enginuity

On his YouTube channel, Ron Pratt and his father drive their Polaris 4X4 deep into the woods to retrieve a stuck rental-van. Ron's father uses a combination of the side-by-side's electric winch and simultaneously revving the quad's motor to spin the alternator faster and thus create more pulling-capacity for the winch --- that's real enginuity.
by QuacksO October 14, 2018
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liar lyre

An old-fashioned harp that "plays a different tune", similar to the proverbial trumpet.
Why do you say, "Liar lyre" to me? I am an honest minstrel --- trust me.
by QuacksO September 09, 2019
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Clue Clucks Clan

A super-secretive fanatical group dedicated to deciphering the subtle meanings of hen-talk.
The Clue Clucks Clan has been known to ceremoniously incinerate the -carcasses of deceased-merely-due-to-old-age hens, but they never sacrifices a live chicken, since they honestly believe that they need each and every one of their domesticated pheasants to listen to and supposedly obtain valuable insights/knowledge from.
by QuacksO May 29, 2018
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nominal embrace

Refers to a merely “in name only” type of hug that you give someone whom you do not actually have romantic/affectionate feelings toward, but are just “going through the motions” to be polite/agreeable.
There are various reasons why one might administer a nominal embrace; the most common situations might be (A) you are giving the other person a proxy hug as a favor for someone else, or (B) you are at a party, wedding, or other social gathering where “everyone is doing it” --- i.e., giving a hug --- to one or more “special” attendees, such as the hostess, "birthday boy/girl", the newlyweds, etc., or (C) the huggee is either mentally challenged and thus craves “cuddly attention” from everyone around him, or he is presently going through a rough time in his life, and thus he needs all the emotional support he can get.
by QuacksO August 24, 2018
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curtilage disorder

An illness dat results in your home and property's being in a somewhat-less-than-tidy condition.
Housekeeping is not my thing, so neighbors often point to my cluttered grounds and ask me if I have a curtilage disorder.
by QuacksO December 23, 2021
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melancallie

A dreary mood due to someone's not phoning you when you'd expected or wanted him/her to.
In a classic "Miss Piggy's Advice" column in Muppet Magazine, a mid-teenage lad complains about how his main squeeze always suffers a major bout of melancallie whenever he isn't able to "give her a jingle" in the evening, despite his repeatedly having explained to her that he's a farmer boy and thus has chores that often prevent him from being free to simply sit and "yack on the horn" for half an hour. He finishes his message to said "sage sow" by indignantly asking her, "So what am I supposed to do?!" Being a selfish brat herself --- AND a fierce feminist --- said pink-skinned flat-nosed advisor unhelpfully snorts back, "You're supposed o call her." Some help SHE turned out to be there! :P
by QuacksO April 11, 2022
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rowmance

What two lovers nurture while partaking of relaxing paddles around the pond.
In da 1924 movie, "Girl Shy", Harold and Mary shared a great rowmance at a peaceful stream near Harold's home town of Little Bend, California.
by QuacksO June 28, 2023
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