Jafje's definitions

Virtuoso

Other word for connoisseur, with a small difference.

1. Exceptional performer: A musician who shows exceptional ability, technique, or artistry.

2. Talented person: Somebody who shows exceptional technique or ability in something.

3. Connoisseur: Somebody who is knowledgeable and cultivated in appreciating the fine arts.

She's such a virtuoso.

by Jafje April 10, 2007

Exemption

1. Freedom from an obligation: Permission or entitlement not to do something that others are obliged to do.

2. Exempt person or thing: Somebody who or something that is exempt, e.g. income that is not taxed.

1. An exemption from jury duty.
2. A range of tax exemptions.

by Jafje April 10, 2007

Banshee

A mythological, female, magical creature that flies all night looking for prey. They feed on people's sadness. They kill by screaming in such a high pitch that it breaks glass and the arteries of its victem's body so that they drown in their own blood.

You don't want to be a banshee's prey.

by Jafje May 25, 2007

Friesch

Dialect simmular to Dutch, spoken in the province of Friesland, located in the Northern part of The Netherlands.

"Fryske" is Friesch for Friesch. It's the language they speak.

by Jafje May 20, 2007

Nedersaksisch

Dialect spoken in areas of The Netherlands (aka Holland) that are close to the German boarder, also spoken in areas of Germany that are close to the Dutch boarder.

Nedersaksisch is a dialect that's a combination of the Dutch and German languages.

by Jafje May 19, 2007

Recoil

1. Move back suddenly: To move back suddenly and violently, e.g. after an impact.

2. Feel horror: To react instinctively with fear, horror, disgust, or distaste.

3. Sudden backward movement: A sudden and violent backward movement, especially that of a firearm when it is fired.

4. Movement away in horror: A movement back or away from something, especially in horror or disgust.

When you fire a gun, you feel the force of the recoil.

by Jafje April 5, 2007

Imposture

Deception: The act of pretending to be somebody else in order to trick people, or an occasion on which this is done.

Imposture is what imposters do.

The act of imposture is against the law.

by Jafje April 10, 2007