NOUN:
1. The moment when one stops lamenting long enough to catch a breath.
2. Scotch whiskey, preferably single-malt.
1. The moment when one stops lamenting long enough to catch a breath.
2. Scotch whiskey, preferably single-malt.
"Shirley stopped whining just long enough for a bit of Presbyterian joy."
"Pour me another shot of that Presbyterian joy."
"Pour me another shot of that Presbyterian joy."
by James J. Mitchell September 07, 2006
NOUN:
A person who is always complaining or putting up a fuss. Derived from a combination of the word "fuss" and "budget," which used to mean a type of container.
A person who is always complaining or putting up a fuss. Derived from a combination of the word "fuss" and "budget," which used to mean a type of container.
by James J. Mitchell October 23, 2006
VERB:
To listen to one's stereo while simultaneously lying on the couch watching television with the sound turned down.
This is based on the fact that those who simply lie on the couch watching TV are couch potatoes, therefore they must be "baking." It's even worse if they're doing two worthless things simultaneously: hence, they are "double baking."
It follows that they would be double baked couch potatoes for those who care.
To listen to one's stereo while simultaneously lying on the couch watching television with the sound turned down.
This is based on the fact that those who simply lie on the couch watching TV are couch potatoes, therefore they must be "baking." It's even worse if they're doing two worthless things simultaneously: hence, they are "double baking."
It follows that they would be double baked couch potatoes for those who care.
"I was so bored that I got on the couch and spent the evening double baking with 'Seinfeld' and 'Exile on Main Street.'"
"Are you just gonna lie there double baking, or are you goin' with me to Joey's?"
"Are you just gonna lie there double baking, or are you goin' with me to Joey's?"
by James J. Mitchell September 01, 2006
NOUN:
One's stuff, junk, geedunk. Also could mean mud, or anything icky that one tracks in on their boots or gets on their shirt.
Secondary meaning - Bullcrap or horse sh-t.
Pronounced like it looks - like quick with a German accent.
(First coined in the midwest in the early 1970's.)
One's stuff, junk, geedunk. Also could mean mud, or anything icky that one tracks in on their boots or gets on their shirt.
Secondary meaning - Bullcrap or horse sh-t.
Pronounced like it looks - like quick with a German accent.
(First coined in the midwest in the early 1970's.)
"I'm sick and tired of all your kvik cluttering up my apartment!"
"After cutting through my wet yard, he tracked kvik all over the brand-new carpeting."
"Let's cut through all the kvik. What are you trying to say?"
"Bob just sat at the kitchen table and started diggind brown, waxy kvik out of his ear with his finger. How gross is that?"
"After cutting through my wet yard, he tracked kvik all over the brand-new carpeting."
"Let's cut through all the kvik. What are you trying to say?"
"Bob just sat at the kitchen table and started diggind brown, waxy kvik out of his ear with his finger. How gross is that?"
by James J. Mitchell September 01, 2006
NOUN:
The opposite of shock and awe. The feeling of letdown and disappointment on the heels of what once was thought to be a great military victory in Iraq. Pronounced with a silent "p," this could be used as a reference to any type of disappointed high hopes.
The opposite of shock and awe. The feeling of letdown and disappointment on the heels of what once was thought to be a great military victory in Iraq. Pronounced with a silent "p," this could be used as a reference to any type of disappointed high hopes.
by James J. Mitchell September 18, 2006
"Fate is a stubborn mule; sometimes you've got to give in and make peace with the donkey."
"Joe decided to make peace with the donkey and accept his punishment like a man."
"There's no point in living in the past. Make peace with the donkey and get on with your life."
"Joe decided to make peace with the donkey and accept his punishment like a man."
"There's no point in living in the past. Make peace with the donkey and get on with your life."
by James J. Mitchell September 07, 2006
NOUN:
The clinical name for the process whereby a notary public applies his or her seal to a document.
The clinical name for the process whereby a notary public applies his or her seal to a document.
Charlene, I can't talk; I've got to perform an emergency notaroplasty before the license bureau closes.
Charles held his seal with confidence as he prepared to give the title transfer a notaroplasty.
Charles held his seal with confidence as he prepared to give the title transfer a notaroplasty.
by James J. Mitchell October 23, 2006