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Definitions by Lorelili

Noun: One who manages/solicits prostitutes, a pimp or procurer.

Verb: To procure prostitutes for customers.

To flatter or cajole people, to cater or appeal to their emotions/worries/prejudices/expectations for one's own gain; to engage in demagoguery.
The pander was slick in advertising his harlots, but I rushed off instead.

Glenn Beck, Sarah Palin, and the Tea Party pander to homophobia, the NRA, oil companies, capitalism/corporations, anti-immigrant groups, pro-life groups, any number of unworthy causes. Worse still, they combine that pandering with "American Values", "Family Values", and "Jesus"/"Christian Values", thus cheapening the integrity of a whole nation.

Some media pundit: "Joe the Plumber! Hockey Moms! Protect the Sanctity of Marriage, Protect the children! I love America...*sob* *sob*! Never Forget 9/11...!"

Some viewer: Enough of those shticks already! Don't pander to me!
pander by Lorelili May 13, 2011
1. Of a room, musty and stale.

2. Of one's appearance, unkempt and dingy; a scuzzy or messy appearance.
The rustic cabin smelled frowzy after being closed for six months. The campers looked just as frowzy as the threadbare furniture and moth-eaten carpets.
frowzy by Lorelili May 1, 2011
Adjective:

1. rural, far away, distant, the middle of nowhere.

2. isolated, inaccessible

3. (Of a chance) frail, slim, marginal

4. cold, distant, aloof

Noun:
Abbreviation of remote control, so named because it controls a machine from a distance.
Could you pass me the remote? From here it's remote and the chances that I can reach it are very remote.
remote by Lorelili April 3, 2011

mysophobia 

The fear of germs and contamination, the technical term for "germophobia".
His mysophobia went full blast and he screamed when a homeless man hugged him.
mysophobia by Lorelili March 21, 2011
To pollute or ruin somebody's character or dignity. Usually used to mean seducing somebody from their virtue and destroying their honor.

To corrupt, demoralize, humiliate, degrade, contaminate, bastardize, demean, prostitute, deface, shame, befoul, besmirch, disgrace, or defile.
Along with incest with his sisters, Caligula liked to rape and debauch the wives and daughters of Rome's senators and nobles, many of whom he forced to work in his palace brothel. He smugly summoned the wives of his guests away from the dinner table, raped them, and returned them to their husbands and further disgraced the women by bragging about the act.
debauch by Lorelili March 5, 2011
1. Of or resembling earth or soil

2. Natural, unartificial, unpretentious

4. Down to earth, no-nonsense, practical, pragmatic, sensible
1. The earthy smell of freshly-turned topsoil brought back memories from my childhood on the farm.

2. The earthy rural town and the forest behind it were refreshing after life in the city.

3. The Nuer of Sudan are very earthy regarding infertile women; the barren woman in question becomes recognized as a man and an heir to her father's line, is married to a woman, and a sperm donor contributes his share, with the barren woman recognized as the father of the children.
earthy by Lorelili March 2, 2011

nobility 

1. The elite class in a monarchy or aristocracy, with offices and titles that are usually hereditary (via peerage).

2. Of or relating to nobles. Another term for aristocrats. Lords and Ladies.
Caligula demanded sex from not only slaves, but from family members, senators, and the nobility.

The worst cruelties were inflicted on the peasants by the nobility who ruled over them.
nobility by Lorelili March 2, 2011