Octopod's definitions

kaffir

1. Arabic term meaning "infidel.' See kafir, kaafir. Plural kufaar, kaafirun.

2. Borrowed into Afrikaans and S. African English as insulting term for an African.

Under apartheid, the "kaffirs" had to live in locations.

by octopod July 11, 2004

not enough popcorn

I don't have time to tell the story--it's too long, say, movie length.

"So how come you got divorced?"
"Not enough popcorn."

by octopod October 18, 2008

insuranburn

Arson fire to collect insurance. Trinidadian. Cf. Jewish barbecue.

"Business is bad." "Try insuranburn."

by Octopod November 8, 2003

one oar in the water

Not all there. tetched, a few sandwiches short of a picnic, bonkers, nuts, his elevator stops short of the top floor, etc.

Ever since he heard Dennis Kucinich speak, he's had just one oar in the water.

by octopod May 8, 2004

mimps

"Dammit!" on Remulac. See Coneheads.

Mimps! How dare you consort with randy humans without my permission?

by Octopod November 8, 2003

popery

Old fashioned pejorative term for Catholicism, still in use in Northern Ireland.

"No Popery!" screamed the Rev. Paisley.

by octopod February 18, 2004

booner

Pejorative word for an African-American.

Buncha booners hangin' around by the barber shop.

by octopod June 27, 2004