Nupe's definitions

Flitterati

The liberal upper-middle-classes of urban England who flee the dubious delights of their own cities to buy property in fashionable rural regions abroad.

"The flitterati are going to have to choose a new destination now that the property bubble in rural France has burst."

by Nupe February 8, 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

lurking

Term used by/of a newly decloaked lurker on a usenet newsgroup, e-mail mailing-list or web message-board.

"I've been lurking in this group for a month now, and this is my first posting."

by Nupe January 6, 2004

photoblog

Weblog containing regular postings of the owner's recently taken creative photographs. Cat or pet pictures don't count.

"I just posted some new fab new snaps on my photoblog."

by Nupe January 6, 2004

charity shop

British equivalent to the USA's "thrift store".

"The band's clothes look like they were nicked from the local charity shop."

by Nupe January 6, 2004

boarders

What avid skateboarders and snowboarders call themselves. (They do in the Anglosphere, anyway).

See also: sk8, skateboarders

"Snow Skate Girl magazine is for girls who want a little action, packed with interviews of professional and amateur boarders."

by Nupe January 20, 2004