Definitions by Nco

H.U.M.A.S. 

Also spelled: HUMAS

Head Up My Ass Syndrome.

- A condition in which the subject is not able to think of others.

c.r. P.Nco, 1986

After suffering from HUMAS for many years, Debbie died alone cuddling a teddy bear that never talked.

H.U.M.A.S. by Nco November 15, 2003

HUMA Syndrome 

Head Up My Ass Syndrome.

-The condition of caring for oneself more than others.

c.r. 1986 PNco

Mariah Carey was hospitalized for HUMA Syndrome in 2002, recovered slightly, but albulm sales have never been the same.

HUMA Syndrome by Nco November 15, 2003

PED 

P.E.D.
Penile Erectile Disorder.

A dysfunction that hinders the rise of the penis.

The secondary conflict in the novel, The Sun Also Rises.

Hemingway had to give his girl to a matador because he suffered from PED.

PED by Nco November 15, 2003

Hunger Artist 

Hunger Artist

Noun.

A person that starves themselves in a café for the amusement of a crowd.

Etymology: Franz Kafka’s The Hunger Artist

The Hunger Artist died in his cafe and was replaced by a panther.

Hunger Artist by Nco November 15, 2003

fathom 

Deep thought.
A cliché that means deep thought.
The action of people thinking underwater.

also:

Main Entry: 1fath·om
Pronunciation: 'fa-th&m
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English fadme, from Old English fæthm outstretched arms, length of the outstretched arms; akin to Old Norse fathmr fathom, Latin patEre to be open, pandere to spread out, Greek petannynai
Date: before 12th century
1 : a unit of length equal to six feet (1.83 meters) used especially for measuring the depth of water
2 : COMPREHENSION

The first year composition students could not fathom another way to write without the use of trite words.

fathom by Nco November 15, 2003

drogue 

Main Entry: drogue
Pronunciation: 'drOg
Function: noun
Etymology 1: Anthony Burgess’ _A Clockwork Orange_.
Date: circa 1971
Etymology 2: probably alteration of 1drag
Date: 1875
1. A toady. A cohort. A person that you use as a pawn. Someone that goes before the leader to take the main assault. A friend by convenience.
2 : SEA ANCHOR
3 a : a cylindrical or funnel-shaped device towed as a target by an airplane b : a small parachute for stabilizing or decelerating something (as an astronaut's capsule) or for pulling a larger parachute out of stowage
3 : a funnel-shaped device which is attached to the end of a long flexible hose suspended from a tanker airplane in flight and into which the probe of another airplane is fitted so as to receive fuel from the tanker.

*Definitions 2-3 derive from Merriam Webster.

I sent my drogue to steal a car before we went out that evening.

drogue by Nco November 15, 2003