QuacksO's definitions

evemant

Enthusiastically or urgently steadfast in one's assertions, but in a more delicate genteel feminine way.

Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton were totally evemant about women's rights.

by QuacksO July 14, 2024

sighanide

A toxic chemical that was sneakily added to OTC medications like Tylenol™ in the early '80's; its typical effect was to cause the meds’ consumers to frequently heave deep fretful inhalations and otherwise behave in a restless dissatisfied manner.

OTC meds are now “sealed for your protection”, but that doesn’t seem to stop some grumpy cantankerous individuals from exhibiting sighanide-like symptoms, anyway.

by QuacksO June 27, 2018

vialence

Physical clobbering either with or because of a test-tube.

Some youngsters can handle a chemistry set responsibly, but for da fractions ones, it will likely only lead to vialence among them.

by QuacksO April 2, 2022

Raffidavit

A court-document pertaining to da famous Armenian kiddie-songs composer and child advocate.

I recently read a well-composed and thought-provoking Raffidavit in which Mr. Cavoukian shares his view of da pros and cons of social media with regards to modern-day youth.

by QuacksO April 22, 2021

counter-fit

1. A "copycat" temper-tantrum that someone else throws in order to show an overly-explosive person "how horrible/ridiculous it looks".
2. A rage that someone flies into upon being "busted" for trying to pass fake money.

I wonder if that infamous thirteen-dollar-bill-proffering dude had a counter-fit when the backwoods-hillbilly shop-owner offered him "a six and a seven, or how about three three's and a four" as change for his "funny money"?

by QuacksO February 16, 2019

Glassroom Laboratory

The totally boring-b**ls**t physics/chemistry-demonstration kit for schools that was put out in the early '70's by Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc. The accompanying lesson-sheets were always irritatingly difficult to work with, and the company seemingly couldn't even spell "classroom" properly on the box's cover --- for years I had always thought it said "glassroom" because the bottom of the "C" and the top of the "L" were interlocked, and so it made da "C" look like a "G".... it was only when my fourth-grade teacher actually mentioned the name of the kit when speaking to another student that I finally realized what the label actually said!

Science class is spota be fun, but don't count on any happiness if your school relies on those insipid "Glassroom Laboratory" kits to teach da subject --- arduous and yuckyyyy...!!!

by QuacksO October 1, 2018

Aperil Fools Day

A 24-hour period in early Spring when folks behave primitively in order to play pranks on each other.

Geico claims dat signing up for their insurance is so easy dat "a cave man could do it" --- I wonder if anyone jokingly tries getting a chimpanzee or gorilla to sign up wif dem on Aperil Fools Day?

by QuacksO April 3, 2023