NigelM's definitions

income tax

When you swallow tacks and they won't come out

The tacks went in! Maybe they're income tax!

by NigelM May 28, 2018

treefiddy

Slang for a vehicle with a 350 cubic-inch (5.7 liter) V8 engine. Originally introduced to old models of GM vehicles with that engine.

Is that a treefiddy Camaro?
Yeah!

by NigelM October 20, 2021

boring unit

Metric units, the unit system a vast majority of the world still rely on, even though it has been having a tendency to put many Imperial and Customary users to sleep.

Meter, liter, gram, kilo, centi, and milli are boring units.

by NigelM June 14, 2024

Volkswagen Beetle

1. A derogatory term for the Porsche 911, referring to the style and general look of the car. Jeremy Clarkson hated this car so much the term became a running joke on Top Gear, a BBC car review/talk show he hosted.

The Porsche 911: And here it is, the Volkswagen Beetle in running shoes.

by NigelM June 13, 2021

370H55V

A number on a license plate with a rather profane meaning...

That Prius' plate said "370H55V". I turned it over and then I knew what it really meant.

by NigelM December 30, 2018

She-he

A person who is accidentally revealed to be a half-woman/half-man, usu. met with a scared expression from the discoverer.

I found out he was a she-he, half-man/half-woman, and I went running to my sister scared!

by NigelM December 20, 2022

Boring units

Metric units aka the measurement system every other country but the United States has switched to even though it consists of boring decimal points, powers, and zeroes.

It weighs 1.2 pounds. Or 544 paperclips in boring units.

by NigelM May 6, 2022