27 definitions by Jrob

spalker

A car that follows you in the parking lot hoping to get your space. Most usually at Wal-Mart, but also happens at upper class joints.

Him: Don't look back, man - we've got a spalker behind us!

Her: Shut up and take these bags so I can get the keys out of my purse.

by Jrob July 25, 2005

piss-off factor

An object's component or quality that has the potential to annoy or anger a person viewing or using the object.

Web browser pop-up ads tend to have a very high piss-off factor.

by Jrob November 18, 2005

grandiloquent

gran-DIL-uh-kwuhnt, adjective:
Lofty in style; pompous; bombastic. Full of fine words and fancy expressions - marked by the use of impressive-sounding but mostly meaningless words and phrases.

He became more than usually grandiloquent as if to make up for the years of silence with words of gold.

by Jrob July 26, 2006

ransom factor

The tendency for one party in a civil case to settle out of court to avoid the potentially high cost of fighting the case.

Newspaper publishers, when faced with a potential libel case, often try to settle out of court by paying a ransom factor rather than take their chances with a jury trial.

by Jrob November 3, 2005

dread merchant

A person who makes a living by predicting disasters and worst-case scenarios.

Guy1: What's the news, man?

Guy2: Bird Flu, terrorists, hurricanes, global warming, the price of gasoline and natural gas and electricity skyrocketing, death toll in Iraq . . .

Guy1: Boy, the dread merchants are busy lately!

by Jrob November 7, 2005

Pump the footy

Another phase for Male Masterbation, wanking, choking the chicken, slapping the salami.

After another unsuccessful night out on the town, James went home alone to pump the footy

by Jrob January 21, 2019

street spam

n. Advertisements posted on telephone poles, traffic lights, and other public areas.

Honest, officer, I didn't even see the stop sign! Look at all the street spam all over that corner.

by Jrob October 4, 2005