Refers to a foreigner “transplant” who takes the festive cheer out of Christmas due to his differing and/or grumpy views about the holiday and its origins.
I am sure that there have been plenty of immigrinches ever since the time when Christmas was first celebrated, but the most famous example was probably Ebeneezer Scrooge... the book implies that he was a "native" of London, but one would seriously question how he could have felt so antagonistic towards Christmas if he had truly been exposed to the infectious joy and generosity that was typically displayed in London every year during that period... he must actually have been "from away", as we say here in Maine.
by QuacksO November 14, 2018
Get the immigrinchmug. To attempt to be allowed alternative procedures/actions to the presently-requested/expected arduous/undesirable task by plaintively whining to those around you.
Stan Laurel was an expert squeaky-voiced whimperviser whenever Hardy snortingly protested that their present ridiculous debacle was yet "another nice mess you've gotten me into".
by QuacksO March 16, 2020
Get the whimpervisemug. What you verbally give your work-buddy when something you're attempting goes right, but you're currently "all yucky-messy" from the dirty/disgusting job you're presently engaged in, and so you don't wanna soil him by actually slapping his still-clean palm (i.e., he's not actually handling the greasy/muddy/gloopy items the way you are, but he's still providing needed assistance; perhaps he's aiming a trouble-light, occasionally actuating switches/buttons and/or operating other controls to test the device you're repairing, holding items like drapes or hoses/cables up out of the way so that you don't accidentally soil/damage them, etc.) with your icky hand. "I'll slap palms wif ya later, Pal, after I get washed up some --- consider yourself high-fived for now!"
A high-five rain-check can be a similar situation to a delayed hug, handshake. back-clap, etc... in all of these instances, you are merely postponing an appreciative/affectionate/encouraging/celebratory gesture until a more appropriate/convenient time. If you strongly wish to have the pleasant action administered right away, however --- such as if you feel that the person deserves immediate reward/gratification because of the exceptional effort/bravery he put out, or if he has to leave shortly --- a proxy-hug can sometimes be an adequate/reasonable option, provided there is an agreeable bystander present whom you can request to "do the honors" in your place.
by QuacksO August 29, 2018
Get the high-five rain-checkmug. Da "pee-pattern symbol" in da snow dat gets created by da natural movement of yer "nozzle" --- i.e., da urine-stream "starts out strong" and initially lands several feet away due to yer full and "pressurized" bladder, gradually progresses around in a sideways-curve, and then forms a straight line back towards you as da stream-force tapers off and so yer lulu progressively droops till it's eventually pointing almost straight downwards; it then makes a final separate "dot" of yellow in da spot just ahead of yer feet when you perform a "sphincter stripping" --- i.e., you tense yer bowel-muscles to "get out da last of it" --- at da end.
When visiting friends' houses where there is often a bit of a line to da WC and so I may need to unobtrusively "take it outdoors", I always move a few feet away from da porch before taking a whiz, so dat I don't gross anyone out by their finding a yellow question-mark too close to where they'd need to walk.
by QuacksO January 23, 2025
Get the yellow question-markmug. A property-owner's-loan contract with terms that are so grievous and/or long-term that the only time you will likely ever be relieved of it is after you "shuffle off".
A clever early-'80's cartoon-example of a morgueage: a scowling bill collector is shown speaking to a "Here lies John Smith" gravestone: "And so I am warning you for the final time, Mr. Smith --- if we do not receive your payment within two weeks, we are gonna hafta take some STERN STEPS! Do you hear me, Mr. Smith?! STERN STEPS!"
by QuacksO May 21, 2018
Get the morgueagemug. A major case of red-eye caused by your staying up late obsessing over trivial parts-of-speech crap on da word-processor.
English teachers need to guard against developing conjunctionitis from fussing with ADjectives and ADverbs AD-nauseum!
by QuacksO November 25, 2023
Get the conjunctionitismug. I get time off my parole for always showing up promptly at my weekly progress-check-in meetings, so I always call an hour beforehand to ask my wimpy-a**ed case-worker for his present cowardenates, since many times HE forgets about da "where, when, and what" regarding da stuff dat HE'S supposed to be doing, and so I MYSELF am often obliged to remind HIM of our scheduled appointments, and then go rushing all around da county to link up wif him so dat we can go over my past week's life-improvement activities and he can sign off on my paperwork!
by QuacksO February 24, 2023
Get the cowardenatesmug.