Heptune's definitions

bayman

(n) A person from any part of Newfoundland except St. Johns. People from St. Johns are called townies.

"Ask a townie for a smoke,
He will say his pipe is broke;
Ask a bayman for a chew,
He will bite it off for you."
(verse from traditional song, Muscles in the Corner)

by Heptune May 14, 2005

far-righteous

(adj) (derog) Extreme right-wing politically and actively seeking to enshrine religiously based views into law

The far-righteous legislators are trying to legalize violence against gay people.

by Heptune May 14, 2005

woojie

(v) to play with a cat or baby by gently poking, tickling, or blowing on their body, especially in the belly area. May also involve gently rolling the recumbent subject back and forth by placing a hand on the belly.

"You're so cute, you know I'm going to have to woojie you!"

by heptune June 15, 2006

load shedding

On Guam, this is a euphemism for power rationing or planned power outages.

The Guam Power Authority scheduled six hours of load shedding in Yigo today.

by Heptune May 14, 2005

nipper

(n) a mosquito. Newfoundland slang.

There were so many nippers around the lake that I had to wear mosquito netting.

by Heptune May 17, 2005

Cornerboy

(n) A person from Cornerbrook, Newfoundland.

Buddy's just an old Cornerboy, me son.

by Heptune May 14, 2005

rope snot

(n) nasal mucus that adheres into a long, coherent string that can be extracted from the nasal cavity by gently pulling on the emergent end

I had amazing rope snot with that last cold; I was able to pull out a cable of mucus 5 inches long.

by heptune June 15, 2006