Definitions by FitofPeak2

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.

Panician by FitofPeak2 February 23, 2025

Missal monger

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).

Father Mike is quite the missal monger, he really had folks fired up with that service on Sunday.

Missal monger by FitofPeak2 January 25, 2025

Led Tarpaulin 

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!

Led Tarpaulin by FitofPeak2 December 10, 2024

floobydust

Miscellany; flotsam and jetsam. Reportedly, the term originated at National Semiconductor Corporation in the 1970s (about the time that Silicon Valley was first called that).

I thought the key to the shed was in the top kitchen drawer, but there was just the usual floobydust.

floobydust by FitofPeak2 December 5, 2024

gnurr 

Lint, gum wrappers and other detritus found in the bottom of one's pockets.

I was sure I had a spare Viagra in my pocket, but I turned it inside out and there was just a bunch of gnurr.

gnurr by FitofPeak2 December 5, 2024

nomokashe

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.

nomokashe by FitofPeak2 November 29, 2024

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.

random wok by FitofPeak2 November 29, 2024