PRwiz101's definitions

awkwardsome

A person, a pet, a situation, a photograph or an idea that is both awkward and awesome.

"Did you see that TV clip about a donkey parasailing at a beach in Mexico? Awkwardsome!"

overheard at a watercooler on Madison Avenue in Manhattan on March 31, 2011

by PRwiz101 April 21, 2011

cyberboarding

(n.) - A form of online torture that consists of immobilizing a subject with endless emails of a trivial nature, thus triggering the mammalian gagging reflex causing the captive to experience sensations of nausea.

If I get one more email from my cousin in Boston telling me for the umpteenth time about what he did last weekend, I am going to puke. His constant stream of email messages is nothing but cyberboarding pure and simple, and I plan to put a stop to it as soon as possible.

by PRwiz101 November 7, 2010

technograndiosity

(n.) - The idea that our fossil fuel-dependent lifestyle will continue on for many centuries yet to come, thanks to future advances in technology.

"I'm just praying that our car and airplane culture will survive well into the next few centuries thanks to our common belief in technograndiosity. "

overheard at a watercooler in San Antonio, Texas, Nobvember 10, 2010

by PRwiz101 November 16, 2010

Nerkey

A nerd who is also a turkey. Nerd + turkey = nerkey.

"He's such a nerd, Adam is. Actually, he's more than a nerd, he's a nerkey!"

by PRwiz101 May 24, 2008

screening

To read text on a computer screen, cellphone screen, Kindle screen or PDA screen or BlackBerry screen; replaces the term "reading" which now only refers to reading print text on paper

"I hate reading print newspapers now. I do all my screening online."

by PRwiz101 February 14, 2009

workburger

(n.) -- a hamburger eaten in the middle of the day during work hours in order to boost energy and satisfy cravings for meat, ketchup, salt and pickles.

"If I need anything now, it's a workburger! Bring it on!"

-- overheard outside an office cubicle in Manhattan on March 23, 2011

by PRwiz101 April 25, 2011

Urban Dick

(n.) -- Nickname, in a friendly and easy-to-pronounce form, for a popular online dictionary called the Urban Dictionary.

"I love seeing the new definitions of words that keep popping up daily on the Urban Dick! It's a really cool online dictionary."

-- overheard at a watercooler in Chicago, November 12, 2009

by PRwiz101 November 15, 2009