Lady Csyde's definitions

black market

Refers to a illegal market; that is, a market in illegal (such as drugs or prostitution) or unregulated (such as cigarettes or prescription drugs) goods and services such that the buyer and seller are both violating the laws of the jurisdiction in which the trade happens.

Did you hear the RatShack manager down the street got arrested for selling black market radar detectors in Connecticut?

by Lady Csyde June 20, 2006

escargot

Explicit porn pictures, particularly tight shots of women's crotches. Comes from the term snail trail.

Q: can i send you some porn or blueprints?
A: No thanks, I'm not into escargot. And blueprints? WTF?

by Lady Csyde October 6, 2009

silent key

A term used by ham radio operators as a term of respect for a deceased ham. Comes from the Morse code prosign SK, which means "end of transmission".

W1AW went silent key many years ago, but the ARRL that he founded still uses his callsign to identify their station.

by Lady Csyde January 12, 2005

Pat Tillman

An NFL player who went to war in Afghanistan before everyone who realized what a disaster it would be, and then died in a pointless friendly fire incident; a man of great courage and conviction, and very little faith.

"Is it true Pat Tillman was an atheist?"
"Well, he didn't go to church, but even if he was, does that make him any less of an American hero?

by Lady Csyde February 8, 2007

little bitch

Someone who's whiny, petty, and passive-aggressive and won't stand up for him/herself when shit's going down, but will be perfectly happy to stab you in the back when you least expect it. Very distinct from a regular bitch.

No, I don't think you're a little bitch because you're a girl. I think you're a little bitch because you're a sniveling rat who I can't trust with a weather report, never mind something important.

by Lady Csyde December 31, 2006

we get letters

When used by a writer (usually a columnist or a blogger), indicates that a description follows of one or more letters to the author that might be considered weird, hostile, or otherwise unusual. Comes from the title of a Perry Como album.

"So he tells me that I'm a bigot because I don't support the rights of husbands to beat their wives. I tell ya, we get letters."

by Lady Csyde March 31, 2007

wirewater

Any caffeinated beverage, preferably consumed in quantities with psychotropic effects for late-night work.

Yeah, I hit the wirewater so hard last night that I had the shakes all morning. Not fun.

by Lady Csyde June 11, 2006