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Definitions by Lady Chevalier

drop bears 

Shy, gentle creatures, about which little is known. Natives of Australia, they are purported to "drop" down on the heads of unsuspecting passers-by. An unfortunate misconception, and one that has led to their poaching and near-extinction.

Possibly related to the chupacabra, an equally misunderstood creature of the southern United States.
Spread the truth about Drop Bears!
drop bears by Lady Chevalier March 23, 2005
A word placed randomly in sentences, purported to instill fear or uneasiness in the reader. Its use generally references a conspiracy or parody thereof.

Popularised by the Illuminatus! trilogy by Roberts Shea and Winston.

Not to be confused with fjord, those elegant creations of Slartibartfast from the Hitchhiker's Guide "Trilogy."
Fnord is evaporated herbal tea without the herbs.
fnord by Lady Chevalier March 23, 2005
The college radio station broadcast from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. Plays a funky mix of music, and is a lot of fun. Worth checking out at radiok.org
Radio K--Real College Radio!
Radio K by Lady Chevalier March 23, 2005

good to go 

Military phrase, used to denote readiness.

'We're good to go'=we're ready for action.
Good to go, lock and load
I dont' know, but I've been told.
good to go by Lady Chevalier June 2, 2004

The Duke 

John Wayne. The ultimate gunslinging star of the Western, and one of the greatest men ever to live.

He played the same character in every movie he was ever in. Calm, rugged--a real man with a gun and a heart. He never changed, and that's why we love him. You always knew where you stood with John Wayne.
The Duke by Lady Chevalier April 9, 2004
Noun:
1. A bold color, a cross between yellow and red.
2. A spherical citrus fruit of this color.

Adjective:
1. of or relating to the color orange
2. of or relating to the flavor of the orange fruit.

Random:
1. A word you'll never see at the end of a line of a rhyming poem.
2. Punchline of a grade school knock-knock joke.

The plural form is "oranges," which is also a sweet poem about a first date by the author Gary Soto.
Orange soda doesn't taste like oranges, but at least it's the right color.

...Orange you glad I didn't say banana?
orange by Lady Chevalier April 9, 2004
1. Verb: To dress up, especially stylishly.
2. Interjection: Exclamation similar to nifty or cool.
3. Proper Noun: Part of the name of Spaceman Spiff one of the many alter-egos of the ever-awesome Calvin, of Calvin and Hobbes.
4. Adjective: spiffy. Again, similar to nifty
5. Noun: spiffy. A cool, especially shiny, object.

Other variations include:
-Spiff-tastic (Adjective and interjection, combination of words spiff and fantastic
-Spiffmeister (Noun or title, one who is spiffy)
-Spiffify (verb, to make spiffy)
-Spiffig (adjective, English with German adjective suffix)
-Muy Spiffendo (Interjection, Spanglish)
-Spiffiness (Abstract noun, similar to "love" or "joy")

..and others.
1. You're all spiffed up today."
2. You won the contest? Spiff!
3. Spaceman Spiff, over and out.
4. That's a spiffy song.
5. Look at my spiffy! It's shiny!

-Wow! Spifftastic!
-You can just feel the spiffiness.
-I need to spiffify my outfit.
spiff by Lady Chevalier April 9, 2004