Nupe's definitions

downshifters

People who had a good professional job and (usually) a house which had significantly increased in value - but then they realised that by selling the house and moving to another (usually rural, far cheaper) area of the country, they could 'downshift' their lives and yet still have a small fortune in the bank + less stress, less work, more time with the family, more money.

See also: downshifting.

I know a couple who downshifted from their £2.1m house in London. She was in teaching, he was an accountant. Now they run a great little art gallery during the summer in the wilds of the Derbyshire Peak District, and just make art and teach their kids for most of the year."

by Nupe January 6, 2004

flow

1) When an off-road cyclist is able to negotiate a regular route without thinking about it, he is able to "flow".

2) The way a racing track for off-road mountain bikers is planned and prepared; it must have good "flow".

"I'm getting the flow of the route now."

"The trail rolls and winds through
beautiful open fields and wooded areas and generally has a nice flow."

by Nupe January 6, 2004

smirky

Body language of a guilty teen boy who has been accused of some anti-social behaviour, but has faced it down and now knows that the charge cannot be proven against him.

"Man - that little sh*t is so smirky, just look at him. I know he did it. He knows he did it. I'm gonna nail his a*s if its the last thing I do!!"

by Nupe January 7, 2004

kindergoth

A Goth Girl who is under age 14. Not a label for a brain-dead follow-my-leader girl - a kindergoth does the whole Goth thing with a touch of irony yet listens to Wagner and reads Gormenghast too.

(Minor alternative use: name used by some immature 'mature' goths to deride young 'new goths'. Kindergoth is used by them as an equivalent to 'newbie' or 'plastic punk').

See also: babygoth, baby-bats, kinderwhore, pixie.

"Gloom County's resident kindergoth reads a lot of Sandman."

by Nupe January 6, 2004

petrolhead

Term of abuse used by environmentalists against car users.

"The petrolheads may soon run out of road; gridlock is certain in many areas by 2005"

by Nupe January 7, 2004

Enoesque

Music which is similar to the later ambient music of British musician and all-round genius Brian Eno.

"Are Enoesque fripperies all this derivative band capable of?"

by Nupe January 6, 2004

videoblog

Weblog which consists mostly of regularly posted short compressed video-clips and text commentary.

"If you liked my old photoblog, get a load of my new videoblog! My new digicam does movies as well as pics, so I'll be blogging in video from now on!"

by Nupe January 6, 2004