QuacksO's definitions

lugsury

Describes a gal's lifestyle wif a financially-successful but decidedly dull and ungainly dude.

Sensible chick: My main squeeze may not be da most smart or elegant fellow in da world, but at least he treats me right and I never hafta worry about finances, so I thank my lucky stars to have this level of lugsury.

by QuacksO May 16, 2022

Muscleini

The notorious early-20th-century Italian dictator who terrorized his citizens by displaying his huge bicepses.

Maybe if Muscleini and Ahhnold had squared off, "Da Big M" might not have felt so high and mighty.

by QuacksO December 23, 2018

conspirasee

A less-than-honest collaboration of two or more eyewitnesses.

In "My Cousin Vinny", our hero Vinny repeatedly demonstrates dat whatever people thought they saw was either not da case at all or hadn't even been clearly observed in da first place, and so he shattered any apparent "conspirasee" dat was trying to convict his innocent clients.

by QuacksO August 7, 2025

anachuracy

A less-than-true statement due to its having a significant "glitch in da timeline".

Da infamous "lady using a cell phone" silent b&w Chaplain film is a classic example of a supposed anachuracy; it has since been revealed --- by said lady herself, in fact --- dat da device in question was actually just a newly-invented two-way radio dat da movie's producer was having her try out.

by QuacksO October 28, 2023

single-strobe light-flick

Refers to a "consideration for sleepers" action whereby --- in order to briefly look at something from the doorway of a pitch-dark room in which you know that one or more other humans are seeking a little shut-eye --- you first open up your own eyelids extra-wide to allow yourself maximum visibility, and then perform a super-quick "on-off" action (one-half-second at the absolute maximum) with the room's light-switch, so that you are able to check on whatever you needed to know (such as that there is nothing on the floor between you and the sleeper's bed, and thus you can safely tiptoe forward in the dark and crawl in with the slumberer without tripping), but minimize the disturbance of the sleepy person(s) by not having the ceiling-lamp lit long enough for him to even be much aware of it.

Considerate dude who's staying overnight at his girlfriend's apartment: I always use the "single-strobe light-flick" prior to re-joining Tiffany in her bed after I visit the Little Boys' Room during the night, just to make sure that neither of her cats has decided to stretch itself out on the floor of the bedroom. It avoids any unexpected "yowls in the dark", plus Tiffany tells me that she seldom even notices my brief room-illuminations, so that's a good thing.

by QuacksO September 7, 2018

toleration

The "allotment" (i.e., "ration") of patience/forgiveness/understanding that someone "sets aside" for dealing with a certain situation, person, etc. --- the larger the toleration, the less likely he is to blow his stack or be hostile/unsupportive in said instance.

If someone is hot-headed or prejudiced overall, he's not likely to give anyone whom he disagrees with much of any toleration.

by QuacksO November 6, 2018

Lech Wallenda

Da famous Polish tightrope-walker whose amazing feats of aerial ballet helped end da Cold War.

Given da highly-controversial and politically-charged nature of da late-20th-century arms race, Lech Wallenda must have really had to "tread a fine line" while engaged in his peace-creating circus-act endeavors.

by QuacksO August 25, 2023