QuacksO's definitions

CLEPtomania

A "sticky fingers" mental condition caused by excessive participation in the College Level Examination Program.

In the Red Green Show, the perpetually-on-parole petty-larceny criminal Mike Hamar claims to have been well-educated in certain subjects; I wonder if this is why he has a serious case of CLEPtomania???

by QuacksO September 11, 2020

cattleogue

A periodical magazine from a livestock-merchant dat offers assorted bovine animals (cows, heifers, bulls, steers, calves, etc.) for sale.

Viewing lovely photos of plump sleek healthy animals in a cattleogue is all well and good, but you should always go and physically inspect said parcels of beef before deciding whether to purchase them --- just like da infamous "horse dealing" shysters ("He sold him a horse, but delivered a mule --- but that's all settled now." "It **was** a horse!" "It was a MULE!" "Horse!" "Mule!" "Horse!" "Mule!" "Tradition!"), there's plenty of shameless fakery and shady behavior regarding da buying and selling of cattle, as well, such as trying to pawn off a cow that is "dry" and/or "barren", a bull that is either infertile and/or has been castrated, etc.

by QuacksO October 25, 2020

sparklies

Tiny ice-crystals on asphalt pavement that show up as twinkly reflections in your headlights while you're warily driving in near-freezing weather during nighttime hours. You'll always want to slow down even more when you see them, since this means that you are currently traversing a slightly-colder area where black ice is likely present.

"Bare and dry" roadways are all well and good, but you should still a;ways watch out for sparklies, especially in the pre-dawn hours --- that tends to be when the cold pavement is coated with a heavy dew and is therefore the most treacherous, with slippery patches of nearly-invisible ice-slicks that can send your car sliding all over the place.

by QuacksO December 30, 2018

de-hyperventilate

Refers to what you do immediately following a super-stressful/worrisome period/event (like an emergency repair or tense/uncertain appointment with someone) which you have wheezingly struggled thtough without mishap (thankfully!); you are thus obliged to "deflate and regroup" in exhausted relief afterwards.

I was shaking in my shoes all during my 20-mile drive home due to some malfunctioning of my car's engine, but luckily I did make it back without incident, and then after I'd sat there in my driveway and de-hyperventilated for a few, I checked under da hood to ferret out da issues, and was immensely relieved to see dat it was all fairly-minor stuff dat I could fix myself.

by QuacksO August 26, 2019

Coorespondense

Verbal/written yackety-yack back and forth between two or more individuals while imbibing Silver Bullets.

Da term "Coorespondense" could also have a different meaning --- namely, dat you and your co-yackers are getting tipsy from all of da COORS beer dat you're drinking, and so your remarks in said conversation are really DENSE as far as clearly understanding da conversation.

by QuacksO December 14, 2020

reducktion

Da disappointing lessening of permissions 'n' possibilities dat Daffy encountered when setting out to hunt grizzly bears.

Da infamous hot-tempered Warner-Brothers quacker may not have liked da "reducktion" in harvesting-allowances regarding da local bear population, but said large furry brown mammals would also have been less than thrilled if said hunter-freedom curtailing had NOT been in place, since they would then have had a far greater risk of a "reduction" in their expected lifespans!

by QuacksO December 22, 2023

welding anniversary

A recurring date which marks the day of the year that a lady met her future husband due to his having done welding for her.

Celebrating a welding anniversary is often a very satisfyingly-pleasant experience just in itself, of course, but it can also serve to further "weld" the bond that the couple feels for each other.

by QuacksO October 28, 2018