Octopod's definitions

on the QT

Secretly; covertly.

He was running a numbers bank on the QT while he led the campaign against casino gambling.

by octopod November 23, 2003

people of color

Pinko, PC or Bolshevik term for all non-white minorities, lumped together and viewed as cannon fodder for some revolution or voting cattle for the Democrat party. See diversity.

The speaker said, "We need to make certain that people of color are well-represented on the Board of Directors."

by octopod January 24, 2004

kicker

The detail (usually unpleasant) that changes everything.

The kicker was, Mephisto was supposed to get Faust's soul -- forever!

by Octopod November 9, 2003

perp walk

Practice of displaying an arrested person to the press and public while delivering the person to the courtroom, etc.

Giuliani arrested stockbrokers and took them on a "perp walk" when he could have arrange for them to surrender quietly.

by octopod November 19, 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

dead tree media

Newspapers and magazines, as opposed to talk radio and the Blogosphere.

I picked up the Times in the bus station the other day. Nothing in that dead tree media!

by octopod April 20, 2006

Singes capitulards bouffeurs de fromage

Frog for cheese-eating surrender monkeys.

A dozen gross white flags for the Bastille Day parade. Oui, oui, pour les singes capitulards bouffeurs de fromage.

by octopod November 23, 2003