temperance

Da practice of using water-soluble egg/milk-based pigments to create designs on paper in an attempt to take you mind off "how dry you are" while trying to give up booze.
Employing temperance can indeed be a good way to occupy your mind anytime you feel the urge to drink; no fair intentionally inhaling da paint's vapors, though, if they're alcohol-based!
by QuacksO August 12, 2019
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A sickeningly-glaring comparison of da wasteful nature of many of us "lucky duckies" in da good ol' You-Ess-of-Ay", as opposed to how much cheaper we could accomplish simple stuff if we just paused a moment and used our heads for something besides a hat-rack! Don't even get me **started** on THIS one...!
The American way vs. the economical way "just to change a light bulb" in your Christmas-tree string:
The American way: Freak out, then hop in your CAR, DRIVE to da nearest WAL-MART, BUY a 0%!$@#& ENTIRE PACKAGE OF BULBS, DRIVE back home, remove ONE BULB to replace da spent bulb, and then toss da rest of da bulbs in a junk-drawer, where it'll never see da light of day for decades, whereupon you'll sell it for a quarter at a yard sale! (Note --- extra points if you later discover dat you actually STILL HAD da small bag of spare bulbs dat originally came wif da light string! :P) Total cost: $11 ($8 for da bulbs, $3 for travel-gas)!!
The economical way: Coolly notice da burned-out bulb, then calmly consider your options... first, see if you might actually have a few spare bulbs around; if there isn't a small bag of dem in da box dat da string came in, do you have another light-string you aren't using, and that you could temporarily "borrow" a bulb from? And if not, just don your coat/boots, then take a leisurely stroll around town, looking for homes/stores dat use da same kind of bulb for their own light-strings; go ask these folks if they have any extra bulbs dat came with their light-strings, and if you could purchase one for 25 cents. Or go to da local thrift-store and ask if they have any old/broken light-strings in their rummage-bins dat you could buy cheap, or scrounge for discarded light-strings at da dump. Total cost: ZILCH --- or at most maybe fifty cents for da bulbs!
by QuacksO August 25, 2018
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sparcasm

What two obnoxious individuals trade in an effort to top each other in verbal cleverness.
I've always found "yo momma is so ___" jokes to be totally crude and offensive, so I guess dat sparcasm isn't for me!
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Jean Shepherd

A close "cousin breed" to the well-known central-western European species of dog, this choice of canine is favored by movie-stars for its loyalty and friendly disposition.
As a child, I heard a radio-ad narrated by someone calling himself "Jean Shepherd"... I remember wondering at the time how a dog could talk.
by QuacksO October 08, 2018
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abbottoir

A slaughterhouse that is operated by monks.
Monasteries often produce alcoholic beverages, and it is known that meat is helpful for relieving a hangover, so I wonder if that's why abbottoirs first came to be?
by QuacksO April 22, 2020
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dual-clutch transmission

A 2-way radio message sent using a notoriously-problematic microphone which requires its operater to tightly grip/squeeze the "push-to-talk" button-lever with both hands to get it to work.
I hear that Ford is gonna be recalling a whole bunch more defective CBs that came with their new vehicles due to dual-clutch transmission issues.
by QuacksO September 23, 2019
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quitness

Da word "quitness" is merely a "correcter" spelling of da word "kwitness", which is defined separately on this website.
by QuacksO March 08, 2023
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