Student 1: We have to do something about paper waste on campus.
Student 2: Okay, let's pull together an ecoalition. I'll gather representatives from the library, information technology and residence services if you'll do the same with the Environmental Concerns Organization and Student Senate.
Student 2: Okay, let's pull together an ecoalition. I'll gather representatives from the library, information technology and residence services if you'll do the same with the Environmental Concerns Organization and Student Senate.
by Matthew Lake May 24, 2006
Get the ecoalition mug.Used as a verb to describe getting voted off of popular reality show Project Runway. A twist on the word 'offed' that refers to German Host Heidi Klum's final words to every contestant, 'Auf Wiedersehen,' followed by an air kiss to each cheek.
Who will get auf'd this week on Project Runway? Tune in to Bravo on Wednesday night at 9 to find out!
by Matthew Lake August 27, 2006
Get the auf'd mug.Related to the waste and recycling streams, the use stream describes items that are still of value and which can be recovered for ongoing use by others.
Bob: I love my new blender!
Sarah: What are you going to do with your old one. It works, right, just without all the bells and whistles.
Bob: Exactly. I think I'll clean it up and give it to the thrift store so that it can be returned to the use stream.
Sarah: What are you going to do with your old one. It works, right, just without all the bells and whistles.
Bob: Exactly. I think I'll clean it up and give it to the thrift store so that it can be returned to the use stream.
by Matthew Lake October 03, 2006
Get the use stream mug.Describes the notion that technological advances (telephony, internet, air travel, etc.) have effectively decreased perceived distance between people such that one's social network can be global and feel local.
I thought when my sister moved to the East coast for college that we'd lose contact, but since we IM every day and talk on the cell phone, it's like she still lives in the house.
That's glocalization, dude!
That's glocalization, dude!
by Matthew Lake April 22, 2006
Get the glocalization mug.Describes a twinkish guy with an eating disorder consistent with binging and purging. The fabulous male equivalent of bulemic.
I don't know how Kyle eats so much and still looks so good in those Dolce and Gabana low-rise jeans. Sometimes I wonder if he's boylemic!
by Matthew Lake August 12, 2006
Get the boylemic mug.St. Patrick's Day, Halloween, Mardi Gras. Those days that seem to, at least for college students, exist solely for the purpose of getting shit-faced drunk, with rituals often beginning as early as morning and continuing throughout the day.
Bob: Dude! I'm so drunk right now. We started drinking every time we see spongebob squarepants, and they are running a Halloween Marathon.
Ted: Happy Alcoholidays!
Ted: Happy Alcoholidays!
by Matthew Lake November 20, 2007
Get the alcoholidays mug.One whose seemingly effortless sense of style, elegance, grace and class belies the underprivileged socio-economic reality of their upbringing.
Cassidy: These Pratesi sheets feel like heaven on my skin. They are the perfect final touch in this room.
Jane: What can I say? They called to me. I just listened to what the universe was telling me, and I acted on that.
Cassidy: You're like a regular Martha Stewart. You know, both of you grew up po'trician, she in Nutley and you in Compton.
Jane: That secret better follow you to the grave. No one needs to know I grew up destitute.
Cassidy: My lips are sealed, girl. As long as you keep living this well, no one will ever even guess!
Jane: What can I say? They called to me. I just listened to what the universe was telling me, and I acted on that.
Cassidy: You're like a regular Martha Stewart. You know, both of you grew up po'trician, she in Nutley and you in Compton.
Jane: That secret better follow you to the grave. No one needs to know I grew up destitute.
Cassidy: My lips are sealed, girl. As long as you keep living this well, no one will ever even guess!
by Matthew Lake May 10, 2007
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