194 definitions by Octopod

America's sweetheart

Tonya Harding.

Tonya Harding is America's sweetheart

by Octopod June 29, 2004

a mile wide and an inch deep

Impressive at first but with experience, found to be stupid or unimaginative

"That John Kerry seems to have gravitas."
"He's a mile wide and an inch deep."

by Octopod April 11, 2004

anyways

Annoying misuse of the word 'anyway." Probably part of the language now, just to annoy curmudgeons like me.

So, she's all "Anyways, let's go shopping at Target! "

by Octopod May 30, 2004

Tonya Harding

Oregonian champion ice skater, celebrity boxer, and troublemaker, but for all that, a beautiful resilient person from the wrong side of the tracks. In short, America's sweetheart.

The picture of Tonya Harding climbing down from the pickup in a floor-length gown is beautiful.

by Octopod June 28, 2004

tooney

A Canadian two-dollar coin. See looney.

He gave me a coin, no bills. I said "What's this?" "A tooney." Damned clever, these frostbacks.

by Octopod November 23, 2003

towel snapping

Any kind of stereotypically male banter or sparring, verbal or otherwise; from the habit of boys in high schoo locker rooms snapping towels at each others' butts.

I used to watch the political towel-snapping on "The McLaughlin Group."

by Octopod November 20, 2003

There goes the neighborhood!

The first you-name-the-ethnic-group has moved in, and the racist neighbors are restless.

"We're from Remulac. It's a village in France."
"There goes the neighborhood."

by Octopod November 6, 2003