Definitions by Mandingoe

give it a rest 

lay off

chill out

get off my back; gimme a break

I keep telling you, there is no sex in the champaign room! Give it a rest dude!

give it a rest by mandingoe September 30, 2004

I kid you not 

this incredible anecdote is indeed bona fide; I vouch for the veracity of this statement

A common utterance among guys who wear wifebeaters (GWWW)

synonym: I swear to God.

So then she just stuck the whole thing in her mouth. I kid you not.

I kid you not by mandingoe September 30, 2004

boffo 

{adj}
Extremely successful.

Typically used to describe a movie, play, or other performance.

{noun}
1. A huge success; a smash hit

2. Star of the eponymous Mister Boffo cartoon strip

Origin: Probably a blend of box office. Or a varient of bóóffoo or boffola (I kid you not)

The latest masterpiece from William Shatnergets boffo reviews. Rolling Stone gives it four stars.

boffo by Mandingoe September 29, 2004

shatnerize 

1. To deliberately produce something so bad it's good. Creating something genuinely campy would be the perfect shatnerization. While not quite as unachievable as exceeding the speed of light, perfect shatnerization is as difficult as bowling a perfect game.
(Note: This does not infer that Shatner's early musical works are deliberately campy. They do, however, set a standard.)

2. To parody yourself (a la William Shatner's commercials for Priceline).

The "How Berkley Can You Be" parade is a day for Berkleyites to shatnerize themselves.

Newsweek: Doesn't it bother you that your version of "Mr. Tambourine Man" is a camp classic?

William Shatner: ...yes, in the beginning it bothered methat people singled it out and poked fun at it. They didn't know what I was doing. The album, "The Transformed Man" is much more extensive than that song. But since people only heard that song, I went along with the joke.

Newsweek: Uhh...OK Bill.

shatnerize by Mandingoe September 26, 2004

standard deviation

a sexual fetish that was previously considered perverse but is now commonplace

Bondage and foot fetishes are standard deviations

standard deviation by mandingoe September 24, 2004

schlemiel 

a habitual bungler, a klutz

A schlimazel's toast always falls butter-side down. A schlemiel always drops the knife.

schlemiel by mandingoe September 24, 2004

schlimazel

Someone prone to having extremely bad luck, a born loser

Sometimes misspelled schlemazel

A schlemiel is one who always spills his soup; schlimazel is the one on
whom it always lands.

schlimazel by mandingoe September 24, 2004