Jay Young's definitions

tickety-boo

1. Going smoothly, doing all right. Copacetic.

2. Proceeding quickly.

This expression may have originated in Scotland, where it's the title of a popular children's song. A song called "Everything Is Tickety-Boo" was recorded by Danny Kaye as part of the film "Merry Andrew".

This expression is heard more often in Canada nowadays. May have originated in the British military. Possibly related to the Hindi expression "tickee babu", meaning "everything's alright, sir". Some people spell it "diggity boo" or "tiggity boo".

Everything is tickety-boo, tickety-boo, tickety-boo...

by Jay Young December 24, 2005

fanservice

As stated above, "fanservice" came from Japanese anime, film, and music culture. Its definition is spreading to include any unnecessary visuals included simply because the fans, presumably, want to see them. Gratuitous nudity, male or female, but also shots of cute mascot animals (e.g., Chuchu the mouse in "Utena").

Jay (watching a Chinese wuxia film): They just spent ten minutes showing us Alec Su taking a bath.

Shiu: Fanservice ...

by Jay Young May 10, 2005

23 skiddoo

A wind (especially a tornado alley in a city) that blows girls' skirts up. Also, get going, move along, leave, scram, beat it.

You were supposed to have left an hour ago! Get movin' already! 23 skiddoo!

by Jay Young January 15, 2004

copacetic

Running smoothly, going well, all right.

How ya doin'? Everything copacetic?

by Jay Young January 15, 2004

plural

A person with multiple personalities.

There are several online communities run by plurals.

by Jay Young April 18, 2005

front

n. Pertaining to people who are multiple; The mental position or state of mind in which a person occupies or runs the shared body, interacting with the world-at-large.

v. To be at front; running the body.

n. John was working today so he was up front.

v. How long has John been fronting?

by Jay Young April 19, 2005

Conan the Barbarian

The hero of a series of short stories, novellas and one novel by pulp fiction author Robert E. Howard (1906-1936). Conan is a wandering swordsman whose travels take him into improbable adventures with scheming wizards and lusty wenches. The stories take place on Earth, in pre-Atlantean times. These stories pretty much gave birth to the term sword and sorcery for a certain kind of fantasy tale. Learn more about Howard at rehoward.com.

"I was born in the Cimmerian hills where the people are all barbarians. I have been a mercenary soldier, a corsair, a kozak, and a hundred other things. What king has roamed the countries, fought the battles, loved the women, and won the plunder that I have?"

by Jay Young May 24, 2005