QuacksO's definitions

Crusoefy

To majorly lampoon someone who claims to have experienced a long-term fight-for-survival experience.

Ethan Couch claimed to have suffered long-term "affluenza", but all dat his listeners did was to publicly Crusoefy him, since said affliction does not truly cause one any pain, distress, deprivation, etc.

by QuacksO June 25, 2023

prussicution

Da one or more court officials tasked wif investigating and presenting condemning evidence in trials about deaths involving poison.

In da "Veiled Lodger", da Great Detective of Baker Street happily shows Watson da bottle of still-unused almond-scented liquid toxin dat had been sent to him by da tale's (fortunately still alive, thanks to Holmes's sympathetic kindness and counseling) leading lady, and implies dat there will therefore be no need for any prussicution in dat particular case.

by QuacksO June 20, 2023

bodettiquette

Da customary courtesy of leaving da light on when appropriate.

Checking to see if anyone is still in a room before snapping off da illumination-switch is basic bodettiquette.

by QuacksO July 11, 2025

oardinance

A local rule regarding da sale and/or use of long-handled boat-paddles.

In da famous children's book, "Bert Dow, Deep-Water Man", it states dat Bert's make-and-break engine was so noisy dat whenever he was heading out into da bay in his jon-boat to fish for cod, everyone in da entire coastal area knew about it. Obviously there was no town oardinance regarding acceptable ways of propelling a boat out of da harbor!

by QuacksO June 9, 2021

liar lyre

An old-fashioned harp that "plays a different tune", similar to the proverbial trumpet.

Why do you say, "Liar lyre" to me? I am an honest minstrel --- trust me.

by QuacksO September 9, 2019

melancallie

A dreary mood due to someone's not phoning you when you'd expected or wanted him/her to.

In a classic "Miss Piggy's Advice" column in Muppet Magazine, a mid-teenage lad complains about how his main squeeze always suffers a major bout of melancallie whenever he isn't able to "give her a jingle" in the evening, despite his repeatedly having explained to her that he's a farmer boy and thus has chores that often prevent him from being free to simply sit and "yack on the horn" for half an hour. He finishes his message to said "sage sow" by indignantly asking her, "So what am I supposed to do?!" Being a selfish brat herself --- AND a fierce feminist --- said pink-skinned flat-nosed advisor unhelpfully snorts back, "You're supposed o call her." Some help SHE turned out to be there! :P

by QuacksO April 11, 2022

meadeiocre

Da dim blurry telescope-image results dat you'd get from cheap stargazing equipment.

Actually, da honey-wine-named optics-company is known for producing quite-good-quality instruments, so if someone reports "meadeiocre" results from a particular refractor/reflector unit, he's likely meaning dat his heavens-perusing experience was less satisfactory than a "rhymes with speed" spyglass would have afforded him.

by QuacksO May 1, 2025