FitofPeak2's definitions

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

by FitofPeak2 November 29, 2024

shysterectomy

The firing or disqualification of an unethical lawyer by a client or a court of law.

“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 25, 2024

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