Octopod's definitions

mensch

An upstanding, worthy, honorable adult person of either sex. Fr. German and Yiddish for "human being." Cf. Chinese jin, literally "man" but with similar meaning.

Be a mensch! Admit your mistake and make things good.

by Octopod November 8, 2003

Don't try this at home

Anything that's fun or dangerous, from the lawyer warnings on TV commercials. See professional driver on closed course.

Look, he's skateboarding on top of a 767!

Don't try this at home.

by octopod July 11, 2004

prune face

The pompous gigolo John Kerry, noted for his wrinkly, albeit botoxed features.

The French looking prune face picked the Breck Girl as his running mate.

by octopod July 6, 2004

Sweet Potato Queens

A purportedly humorous cult of Southern women given to vulgar displays at local agrarian parades.

She became a complete Sweet Potato Queens groupie, and soon after lost her reason.

by octopod November 5, 2003

cowpie

A flat blob of cow shit.

I stepped into a fresh cowpie when I was crossing the field

by Octopod November 8, 2003

Dewey Cheatham & Howe

A legendary law firm.

What's the difference between a lawyer and a chicken?

A chicken clucks defiance.

by octopod January 24, 2004

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 19, 2003