QuacksO's definitions

fürhor

Da early-to-mid-20th-century mass-incensement of Germans caused by da head "goose-stepping moron" and his screamingly-raving propaganda-speeches.

Walter Donovan may indeed have suffered a "seething wrath of Hell and brimstone" end by his drinking from da false Grail, but he'd likely have met with even greater fürhor back in Berlin if he'd returned empty-handed (which of course he would have had to in any case, even if Indy and his father had NOT been in da picture to oppose him, since it was forbidden to transport da Grail past da Great Seal, anyway, and so said golden chalice could not have been removed from da Temple by Donovan even if he HAD gotten his greedy hands on it in da end) and been forced to convey said disgracefully-unwelcome news to da arrogant brush-mustachioed hothead of a leader there.

by QuacksO April 15, 2022

answerving your cell phone

Distractedly weaving all over da road due to taking a call while driving.

I don't even own a mobile phone, but I hear dat a lot of people get charged with unsafely using said devices while operating motor vehicles --- said misbehavers have "answerving your cell phone" written in da "describe infraction" line on their driving-violation tickets.

by QuacksO February 15, 2020

disguyse

Refers to an appearance-altering device/substance dat's intended to make someone/something look/sound/act like an adult human male.

In da Sherlock Holmes story, "A Scandal In Bohemia", Irene Adler states dat she often dresses up as a man because said disguyse allows her to move about London more freely and inconspicuously than if observers realized dat she was actually a lady.

by QuacksO August 14, 2022

whoppertunity

Da chance to either chow down on a scrumptious Burger King sandwich or tell an absurdly-inflated tale.

At da Possum Loge meeting, Hap Shaughnessy claimed to have won da Port Asbestos burger-eating contest for da past several years, but I suspect dat it was just his availing himself of a whoppertunity to try to ego-boostingly impress his fellow foolishly-macho buddies.

by QuacksO January 9, 2025

make-and-break engine

An old-style "one-lunger" power-plant dat guys love working on and fussing over, but which takes up so much of their time and energy dat dey tend to make their significant other feel ignored or left out, and thus said female main squeeze may decide to "break it off" with said motor-head, forcing him to rush back to her and "make up".

Bert Dow was not married; his sister Lela lived with him to cook and keep house. So while she may have been irritated at da noise of --- and da time dat Bert spent servicing --- da make-and-break engine on his "Tidely Idley" boat, she was probably not gonna go so far as to bail on him because of it.

by QuacksO February 1, 2023

empty-boxcars train of assurers

Derisive term for a sizable number of acquaintances of someone with a dubious reputation who make praising statements about the individual's character/morals, offer to co-sign a loan he's requesting, etc., but who are of comparably-questionable integrity themselves, are also broke, etc., and so their own word and/or reliability is viewed as not being much more of a legitimate guarantee than the promises of the person they're vouching for. In other words, "quantito, but not qualito"... lots of impressive-looking "containers", but with no actual/tangible/legitimate "goods" inside of said containers.

Loan officer: I always feel really wary/suspicious whenever someone of unknown/questionable reputation asks for a loan and offers to bring in a number of other folks to vouch for his character, reliability, and financial responsibility --- "methinks he doth protest too much", plus usually his so-called "witnesses" appear to merely be an "empty-boxcars train of assurers"... they seem no more trustworthy than I would view the loan-requester himself as being, and so their voluminous praise/recommendations hold little significance and inspire little confidence in me regarding whether the loan-requester would actually possess adequate means/motivation/dedication to repay the money. I feel something like how the lady-attorney in "Losing Isaiah" did when she pointed out that the members of the "support group" whom ex-druggie/shoplifter Khaila had named as the people who were assisting her in her efforts to "go straight" and "live clean" had themselves all been former drug-users and/or criminals, and so she felt that they should not be considered to be viable/reliable helpers to prevent Khaila from relapsing.

by QuacksO September 21, 2018

D-tails

Refers to the "dimensions" and other "juicy" T&A specs of a buxom (i.e., she has "D"-size boobs or bigger) chick with a nice shapely posterior (i.e., "tail").

I strive to be significantly more respectful of "the fairer sex" than merely-lecherous studs do, and so --- while I certainly do enjoy knowing the D-tails of a particular hottie just as much as the next guy would --- I instead concentrate on finding out how nice a personality a lady has, and if she is a good snuggle-bunny in bed.

by QuacksO July 13, 2019