Definitions by Kilgore Trout

abyssinia 

1. A region in the Horn of Africa ecompassing present day Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, Somaliland, and Djibouti.

2. Jocular form of address at parting signifying "I'll be seein' ya!"

"Look at the time! Abyssinia."

abyssinia by Kilgore Trout February 5, 2005

newspeak 

A way for elected politicians to mask the fact that they have no idea what they're doing.

Coined by George Orwell.

newspeak by kilgore trout December 6, 2003

cynical

Not having any illusions about human nature.

I'm so cynical I don't trust furry little animals with big sad eyes.

cynical by kilgore trout December 6, 2003

Cat's Cradle 

A fun little childhood game that Kurt Vonnegut used to point out the senselessness of human existance. It's all in our minds.

"See the cat? See the cradle"

Cat's Cradle by kilgore trout December 6, 2003

Chronic 

noun: Marijuana of very high quality.
adjective: Amazing, really good, etc.

Definitely does _not_ mean pot with coke, as someone said before here.

I have heard that the word "chronic" meaning marijuana comes directly from the Dr. Dre album by that name, and this may be true.

However doctors also prescribe marijuana for "chronic pain," and people with chronic weed readily available to them often do become what experts call chronic (or habitual) users. So those could also be possible sources.

Yo, you got any chronic?

This weed is pretty good, but it aint the chronic.

This party is the chronic!

Chronic by kilgore trout July 28, 2003