extended use fee

(n) A library euphemism for an overdue fine.

I didn't return the book by the due date, so I got charged an extended use fee.

by Heptune May 12, 2005

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 12, 2005

cat lightning

Static electricity that comes about from the petting of cats.

Don't touch the cat... his fur is loaded with cat lightning.

by heptune February 03, 2006

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.

by Heptune May 16, 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 16, 2005

booney dog

(n)A feral dog. Guam slang.

A pack of booney dogs attacked the cyclists.

by Heptune May 11, 2005

vulture

1. (n) A driver who obstructs traffic in a parking lot waiting for someone to vacate a parking place.
2. (v) The act of obstructing traffic in a parking lot while waiting for a parking place to open.

1. The vulture was waiting for a place in the front row, even though there were plenty of places open in the next row.
2. He was vulturing me so closely that I didn't have room to back out.

by Heptune May 11, 2005