your mum

Humourous response to any question where a noun or noun-phrase is expected.

See also: Yer mum
Q: What time is it?
A: Your mum.

Q: Under which of the true sciences should philosophy be classified?
A: Your mum.

etc.
by phantom oddity January 09, 2004
mugGet the your mummug.

purple cow

The imaginary subject of the nursery rhyme by the same name.
I've never seen a purple cow,
I never hope to see one,
But I will tell you anyhow,
I'd rather see than be one.
by phantom oddity May 28, 2004
mugGet the purple cowmug.

wababooshka

May mean nothing but is undoubtedly derived from 'Babooshka', the Russian word for 'Grandma'.
by phantom oddity January 13, 2004
mugGet the wababooshkamug.

dupe

1. n. A duplicate
(rarely) v. To duplicate something

2. To deliberately confuse or scam someone
1. n.: There are too many dupes on UD.
* v.: The idiot was bored so he duped someone else's definition and added some offensive words.

2. The idiot was easily duped out of his cash.
by phantom oddity October 08, 2004
mugGet the dupemug.

Non Sequitur

1. Latin phrase roughly translating as "doesn't follow" (think: not-in-sequence), i.e. 'non-sequitur' describes something that doesn't follow on from the preceeding information or context. Often used as a form of humour.

2. Rotate the giraffe.
by phantom oddity May 20, 2004
mugGet the Non Sequiturmug.

ginger

1. n. a root vegetable used as a spice. It has a bittersweet, aromatic flavour.
2. adj. anything flavoured with ginger.
3. n./adj. a yellowish-brown colour, tending to orange.
4. adj. a colloquial term used to describe people with red hair, who also tend to have pale skin tone and freckles.
5. adj. (pronounced with a hard initial 'g' and rhyming with singer) - as 4., but is used as a term of abuse. Sometimes spelt with an apostrophe after the second g to distinguish from the less offensive pronunciation.
6. (rare) adj. delicate.
1. Young ginger root has a milder flavour.
2. ginger biscuits, ginger beer, etc.
3. "The setting sun took on a gingerish hue."
4. "Daphne's hair was ginger, though she preferred to call it red."
5. "Oi! Ging'er! Too sunny for you?!" -- "Uh. Yes, actually."
6. "Fred crept gingerly towards Daphne."

Also: Compare red, 4. and 5. with black, negro and nigger.
by phantom oddity July 27, 2008
mugGet the gingermug.

muggy

(adj.) Used to describe the atmosphere when humidity is high relative to temperature. Nights after humid days tend to be muggy.
The muggy air made even the lightest of sheets awkward to sleep under.
by phantom oddity May 28, 2004
mugGet the muggymug.