nightlight

A stub signal left behind in an old format for users who have yet to convert to the new format. The term comes from the SAFER Act, a US law allowing analog TV stations to keep broadcasting information on digital conversion (and, in some cases, local news and emergency information) after the station has otherwise gone all-digital.

I tried running some old Mac software on an old Mac, but forgot the software I was using was PowerPC-only. Good thing the nightlight box popped up; now I have to go find my PowerBook G3.

by Lady Csyde February 18, 2009

ratchafratch

The most commonly heard profanity in a Yosemite Sam tirade; more or less equivalent to motherfucker, sanitized for children.

That ratchafratchin' rabbit...

by Lady Csyde November 26, 2006

vein opener

A song, story, or other work of art so abjectly depressing that it makes you want to hide all the sharp objects.

I don't know what I was thinking when I decided to put Paula Cole's classic 90s vein opener "Where Have All The Cowboys Gone?" on a mix for listening to in the car. Totally inappropriate.

by Lady Csyde July 25, 2016

manpurse

A bag carried by a man to hold his stuff. Some people consider it a little effeminate, others don't really care. The ones who don't care are usually the ones who actually have a manpurse.

Well, yeah, I do carry a frame pack around with me almost everywhere I go. It's my manpurse.

by Lady Csyde June 15, 2007

entertainment medicine

The specialty of doctors who manage the unusual conditions brought on by fame. Entertainment doctors are known for knowing exactly how much morphine to prescribe for a broken nail.

Anna Nicole's doctor specialized in entertainment medicine. I wonder if my insurance covers that?

by Lady Csyde April 2, 2007

Blu-Ray

The very definition of a mixed blessing. On the one hand, 25GB of data storage and the ability to record four hours of high definition video, all on a disc the same size as a DVD or CD. On the other hand, DRMed to the teeth and boobytrapped to boot.

You don't think $750 for a Blu-Ray drive is too much, do you? I got some movies to make.

by Lady Csyde January 9, 2007

dactylolalia

The tendency to run off at the keyboard.

You: *long string of chatter*
Me: uh, u kno im on my fone, rite? u need to do st about ur dactylolalia cos i cant keep up.

by Lady Csyde July 15, 2010