Heptune's definitions

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

booney dog

(n)A feral dog. Guam slang.

A pack of booney dogs attacked the cyclists.

by Heptune May 14, 2005

soft rock

(n) In geology lingo, soft rock is sedimentary rock.

Willie is a soft rock geologist; he only digs shale and stuff.

by heptune June 17, 2006

farmer brown

(n) A common type of math word problem, usually a simple algebra problem involving lengths of fencing.

This is an example of a farmer brown:
Farmer Brown wants to fence off a rectangular pen using the side of his barn as one side of the pen. If the barn is 300 feet long, and Farmer Brown has 1200 feet of fencing material, what are the lengths of the other sides and what is the area enclosed?

by Heptune May 14, 2005

wirehead

(n) A person who walks around in public wearing headphones or other technology on the head.

The wirehead was so immersed in her piped in music that she walked into the side of a bus.

by Heptune May 14, 2005

shit fly

1. A small fly with triangular wings that crawls out of drains in the bathroom and breeds in septic systems.
2. A greenbottle fly of the kind that frequents fecal deposits.

I know it's a pretty color, but it's still a shit fly!

by Heptune May 14, 2005

making shit up

The process by which some academics (especially those in sociology and education) develop theories, do research, and publish articles.

The idea that the mummy was Nefertiti was established by the process of making shit up.

by Heptune May 15, 2005