Kathryn's definitions

macgyver

verb, to cobble together a working piece of machinery or electronics from spare parts and duct tape using only your wits, folksy engineering knowledge (garnered from the scouts or your grandpa), and your swiss army knife

derived from the TV show in which the main character, MacGyver, did this every week in order to save the world and get the girl

I dropped by cd player on the concrete and it broke, so I had to macgyver it. It ain't pretty but it works.

by Kathryn January 18, 2004

faux-cialist

noun, foe-sha-list: Rich college kid who goes dumpster diving and only wears thrift store clothes because he/she thinks it shows solidarity with poor people. Finances frequent cross-country trips to protests that he/she knows nothing about with Daddy's platinum card. Refers to people who show contempt for this lifestyle as capitalist pigs. Misquotes Marx on a regular basis. Is totally lacking in the ability to see the irony in his/her politics.

I am so sick of the wannabe protester, faux-cialist kids in my anthro class, I could scream.

by Kathryn January 18, 2004

geek out

To behave in an overtly geeky manner, esp. if this behavior is a departure from the norm for you (e.g if you are a closeted geek)

On Saturday night I settled in with a big pile of junk food and caffienated beverages to watch the whole original Star Wars trilogy (Empire twice, 'cause it's the best) while reading slashdot and planning my next case mod. But don't tell anyone I totally geeked out

by Kathryn January 18, 2004

bitch-cakes

To go bitch-cakes is somewhat synonymous with to throw a hissy fit but crazier and with an implication of a physical outburst

Coined by Beth on NewsRadio

Beth: "If my boyfriend acted like that, I would go absolutely bitch-cakes."

by Kathryn January 18, 2004

spooky

Cool but in a non-mainstream way. For example Abercrombie may be cool among a certain set, but it will never be spooky.

Poss. derivation from Fox Mulder's nickname on the X-Files because Mulder embodied an outsider ideal of sorts being cute and smart and totally committed to his world view even when it was constantly under attack by all the "normal" people.

A: "Did you see her new Global Frequency tattoo?"

J: "Yeah, it's spooky."

by Kathryn January 18, 2004

Gutta

hot, tight, cool,

y i gotz to get me these sneakers... they gutta

by Kathryn April 19, 2003

deet

Substance that will give you cancer.

Deet gave me cancer. Now I can sue and get lots of money. I'm set!

by KATHRYN July 10, 2003