Jay Young's definitions

hootie

Sweetheart, girl- or boyfriend, someone you're dating or stuck on.

Who's yer hootie?

by Jay Young January 15, 2004

derf

noun: An inept or foolish person, someone who doesn't use their head. On the PLATO computer system of the 1970s (which in many ways foreshadowed the Internet), a derf was one who left their computer terminal without logging out.

verb: On PLATO, a prank played on a derf. Sending out unpleasant or embarrassing messages under the handle (or "signon") of a person who'd forgotten to log out. Or ruining programs they've been working on.

noun: Wow, "Melvin of MIT" is a real derf! Look, he just walked out and left his terminal logged in.

verb: Hey Melvin, I just tried to run one of your programs and it looks like somebody got into it and put in a bunch of porn. Looks like you got derfed!

by Jay Young March 8, 2008

flying toaster

A famous screensaver invented by Wes Boyd for the Macintosh computer, showing a squadron of winged toasters zooming across the stratosphere.

Call me old-fashioned, but I still think the flying toaster screensaver is cool.

by Jay Young February 20, 2005

front

To make a loan or advance of funds.

I can front you some money and you can pay me back on Friday.

by Jay Young April 19, 2005

mind tripper

n. 60s slang: One who takes LSD or other psychedelics in a peaceful setting, as kind of a meditation aid. They hope to gain self-insight and to learn more about how they can live in harmony with God or the universe.

Stephen Hill's "Music from the Hearts of Space" radio show has great music for mind trippers.

by Jay Young April 24, 2005

mascot

In Japanese culture, a funny or adorable cartoon character. May be a business logo, or used on collectible items, school and office supplies, and occasionally appliances and furnishings.

Mascots also appear in Japanese anime cartoons, where they provide comic relief and sometimes contribute to the plot.

The Japanese mascot who is best known to Americans is Hello Kitty.

Holly Hobbie was a popular American mascot in the 1970s.

The anime "Revolutionary Girl Utena" has two mascots, Chuchu the mouse and his friend the garden frog.

by Jay Young May 10, 2005

dip

During a slow dance, to lean over and make your partner bend way over backwards, often with a kiss on the lips or throat. A sexy, romantic move you can see in older movies.

"Wow, George and Sherry are crazy about each other. Did you see the way he dipped her last night at the school dance?"

A very slow sexy dip is shown during a ballroom dance in "The Joy Luck Club".

by Jay Young January 15, 2004