Leslie Doppler Hammond's definitions

aryan

According to a pre-WWII German Socialist/Communist political joke, the backside of a proletarian.

Those who boast of being Aryans are often lumpenproletarians.

by Leslie Doppler Hammond January 4, 2008

Merkin

Literally, a pubic wig. But on Usenet and other Net forums, a derisive UK and Commonwealth term for an American, caricaturing the pronunciation of "American" in some US English dialects. Plural sometimes given as "Merkinz".

UK user: "'Zucchini'? You Merkins can't get anything right, it's 'courgettes'."

US user: "Well, if we weren't around, who could you Brits possibly feel superior to?"

by Leslie Doppler Hammond March 18, 2008

scieno

Derogatory term for a Scientologist.

Tom Cruise and John Travolta push that scieno crap.

by Leslie Doppler Hammond April 28, 2007

Tendernob

San Francisco, California term for the area on the border between the economically depressed neighborhood of the Tenderloin and the upscale Nob Hill district. Provides striking juxtapositions of wealth and poverty. Often used with sexually suggestive implications.

I was at Geary and Leavenworth in the Tendernob when I saw some desperate girl climb into a stranger's Grand Cherokee.

by Leslie Doppler Hammond March 2, 2008

cross dress for less

A drag-queen term for the discount clothing chain Ross Dress For Less, because the clothing runs to the large sizes she-males tend to require.

Honey, I got these great size-eleven shoes at Cross Dress For Less!

by Leslie Doppler Hammond April 25, 2007