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

guttle

(n) The roll of fat under the chin, a double chin.

George had a round face with a big wobbly guttle under his chin.

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

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

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

crumbles

(n)Small, hard particles that come from blackheads and pores, extracted by firmly rubbing the face.

I saw the girl by the grill rubbing her face for crumbles, and I hoped she wasn't going to handle my burger.

by heptune August 31, 2008

weirdshitometer

(n) A measure of how peculiar something or someone is.

That guy with the split tongue is offscale on the weirdshitometer!

by Heptune May 15, 2005