Gearbox's definitions

That's a Rip

A rip is when someone says or does something that turns out to be wrong. When they do, you can say "That's a rip."

Depending on how it works in your area, you can also inflict pain to the people who got ripped.

Joe: John's in the steakhouse, I swear!
*John walks out of a supermarket*
David: ...That's a rip.

by Gearbox April 23, 2005

Law & Order

A number of television series created by Dick Wolf. Although all stories and characters are fictional, the storylines for every episode is original and extremely entertaining.

They are 4 kinds of Law & Order series:

Law & Order
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Trial by Jury

Yo, check it out, Ice-T's on Law & Order: SVU! Watch him chase this one kid down the street.

by Gearbox May 1, 2005

Excel

Part of the Microsoft Office Suite, Excel is a spreadsheet program that basically resembles a paper ledger sheet, or a giant table. Unlike paper, Excel makes your job easier by removing the need for erasers or calculators! It definitely makes number manipulation almost painless.

Newbie: I need to do my taxes.
Computer Shop Employee: May I recommend Microsoft Excel?

by Gearbox January 25, 2005

Seat Filler

A regular person used to fill up space (usually) in award shows so it looks like it's packed full with people. Whenever somebody gets up to accept an award, a 'seat filler' is ordered to sit in that seat. They're may also be used to seperate celebrities from others, as award shows have a very strict seating chart to avoid any problems.

Guy: Alright, Maroon 5 is getting up to accept their 'award', you guys will take their seats.

by Gearbox March 29, 2005

Rockstar Games

Creators of the Grand Theft Auto series, they have a reputation of making games with intense violence, strong language, sexual content, use of drugs, and even getting them banned in certain countries.

One thing does remain sure: Their games deliver.

Rockstar Games makes violent games like no other.

by Gearbox January 26, 2005

famicom

The Japanese name of the Nintendo Entertainment system (NES). It might also be known as the "Nintendo Family Computer". It's an 8-bit console that played cartridge-style games. You can easily tell the difference from the US and JP version by its cosmetics; US had gray/black, JP had red/white/gold.

Wow, you're playing the NES? In 2005? You're totally old-school.

by Gearbox January 14, 2005

melanoma

fancy talk for sexified.

Chris: But dad, I heard that if you use tanning beds, you could get something called "melanoma".
Peter: Aw, that's just fancy talk for "sexified".

by Gearbox September 4, 2005