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Definitions by James J. Mitchell

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.)
"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?"
kvik by James J. Mitchell September 1, 2006

Hulamagatchie 

NOUN:
Thingamajig, whatchamacallit, wossname, thingamabob. Term used to describe something whose exact name is unknown.
First overheard in Bloomington, Indiana, in 1973.
"Hand me that there hulamagatchie, will ya?"
"You can't look at just one aspect of the thing; you've got to consider the entire hulamagatchie."
Hulamagatchie by James J. Mitchell September 1, 2006

double baking 

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.
"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?"
double baking by James J. Mitchell September 1, 2006

babysitter's helper 

NOUN:
Duct tape, used as a restraint, or for purposes of muffling human speech, cries, or screams.
"I couldn't get the kids to behave, so I threatened to use babysitter's helper on the little ankle-biters and they straightened right up."
"Some babysitter's helper across the mouth might get her to shut up."
Noun: fool, boob, specifically a cross between a fool and a boob.
"That joe is a complete foob."
Foob by James J. Mitchell August 31, 2006