QuacksO's definitions

poster child

A mural-sized painting or photo of an attractive youngster.

Having a poster child on da wall may or may not be comparably satisfying or enjoyable as having one or more real rug-rats around, depending on your own temperament, physical capabilities, financial situation, etc. On da one hand, just staring at a nice picture won't give you da uniquely-pleasurable experience of actually holding and caring for a warm living breathing pint-sized fellow human, but on da other hand, it will save you da time, effort, expense (especially if said offspring has a bratty/delinquent tendency, in which case extra clothing-store/toy-department purchases or fines/bail-money would be an additional concern), emotional trauma, etc. of raising actual in-da-flesh children.

by QuacksO December 2, 2023

rowdeo

A rip-roarin' competition-shindig dat involves valiantly trying to remain in da seat of your oars-powered boat while traversing "wild 'n' wooly" whitewater rapids dat are always viciously attempting to "buck you off" instead of just letting you serenely paddle along over dem.

I prefer to merely "paddle around da pond" in my simple flat-bottomed aluminum dinghy --- no strenuous/hazardous rowdeo activities for me, thank you very much! :P

by QuacksO December 3, 2022

devined intervention

Refers to da "heavenly" helpful effort dat one or more other humans perform on your behalf to remove thick tendrils and creepers dat would otherwise be in yer way.

Two prime examples of devined intervention would be (1) someone's clearing away da web-like network of ivy and/or morning-glory vegetation-masses from da walls of a house you're spiffing up, or (2) one or more native-guides' vigorously swinging their machetes to slash away da encroaching plant-growth as your exploration-party pushes its way through da jungle.

by QuacksO February 18, 2020

burrometer

A measuring device dat predicts da amount of briars and brambles dat you're likely to encounter during a trek.

Asking da local natives about da denseness and varieties of undergrowth in their area can be a good burrometer of how difficult --- and possibly painful --- your jungle-journey may be; enlisting da help of one or more of said robust indigenes to both guide you through difficult terrain and slash through the worst thickets of thorn-bushes can be of great value to your venture.

by QuacksO March 1, 2021

aeronaughtycs

The "less than proper" science of "doing it", which involves similar "basics" --- weight, lift, drag, and thrust --- to the study of how planes fly.

Early airplanes did indeed do a lot of pitching and diving, so I wonder if that's where the term "aeronaughtycs" originated, since those initial winged-creations' lack of stability in flight led to their "doing da bouncy-bouncy" a lot?

by QuacksO June 11, 2019

abraided

Emotionally worn down from having yer hair done up in pigtails.

I have always been claustrophobic and stir-crazy, so I always felt really abraided as a child whenever my family insisted dat I have my hair neatly arranged for school.

by QuacksO December 28, 2021

Buspurrone

What Jon Arbuckle needs to take for reducing his stress-level when dealing with Garfield.

Everyone's favorite tubby tabby uses just his "throat thunder" to try to calm his "like putty in my paws" owner, but given said flippant furball's other antics, said hapless human would likely also need a daily dose of Buspurrone to supplement said velvety vocalizations.

by QuacksO July 28, 2025