Jevanyn's definitions

nonstarter

A plan or process that is so hopeless, no one wants to make the effort to start it.

"President Obama’s plan to reduce the size of the deduction has been a nonstarter in Congress."
-- from The Big Money

by jevanyn April 14, 2010

relief bitcher

Someone who bitches on behalf of someone else who is unable to continue bitching for themselves.

You know it's a bitchfest when one bitch gets tired, storms out of the room, and someone else takes it upon themselves to keep bitching in their behalf, like they're some kind of relief bitcher. A regular Mariano Bitch-vera or John Papel-bitch.

by jevanyn September 3, 2009

sister car

When somebody on your block has the same exact car as you, including paint color

I thought somebody had stolen my car and parked it up the block, but it was a sister car

by jevanyn July 5, 2018

thank fucky for that

Relief that one's typical bad luck has taken a day off.

I was late for work (as usual), but I didn't have to deal with my boss who left early to visit a client. Thank fucky for that!

by jevanyn October 14, 2009

green brownies

Brownies made with marijuana. AKA hash brownies.

Not to be confused with greenies.

1: Dude yo, I got green brownies.
2: What you mean, green? it's organic and shit?
1: Nah, green as in weed, yo.
2: Yo, hook me up with that.

by jevanyn January 25, 2010

eating your own dog food

To use one's own product or service. Originally applied to software companies using their own software in-house, the meaning can extend to any situation that might impose some burden on customers, clientele, constituency, co-workers, etc.

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) proposed an amendment requiring members of Congress and their staffs to buy health insurance on the exchanges they are setting up, forcing lawmakers to get insurance the same way some of their constituents will. In some circles, this is known as "eating your own dog food."

-- from electoral-vote.com, 14 Oct 2009

A (historical) example of -not- eating your own dog food would be Microsoft developers using IBM's OS/2 operating system while developing Windows software because it was more stable than their own operating system (Windows 3.1 and Windows 95 at the time).

by jevanyn October 14, 2009

elite speak

A style of speech, intended to identify one as (over) educated, literate, erudite. Tends to make one sound like a snob. Includes use of words like "shall", "whom", "endeavor" instead of "try", "ergo" instead of "therefore", spelling out "et cetera" instead of using "etc.", etc.

Normal: I will see you later.
Elite speak: I shall see you later.

Normal: I've been sick lately.
Elite speak: I've not felt well of late.

by jevanyn April 1, 2010