Definitions by Pentozali

drop tone 

The sound an object makes as it's falling onto a surface.

I could tell by the drop tone that it was your pen that fell out of your pocket, not your ring.

drop tone by pentozali August 21, 2012

aul 

A mountain village in the Caucasus Mountains of Russia, Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan but usually applied to the first two locations.

An aul in Daghestan is a very eerie place. The houses are usually constructed so that their backs form a sort of step to the next row of houses and continue in this way until one reaches the top of the hill or cliff. The roofs form pathways to the neighbors' houses too. The overall effect is that of a sort of pyramidlike shape. The ancient stone towers, old masjids, bazaars, and the strange languages add to the eerieness.

aul by pentozali August 20, 2012

robot 

Voicemail or a gof answering machine.

Laura had a pass day today, so anyone who tried to call her just got her robot.

robot by pentozali August 17, 2012

ligature 

That thingamajig on a clarinet mouthpiece that's a real PITA to adjust---you have to poke around on the bottom of the reed and avoid touching the rails of the mouthpiece in order to align the reed correctly.

I have a Rovner ligature and I like the way it holds my reed. The only problem is, the ligature is made with some rubbery stuff and it sticks to the mouthpiece like your butt on a car seat on a hot summer day!

ligature by pentozali August 17, 2012

gof

Good old-fashioned.

Mike just bought a nice gof phone with real bells instead of ringtones.

gof by pentozali August 17, 2012

flotz 

Hebrew for a fart.

Aaron thought he could cover up his flotz with the sound of the bus going by, but the rotten garlic smell gave it away.

flotz by pentozali August 12, 2012

lekh tizdayen

Hebrew for "Fuck you!"

Lekh tizdayen! Halevay, shetamut bakever shel Hitler, ben zonah!

lekh tizdayen by pentozali August 12, 2012