LudwigVan's definitions

target practice

Placing a flushable object in a toilet (like a small piece of toilet paper), then urinating on it. Usually done by males.

I'm bored and sober. So I'm doing target practice in the bathroom.

by LudwigVan December 19, 2003

pochemuchka

Russian, means "a person who asks too many questions".

Quit being such a pochemuchka and mind your own business.

by LudwigVan October 1, 2004

orientalism

Study of Asian or Eastern history, culture, and people, from a Western perspective.

Orientalism is historically an expression of the curiosity of an imperialistic mindset, though this is becoming less so.

by LudwigVan November 11, 2003

Bahamut

1) In pre-Islamic Arab legend, a huge fish that carries a bull named Kujara on its back, who carries a ruby mountain on its back, and on the mountain stands an angel who holds heaven, earth and hell.

2) A platinum dragon in the game Dungeons & Dragons, the most powerful Good dragon.

3) In the Final Fantasy RPG series, the King of the Dragons, who can be summoned during battle and breathes a devastating breath called Mega Flare.

The name Bahamut is the Arabic version of Behemoth in the Hebrew Bible.

by LudwigVan February 22, 2004

semicolon

The remaining part of a colon (large intestine) after part is removed (usually because of cancers, tumors and cysts).

Well, Grandpa has a semicolon now, so he has to use a colostomy bag.

by LudwigVan December 19, 2003

judicial activism

A charge made by conservative activists against liberal judges, accusing them of using their office to make laws instead of resolve disputes over laws.

The term 'judicial activist' is almost applied to liberal judges. Conservative judicial activists, on the other hand, are called 'strict constructionists'.

by LudwigVan October 1, 2004

starbucks

The future rulers of Ethiopia, Kenya and the two or three poorest Arab countries.

"There is now a Starbucks in my pants." -- George Carlin

by LudwigVan November 10, 2003