maelstrum

A free-for-all jam-session of hand-plucked string-instruments.
Woodstock was a major maelstrum of multiple musicians playing at once.
by QuacksO May 04, 2022
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leakest wink

What a "chain of command" is only as strong as. In other words, if a bunch of insincere people are "shedding crocodile tears" --- i.e., if they are pretending to be all weepy-eyed but are actually "winking behind their watering" because they're merely trying to manipulate those in authority --- the resolve of said commanding personnel is only as strong as whoever is shedding the most tears of the "leaky-waterworks" group, and thus is presenting the most-convincingly unhappy status that would also have the most persuasive effect on whoever is in charge of the situation.
A jury would do well to only listen to and consider what is actually being said by those giving testimony, not the eye-streamingly distressed manner in which said testimony is presented --- remember, the resolve of humanity is only as strong as its leakest wink!
by QuacksO February 18, 2023
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euforeia

Da heady feeling of glee dat you experience when teeing off a tiny dimpled sphere.
Bob Stuyvesant never seems to glean much euforeia from his habitually-lousy golfing-shots on da Red Green Show.
by QuacksO June 20, 2023
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CD-ROMulan

A media-storage device used in Star Trek.
I wonder if Lieutenant Commander Data kept all his files about alien foes on a CD-ROMulan?
by QuacksO April 01, 2021
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haulmark

A distinctive feature of a device used for transporting cargo.
Da term "haulmark" could also pertain to persons or machinery utilized for retrieving lobster traps, such as stern-men, winch-units, etc.
by QuacksO April 29, 2021
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deaference

Respectful allowance dat's given due to someone's not having da greatest hearing-capabilities.
Da term "deaference" would imply positive/constructive/accommodating actions such as speaking up when addressing da hard-of-hearing person, standing closer to his head while conversing wif him, letting him see your lips for easier understanding of what you're saying, etc. But in da "classic and infamous" joke about da old fella wif da hearing-aid who had changed his will four times when he'd stealthily overheard what his descendants truly thought about him and what they were actually planning to do wif da money he'd been planning to leave them, said resentful/greedy youngsters were in fact doing da exact opposite of showing lack-of-sharp-ears respect for their elder "Mr. Moneybags", in dat not only were they intentionally speaking in just low-to-normal-volume tones so dat hopefully da old codger wouldn't be able to hear them (he hadn't informed his family dat he'd gotten da hearing aid), but they were also totally trash-talking him behind his back!
by QuacksO May 24, 2022
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Prossecution

(from Charles Dickens' classic book "A Tale Of Two Cities") Identifies the accusing party who would have been testifying against Madame DeFarge if said violent lady --- rather than being killed with her own smuggled pistol --- had been taken into custody and tried in a court of law.
If Madame DeFarge had not been killed with her own pistol, she would likely have been challenged in court for attempted murder, and the no-nonsense governess and friend of Lucie Manette would likely have served as the Prossecution after said Madame's famous armed confrontation with her.
by QuacksO February 08, 2020
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