PRwiz101's definitions

slablet

(n.) - a slang word for a computer tablet such as the iPad or other branded tablet devices

"There are so many computer tablets to choose from these days, and more are on the way, I'm not sure which slablet to buy."

-- overheard at a watercooler in Redmond, Washington on April 7, 2010

by PRwiz101 April 8, 2010

helium parenting

(n.) -- A method of parenting which is similar to the way a child holds a balloon, in which parents allow their children to rise like a helium-filled balloon and float on their own, while at the same time making sure that their growing sons and daughters have a strong grasp on the string so that they do not float away to unknown parts.

"My parents were good to me, and they raised me with helium parenting ideas. They gave me a lot of freedom when I was a child but they were always there for me, too. I loved being a balloon and yet I was glad they made sure I was holding on to the string."

overheard at a watercooler in the hallway at Temple Beth Shalom in
Toronto, Janary 31, 2012

by PRwiz101 August 1, 2012

throat therapy

Food, a snack, comfort food, fast food, gourmet food. Also coffee, tea, wine, beer or a cold milkshake on a hot summer day.

"Let's stop at the next rest stop on the highway and get some throat therapy."

by PRwiz101 July 3, 2008

slogger

(n.) - A blogger who blogs only once or twice a year.

"I like blogging, and I read lots of blogs, but when it comes to actually writing my own posts, well, I think I am more of a slogger than a blogger. My blogging career has been one long slog."

overheard at a watercooler in Manhattan, September 7, 2011

by PRwiz101 September 8, 2011

kindle

To read a book or a newspaper on a Kindle e-reading device

"I'm kindling now, call you back in ten minutes."

"I'm kindling the newspaper now, can't chat, will return call in one hour."

"Do you enjoy kindling with your Kindle?" "Yes, I do enjoy kindling."

"Hey, I've been kindled. My lates t book was packaged by Kindle as a Kindle book. It feels kind of good to be kindled."

"My book was out of print for a long time, but a new publisher reprinted it and put it on the Kindle menu and you could say my book has been rekindled. I love it!"

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by PRwiz101 March 4, 2009

stoopid

(adj.) -- The act of being stupid, but more in the way of being foolish than being really stupid.

"Hey, don't be so stoopid, Danny! What were you thinking, driving with your eyes closed like that!"

by PRwiz101 November 2, 2009

gliral

(n.) -- A combination of the words global and viral as a portmanteau word to mean a news story or a photograph that goes global and viral.

"Wow, that Lady Gaga video went gliral today, after news leaked out about who was really in it!"

-- overheard at a watercooler in Manhattan on April 7, 2012

by PRwiz101 September 26, 2012