QuacksO's definitions

Mount Dawdlemore

A huge stone monument in South Dakota dat celebrates a few of da less "speedy" U.S. Presidents; i.e., commanders-in-chief who really "took their sweet ol' time" in making significant changes to their country and its political attributes.

A lot of da U.S. Prez figures down through history are sarcastically viewed by many disgruntled citizens as being little more than dat --- "figures"... these dissatisfied folks feel dat da majority of da presidents were largely ineffective at actually making significant positive difference in da overall economy or da well-being of da country in general. It would therefore be difficult to choose which of these four-or-eight-year head-honchos should be remembered by having their ugly mugs recreated in granite and marble on Mount Dawdlemore, since so many of them were considered to have contributed so little to da health of da nation while they were in office.

by QuacksO December 5, 2020

growceries

Da yucky/bland-tasking "youth-body development" foods dat your snooty "health-nut" parents put in their shopping-cart in preparation to making you gag/choke down said "inedibles" during subsequent meals, instead of buying da tasty treats like burgers, chips, candy, ice cream, etc. dat you REALLY want.

Parents might have better success at getting their little ones to more-willingly partake of da growceries dat they buy if they prepared said "it's good for ya" comestibles in more-palatable forms, such as mixing dem with mashed fruit, fried rice, peanut butter, oil-baked lima beans, etc. --- pleasant-tasting foods dat are still totally healthy, but which also possess super-strong flavors dat will mask da unpleasant tastes/textures of da foods dat they are trying to get their children to put in their tummies.

by QuacksO August 25, 2019

latex allergy

Condom-related excuse for asking one's current/potential sex-partner to bow to your wishes.. Can be an entirely opposite type of preference, though, depending on the gender of the excuse-maker: where the gal may claim to be allergic to latex in the hopes of not being asked to have sex with the guy in the first place, a guy's claim to being allergic to latex may be an attempt to get the gal to let him "do it bareback".

Horny stud: Blast it all --- non-latex condoms are now readily available at the corner drug store --- there goes my old "latex allergy" excuse right out the window!

by QuacksO June 12, 2018

Dr. Jackal and Mr. Hide

Refers to the common and acutely frustrating "doggedly pretending not to understand and thus getting the help-requester to repeat/rephrase his tale of woe over and over till he finally gives up" strategy that many adults/older siblings resort to in an effort to eventually discourage a youngster in his efforts to motivate said elder to intervene on his behalf, but the elder does not wish to get involved or bestir himself. This destructive and selfishly-deceitful practice involves a similar "hiding behind a veil of fake confusion" ruse used by the jackal in the famous fable --- the jackal pretends to never quite be able to understand the situation and thus flimflams the frustratedly enraged tiger into tempestuously re-entering the cage so that the jackal could lock him back inside again, thus preventing him from devouring the Brahman for dinner.

I tried to get my uncle to step in and settle the quarrel I was having with my cousin, but he always just kept smiling amusedly and scratching his head in apparent bewilderment and asking me to repeat my story and "explain myself" over and over --- I know full well that my story was perfectly clear and easy for him to understand, though, so I suspect now that he was pulling the old Dr. Jackal and Mr. Hide ploy on me just so that he wouldn't have to get involved in the dispute.

by QuacksO January 18, 2017

straightcycle

An either men's or women's two-wheeler, not an either-gender-rideable model.

Now dat many ladies are more active/rugged bikers and no longer wear skirts when "going for a pedal", a dude's more-sturdy/rigid triangular-framed bike is perfectly suitable for them to ride, as well, and so it's more of a "bi-cycle", not just a male-only "straightcycle".

by QuacksO December 30, 2021

confirming learning

Well, it **sorta** rhymes.
Refers to an interval of either formal schooling or first-hand experience dat really drives home da truth/validity of a belief or philosophy dat you had already been familiar wif, rather than your merely being introduced to da concept for da first time.

One prime example of a "confirming learning" scenario would be if you are sitting wif a much-liked individual in some form of a group-chair --- i.e., couch, bleachers, bench-swing, etc. --- and a third person comes along and unceremoniously plops himself down right between da two of you, rather than politely asking if you guys could please scooch over a bit to make room for him on one side (well, of course, if he hadn't actually been scheduled to meet up with you two in da first place, he should also humbly ask if it's okay for him to come and join you to begin with!): from da diligent guidance-tutoring of your parents and/or other caring grownups, you may have already been fully aware of how rude/upsetting it is to position yourself between two people who are conversing or otherwise actively/socially interacting, but having it actually happen to you in real life like this glaringly demonstrates da true scope/depth/nature of said inconsiderate action.

by QuacksO May 20, 2023

lugxury

An fancy-schmancy upgrade to yer jalopy's wheel-nuts. :P

I am both unassuming and appreciative of lower-cost options, and so I prefer just ordinary plain-steel hex-head fasteners for attaching my car's rims, rather than gaudy chrome or decorative shapes --- no need to spring for dat kind of absurd lugxury!

by QuacksO January 8, 2024