sudden jihad syndrome (SJS)

A feeling of sympathy for al Qaeda that inspires local terrorists to carry out attacks on the U.S., even though there was no previous affiliation between the groups.

When the local terrorist group saw al Qaeda getting pounded on TV, they were overcome with an attack of sudden jihad syndrome (SJS), and decided to strike the nearest soft target.
by Joe Rodolico January 03, 2008
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farmland bubble

A situation in which farmland prices skyrocket due to speculation in the futures market in one or more crops. Asset bubbles form when too much money finds its way into one area of the market. The bubble is considered to be excessive, and, therefore, not sustainable in the long run.
Farmers are planting more and more corn, because the demand for ethanol is creating a farmland bubble by raising the value of their land to previously unheard of heights.
by Joe Rodolico April 04, 2007
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tierney

A stunningly, beautiful, well-bred woman praised and admired by men all over the world. The title derived from the name of screen legend Gene Tierney.
I did not believe I would ever meet a real tierney, but when I caught my first glimpse of Lucy, I just stood there motionless, marveling at her beauty.
by Joe Rodolico May 04, 2008
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Tierney

A title of honor for an extremely attractive, single female in sixth-century Ireland. Voting was held in small villages.
Her beauty, charm and innate breeding won her the title of Tierney of the village.
by Joe Rodolico January 27, 2007
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WDI

World Depression One. What the world will experience in the coming years, if the global financial meltdown is not stopped.
No one could have imagined that the great prosperity of the early part of this century was just an illusion and would end in WDI (World Depression One).
by Joe Rodolico November 05, 2008
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schifoso

Italian slang. A foul, disgusting, low-down, rotten person. Also spelled skifozo.
That schifoso would sell anything to anybody, including his own mother, if someone made him an offer.
by Joe Rodolico November 13, 2006
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betel nut beauty

A woman selling betel nuts(Areca catechu)from roadside stands in Taiwan. The women may vary in appearance from sexy and scantily clad to conservative and matronly. Also known as binlang beauties.
Stanley almost rear-ended the car in front of him when he stared at a betel nut beauty in a microskirt instead of minding the traffic.
by Joe Rodolico January 13, 2008
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