LudwigVan's definitions

Fox News liberal

Someone who claims to be a liberal or Democrat, but has positions and a voting record reflecting that of a conservative or Republican. See also DINO.
One who is often called a "Fox News liberal" is Alan Colmes, co-host (with Sean Hannity) of Hannity & Colmes; he is criticised by liberal commentators, including author and talk show host Al Franken, as weak and unable to effectively debate his decisively conservative counterpart.

That op-ed piece in the Wall Street Journal is the weakest rebuttal to the pro-Bush article he was trying to refute. He's a milquetoast Fox News liberal if you ask me.

by LudwigVan September 23, 2005

rhythm method

A form of natural family planning involving abstaining from sex for a number of days each month, long promoted as the only acceptable form of contraception by the Catholic Church. Common side effects include pregnancy.

Withdrawal is actually a more effective form of birth control than the so-called "rhythm method".

by LudwigVan April 10, 2005

au naturel

1) In a natural state, pristine, unadulterated.
2) Not wearing clothes, nude.
3) Not wearing makeup, fresh-faced.

Literally, French: "in the natural state."

by LudwigVan April 10, 2005

madre

Normally, Spanish for "mother".

However, in Mexico and in Mexican-American communities, the word mama is much preferred, even in formal usage, because madre is now almost exclusively used in an insulting manner.

No dice madre; dice mamá. No quieres insultar mi mamá, ¿no?

by LudwigVan April 10, 2005

q8

Internet slang/abbreviation for Kuwait.

Hassan hangs out in the IRC channel #q8 a lot.

by LudwigVan April 6, 2005

raqs sharqi

The proper Arabic word for bellydance, which translates to "eastern dance".

She studied raqs sharqi while living in Cairo.

by LudwigVan April 6, 2005

mealy mouth

Someone who speaks indirectly and bowdlerizes. One who beats around the bush.

The opposite of a "mealy mouth" is a "smash mouth", someone who "tells it like it is".

by LudwigVan February 1, 2005