PRwiz101's definitions

app-rehension

(noun) -- A feeling that the software will lead to a disastrous loss of privacy down the road.

"The more I think about all these apps going around, the more I am filled with app-rehension."

-- overheard at a watercooler in Manhattan on January 15, 2013

by PRwiz101 January 27, 2013

conveeni

A convenience store.

"I live right near a nice conveeni, and I get all my daily necessities, there, including beer!"

-- overhead at a coffee shop in Great Barrington, Massachusetts

by PRwiz101 July 4, 2009

evicted

(n.) -- The exclamation one makes when a cockroach is successfully zapped by an electric zapper

''Look, I finally zapped him for good. Evicted!''

overheard in an office kitchenette in Taipei, November 15, 2010

by PRwiz101 November 26, 2010

counterpropaganda

(n.) - Professional and amateur news operations in print or online to identify misleading government lies or corporate product propaganda in order to raise public awareness of truthiness in the general population.

"Look, the only way we're going to turn this society into a better and more informed one is to push our counterpropaganda on the media just as hard as the forces of public manipulation do."

-- overheard at a watercooler in Austin, Texas on March 15, 2011

by PRwiz101 April 20, 2011

brainbow

(n.) - a brilliant idea that soars "over the rainbow" during a group brainstorming session

"Bob, your idea is so good, I want to call it a brainbow! It really soars above the rest, and it's a keeper. Brilliant!"

-- Overheard at a watercooler in Mountain View, California on January 9, 2010

by PRwiz101 January 16, 2010

masturaption

(n.) - Masturbation based on imagined scenes of rape

"Masturbation is one thing, but you know, some pervs go overboard and get into this masturaption mindset and I don't like it at all."

overheard at a water cooler in Miami, Florida, January 6, 2011

by PRwiz101 February 19, 2011

Bindle

A bound book made from paper with a front cover and a back cover and anywhere from 100 to 300 pages inside, printed on paper and to be read on a comfortable chair at one's leisure.

"I hate reading e-books on a Kindle. Give me a real Bindle anyday!"

-- Overheard at water cooler at a bookstore in Manhattan in June 2009.

by PRwiz101 August 4, 2009