worshipper. From missal (the Catholic book containing the text of prayers, chants, responses and the like used in the Mass) + monger (dealer or broker).
by FitofPeak2 January 25, 2025
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
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
A generic term for a rock & roll tribute band that uses a semi-clever name to evoke the famous artist or band it covers, as, for example, the term itself evokes Led Zeppelin (covers, tarpaulin, get it?) See, e.g., By Jovi, Petty Cash, Proxy Music.
Saturday night we went to The Cave and saw that Led Tarpaulin outfit "Springsboomer" -- man, those guys can really play Bruce's stuff from the 70s and 80s!
by FitofPeak2 December 10, 2024
A Japanese omakase (tasting) menu that is so expensive that the diner runs out of money paying for it -- "no more cash!"
Hurt me, I took the client out to his favorite Japanese place in Manhattan and he insisted on the $600 per person tasting menu -- a classic nomokashe event.
by FitofPeak2 November 30, 2024
“My cousin found out the lawyer he hired for his car accident already had a handshake deal with the other driver’s insurer to settle his claim for $50k, and then suggested that they do a contingent fee that would pay him 40%. We got him an emergency shysterectomy, and the new guy charged him only $500 to document the settlement.”
by FitofPeak2 November 26, 2024