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Definitions by Octopod

bala busteh

An expert housekeeper; by extension, an expert at other things. Fr. Hebrew or Aramaic via Yiddish.
That Hillary can bake cookies, but she's no bala busteh!
bala busteh by Octopod November 8, 2003

culliones 

Balls; courage; brutish masculinity. Fr. Italian "coglioni". Cf. Sp. cojones, Fr. cuillons; see break my balls.
You need a giant set of culliones to talk to Tony like that.
culliones by Octopod November 8, 2003

dumb as a rock 

The perp was dumb as a rock, and confessed in five minutes.
dumb as a rock by Octopod November 8, 2003

terminally 

Fatally, irremediably, beyond hope of change. E.g. terminally stupid, terminally cute.
Miz Thang, your dimples are terminally cute, but your boytoy is terminally stupid.
terminally by Octopod November 8, 2003

dirtback 

Low-class, trailer trash fuckhead.
Goddam dirtback, your mangy pit bull shat on my lawn again!
dirtback by Octopod November 8, 2003
A person used as an impressive escort. Looks good, doesn't drool, but may have no other redeeming virtues.
I bought Suzie a nice dress and took her to the ball. She's dumb as a rock but a perfect armpiece.
armpiece by Octopod November 8, 2003

Twentieth Century 

1. The ~ Limited, an extinct luxury train from New York to Chicago.
2. Hell on Earth, 1900-1999, or 1901-2000, for would-be purists.
In the Twentieth Century fools prated of progress, and mass murder was an athletic event.
Twentieth Century by Octopod November 8, 2003
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