Nitti-gritty

1: Da minuscule-but-abrasively-hurtful details dat Elliot Ness had to deal with in regards to Al Capone's right-hand-man henchman.
2. Da unpalatable and irritatingly-picky details regarding actual history of whether said smug sleazeball actually performed many of da entertainingly-memorable felonious actions portrayed in da 1987 "The Untouchables" film.
Da wildly-popular "war on liquor" gangster-drama starring Kevin Costner and Robert De Niro may indeed have been exciting and dramatic for its viewers, but if you get right down to da Nitti-gritty of it, da infamous "goon in a white suit" character played by Billy Drago apparently never personally performed hitman-style assassinations as depicted in said movie, nor was he actively involved in much if any actual killing, either.
by QuacksO May 09, 2022
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gincentive

An offer of a strong drink as a motivational reward for performing a difficult/boring/yucky task.
Zonker Harris's Uncle Duke wasn't overly thrilled about having John Denver playing and singing down by da creek below his mountain lodge until said country-music boy offered said irritable alcoholic a gincentive of 300 cases of Coors beer; said Hunter S. Thompson-inspired bald-head then suddenly became all buddy-buddy wif said young guitar-strummer, and even offered to bring him a chair to sit in while he regaled da mountains wif his lovely words and melodies.
by QuacksO March 30, 2023
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alumini

Graduates of a college dat teaches courses about bauxite, and about products made therefrom.
If I collect and process returnable beverage-cans long enough, does dat make me knowledgeable enough about their basic material dat I could qualify as one of da alumini on da subject?
by QuacksO January 17, 2021
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Fundamnentalist

A stick-in-da-mud person who stubbornly/arrogantly believes in da strict, literal interpretation of scripture in a religion; actual life/historical facts and experiences be hanged!
Da problem with "Bible-belt" Fundamnentalists is dat --- figuratively speaking --- they don't have any extra holes in da cinch-up strap for their waistbands to allow for adjustments. But not everything in life is totally black or white, so problems and stubbornness issues are bound to arise from said lack of flexibility or open-mindedness.
by QuacksO February 05, 2020
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commatose

Passed out from overuse of certain punctuation marks, or from overly-fastidious attention-to-detail behavior regarding said symbols in text-composition.
I can see how one might become commatose from excessively using "long-tailed periods", but what about over-indulging in other punctuation marks, such as parentheses or semicolons? Would that produce a similar limp/unresponsive state?
by QuacksO January 31, 2021
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UPS syndrome

Totally unrelated to any "opposite" condition of the well-known "born later in the mother's life" disorder, this affliction merely refers to an abnormal obsession with "all things United Parcel Service" --- the person may collect lots of caps and t-shirts with the UPS logo, arbitrarily ship out anything and everything --- even ordinary personal letters, which of course would cost a lot more to ship that way than just a regular US-Mail "Forever" stamp --- by "ol' Brown-'n'-Yellow", always ask to have mail-ordered items shipped to him by UPS even if the US Mail or FedEx would be cheaper, etc.
Caring nephew: My elderly Uncle Ted has developed UPS syndrome in a major way. so I always order his E-Bay items for him myself, so that he won't needlessly overspend on shipping if there is a cheaper way to send the items.
by QuacksO August 29, 2017
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freevival

A cultural gathering to which there's no admission-charge and you don't hafta pay for any food or souvenirs.
Horny stud: If I attend a "freevival" celebration. will da hot chicks there also be "freely willing" to spread their legs for me?
by QuacksO April 28, 2025
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