Definitions by Heptune

obstructicator 

(n) An administrator of the typical sort, who rose to power more through ambition, aggression and connections than through skill, education or intelligence, and who does more to obstruct than to facilitate the functioning and operations of the institution.

The obstructicator was proud of the new forms he had created to cover every possible activity that could be carried out in his department.

obstructicator by Heptune May 19, 2005

puke berry 

(n) The foul-smelling fruit of the ginko tree, which, because it contains butyric acid, smells like rotten butter or puke.

The puke berry comes only from female ginko trees and looks like a small apricot and has a large, round pit.

puke berry by Heptune May 18, 2005

slime fruit 

(n) The lumpy, gelatinous fruit of the noni tree. The fruit has been used traditionally to repel ants and treat eye ailments. Because of its foul smell, slimy texture and evil taste, some people think that it is good for them, and they drink its juice.

My kids used to enjoy having slime fruit fights, after which they didn't have to worry about being bitten by fire ants.

slime fruit by Heptune May 18, 2005

pill bug 

(n) a sow bug, a harmless terrestrial isopod commonly found under rocks and in soil. Also called a roly poly. So called because the critter rolls up into a tight little pill when you poke it.

I waited for a long time, and finally the pill bug unrolled and crawled away.

pill bug by Heptune May 17, 2005

nipper 

(n) a mosquito. Newfoundland slang.

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

nipper by Heptune May 17, 2005

stout 

(n) a deerfly, a huge biting fly with striped wings that lives in northern Canada. Newfoundland slang.

I hit the stout with a hammer and thought I had killed it, but it just shook itself off and flew away.

stout by Heptune May 17, 2005

worble 

(n) A botfly larva. The parent fly lays its eggs in a person or animal, and the larva grows into a huge maggot that migrates to the neck and chews its way out when it is ready to pupate. Also spelled warble, wormil.

The rabbit was dead, but we could see that its neck was moving as if it had an alien under its skin, and the next thing we knew, a giant worble the size of a shotgun shell crawled out of it. And we figured that rabbit was better off dead.

worble by Heptune May 17, 2005