vigilauntie

A parent's sister who "takes matters into her own hands" regarding perceived wrongs done to her niece/nephew.

Every child of "helicopter parents" or a "tiger mom/dad" wishes dat he had at least one vigilauntie to heroically "step in and save him" from said "cruel oppression". Sometimes this course of might indeed be healthy, but in many cases the child's parents are merely being legitimately protective and practicing proactive urging in their raising of said naive youngster; it would be a dereliction of duty if they acted any differently.

by QuacksO April 1, 2022

cannonize

To honor a deceased individual by wrapping him in mummy-wadding and shooting him out da barrel of a heavy-artillery weapon.

In da famous early-1940's animated short, "Daffy the Commando", Von Vulture felt sure dat he'd most definitely done away with da perpetually-infuriating Daffy Duck (finally!) after loading him into da huge Howitzer ("Ah, now t'dry and duck ZIS one, you DUCK! Heil HITluh!") and detonating da powder-charge, but all dat actually happened was dat Daffy merely got "cannonized" --- i.e., shot out over Berlin as a "human cannonball"; he eventually landed near a crowd of citizens who were listening to one of Da Führer's infamous "screaming rant" speeches, and clobbers said loudly-verbose dictator over da head with a huge mallet.

by QuacksO September 17, 2022

raisinable

Logical and rational regarding dried grapes.

Combining a large-size container of quick oats wif a standard cylinder-box of dehydrated Thompson Seedless delights creates a raisinable proportions-ratio of cereal and fruit; one then only has to pour out da desired amount of said mixture into a bowl, add milk, and partake of said easy snack.

by QuacksO April 20, 2023

Phyllisophical

Da basic beliefs or teachings possessed and practiced by Ms. Diller and other ladies with her same first name.

If most same-name ladies have a similar Phyllisophical idea-base, maybe they could form a nationwide club to discuss and promote positive change.

by QuacksO May 25, 2020

buginner

A budding entomologist.

Another definition of a "buginner" might be a person who is unfamiliar with going into forested areas, and thus neglects to take a can of OFF! Deep Woods insect-repellent with him.

by QuacksO August 3, 2025

marshmellow

A more-friendly-and-placid-natured swamp-creature than da typical ones spoken about in cheesy "creature from da black lagoon" type flicks.

Quite a number of supposedly-evil monsters in "swamp-creature" films turn out to be fairly virtuous beasts once all's said and done (i.e., they are not truly evil at heart, and in fact sometimes actually help out humans in distress; they are merely hideous to look at, and thus they are initially feared and misunderstood, and/or evildoers give them a bad name because said morally-deprived individuals don't want the locals to side with the creatures when said creatures try to stop said evildoers from committing crimes), and so maybe these are the "marshmellows" among Earth's primitive "boggy creek" denizens.

by QuacksO December 15, 2019

garbage

Special/required clothing (“garb”), such as work-uniforms or costumes, that the wearer resents/finds offensive because:

(1) the clothes are uncomfortable, cumbersome, too light/heavy for ambient temperatures, etc.
(2) the garments are inelegant or overly plain, and so he feels that wearing the clothes is demeaning
(3) he dislikes the colors, styles, etc. as being too bold, loud, and/or needlessly-formal for the job/occasion
(4) the clothes’ material is too delicate and/or hard to keep clean/neat/undamaged, and so he finds them an arduous chore to care for and keep out of harm’s way while wearing them.

Every time I go to work, I have to wear that revolting starched-denim garbage they dish out --- ironed and pressed --- from the laundry-room. Eeeyyyewww...

by QuacksO November 29, 2011