Fizzle's definitions

west end left turn

n. You're at a traffic light trying to turn left. You can turn on green when there's no traffic, but there's always traffic at this intersection. You pull out into the middle of the intersection, wait until your light turns red, and turn when the oncoming traffic stops for the red light and before the traffic from the cross street starts going on their green light. Two or three cars turn behind you as well. Originated on West End Avenue in Nashville, Tennessee, because you'll never make a left turn off that street if you don't do a West End left turn.

If a cop sees you, he'll give you a ticket for running a red light.

by fizzle June 2, 2004

circling the drain

adj. still alive, but about to kick the bucket, buy the farm, meet your maker, etc.

Grandpa was circling the drain for years, and finally bought the farm, leaving a large estate.

by fizzle April 10, 2004

hang a right

v. i. To make a right turn. See bang a right, right turn clyde, hang a left, bang a left, left turn clyde.

Yo, hang a right up ahead there.

by fizzle April 22, 2004

elephant in the room

n. A very large issue that everyone is acutely aware of, but nobody wants to talk about. Perhaps a sore spot, perhaps politically incorrect, or perhaps a political hot potato, it's something that no one wants to touch with a ten foot pole. Sometimes pink elephant in the room.

The degeneration of parental responsibility in this country is the elephant in the room, but no one in Washington wants to address it.

by fizzle April 15, 2004

damage

n. The total of a bill in a place of business, usually when the bill is large. Probably came from the situation where someone wrecks the place and offers to pay for any damage.

Patron: What's the damage?
Waiter: Three bills.

by fizzle April 10, 2004

industrial strength

1. adj. Higher quality than normal
2. adj. More powerful than normal

see weapons grade

Don't make me open up a can of industrial strength whoopass!

by fizzle March 27, 2004

slam dunk

1. The high-percentage shot in basketball. Performed by stuffing the ball down through the rim, and generally done with some force. Can be done in a number of creative ways. Sometimes shortened to just dunk.
2. a sure thing, even money, in the bag
3. what they said

1. Shaq did a slam dunk, hung on the rim, and shattered the glass.
2. Don't worry about it; it's a slam dunk!
3. same as above

by fizzle April 10, 2004