Newbia's definitions

Iron Giant

A movie directed by Brad Bird about a very tall alien from space made out of iron who befriends a young boy during the Cold War. I believe it is set around 1957ish.

Iron Giant didn't do well in the box office, but it was praised by many critics.

by Newbia December 29, 2004

metrosexual

A straight male who has a feminine side (especially caring about appearances). It used to be that when a man acted like this, people thought he was homosexual.

I used to find it sad that any man with some nice traits like dressing well or being able to cook was considered homosexual, but now I know he's metrosexual.

by Newbia June 10, 2004

meanwhile, back at the ranch

In a story, it means,"Meanwhile, in another part of the story,"and has nothing to do with ranches.

Timmy put the finishing touches on his painting. Meanwhile, back at the ranch , Lolita was finishing her cake.

by Newbia May 4, 2004

vanity fair

A place characterized by frivolity, excessive display of how fancy this place is, and pretentious.

It comes from the the book Pilgrim's Progress, where there was a fair in a town called Vanity. Later on, there was a book called Vanity Fair, and that's when it became a common term.

I got invited to a party at my friend Martha's house. You know, the rich girl who's related to the queen? Anyway, the party was a vanity fair.

What movie should we see? I'm thinking of seeing Vanity Fair. It's based on a novel I had to read in high school.

by Newbia September 1, 2004

Pocky

A thin bread stick dipped in chocolate, sometimes other flavors, quite popular in Japan.

Hey, are you hungry? I have some pocky in the cupboard if you need a snack.

by Newbia May 3, 2004

like

1.A word that is inserted randomly into a sentence. Most people use it just because they're used to it, even some English teachers, and they won't use it when writing but will say it without meaning to. It used to be what you said instead of "um" but not people are so used to it they say,"Like, um..."

2."so I was all like" means "I said"

1.So I went to the mall and there was this, like, really cute shirt. And I, like, asked how much it cost.

2.So the guy was all like,"You should use proper english and say 'I said'," and I was like,"Don't, like, tell me how to talk..."

by Newbia April 26, 2004

strong suit

What ever you are really good (usually best) at doing.

"Multiplication is my strong suit," said the math teacher.

by Newbia June 22, 2004