Monkey's Dad's definitions

Gigabug

A multiple of units of coronaviral infection.

Watching the growth of COVID-19 move exponentially, with nothing on the horizon to reverse the trend, the doctor feared that infections would soon be measured by the gigabug.

by Monkey's Dad March 29, 2020

Grindiosity

The delusional projection that one's life is duller and harder than it really is.

His air of grindiosity was betrayed by his three-day work schedule, four month paid summer vacation and that ski chalet in Vail he thought no one knew about.

by Monkey's Dad February 25, 2020

Vaccinational reopening

A national resumption, enabled by development of a vaccine for covid-19.

The country would wait as long as necessary for a vaccinational reopening.

by Monkey's Dad April 16, 2020

Tokyo Hilton

A mythical place of serenity, unimaginable to most, where a woman's cares vanish.

She knew that others were suffering, but for the moment, her pillows fluffed, her coffee done exactly the way she loved it and brought to her bedside, she felt she was at the Tokyo Hilton, and the world was at peace.

by Monkey's Dad March 29, 2020

libado

The sexual urges you are told when young are sinful, and that you are not supposed to feel, but hey.

Staring into the stern, reprimanding face of Sister Mary-Grace, she wondered if her libado was visible, thinking, as she was, such forbidden thoughts.

by Monkey's Dad March 5, 2020

Chauvinism

Committing murder in broad daylight.

Named for Derek Chauvin, former Minneapolis police officer who killed George Floyd on May 25, 2020.

Derek Chauvin, in a brazen act of Chauvinism, knelt on George Floyd's neck for nearly nine and a half minutes while Floyd struggled to live, repeatedly gasping I can't breathe, until he died. Chauvin did so in public, as Darnella Frazier, a seventeen-year-old girl, recorded an unflinching video of the episode. Her video went viral, resulting in massive social unrest across America and was the pivotal piece of evidence in securing Chauvin's conviction for murder. He was sentenced to 22 years in prison.

by Monkey's Dad July 11, 2021

p-Phone

The Pavlov smartphone. It pings, buzzes, vibrates or rings and you JUMP! to respond.

Named for Ivan Pavlov, a Nobel-winning Russian physiologist famous for his work in classical conditioning.

To his eternal astonishment, she was incapable of ignoring her p-Phone, no matter the circumstance.

by Monkey's Dad October 14, 2020