4 definitions by Magda Nakassis

Columbia Hype

The area surrounding 14th and Irving Streets NW in Washington, DC, around the Columbia Heights Metro station. Big business development in this neighborhood has resulted in a dramatic transformation similar to that of nearby, suburban "Silver Sprung." Also known as Columbia Bites, Columbia Whites, Columbia Heightened, and Columbia.

A: "Where is there a Cinnabon around here?"
B: "In Columbia Hype."

A: "I need an extension cord, but I just moved to DC and my local hardware store feels so unfamiliar."
B: "Just go to Columbia Hype. Their Target or Best Buy will feel just like the one back home."

by Magda Nakassis April 26, 2008

YPR

"Young Professional Rock." Music that 20-something office workers learn about (and subsequently listen to) because they spend 8 hours of the day sitting in front of a computer, surfing the internet.

"Yeah, I heard that Clap Your Hands Say Yeah song... but they're just a little to YPR for me."

by Magda Nakassis May 7, 2006

YPR

"Young Professional Rock." Music that 20-something office workers learn about (and subsequently listen to) because they spend 8 hours of the day sitting in front of a computer, surfing the internet.

"Yeah, I heard that Clap Your Hands Say Yeah song... but they're just a little to YPR for me."

by Magda Nakassis April 26, 2006

boy tax

Change that falls out of boys' pockets when they're sitting on your couch

"Dave always drinks all my beer and eats all my chips & guac, but he makes up for it by leaving so much boy tax behind."

by Magda Nakassis June 4, 2007