QuacksO's definitions

sighanide

A toxic chemical that was sneakily added to OTC medications like Tylenol™ in the early '80's; its typical effect was to cause the meds’ consumers to frequently heave deep fretful inhalations and otherwise behave in a restless dissatisfied manner.

OTC meds are now “sealed for your protection”, but that doesn’t seem to stop some grumpy cantankerous individuals from exhibiting sighanide-like symptoms, anyway.

by QuacksO June 27, 2018

vialence

Physical clobbering either with or because of a test-tube.

Some youngsters can handle a chemistry set responsibly, but for da fractions ones, it will likely only lead to vialence among them.

by QuacksO April 2, 2022

primal facie

An "obvious" type of evidence that proves that someone has reverted back to his "early species" mindset.

The ease that Geico had in finding a number of cavemen for their auto-insurance ads is primal facie evidence that there are still plenty of "un-evolved" hominids among us.

by QuacksO June 24, 2019

imharvest

Da huge financial windfall dat a dentist or plastic surgeon "reaps" after installing an imPLANT in a patient.

Medical practitioners hate performing cosmetic work or installing replacement teeth for Medicaid/Medicare patients because they generally gain far smaller imharvests than they would receive if said clients were paying either through regular medical insurance or out-of-pocket.

by QuacksO November 18, 2025

evemant

Enthusiastically or urgently steadfast in one's assertions, but in a more delicate genteel feminine way.

Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton were totally evemant about women's rights.

by QuacksO July 14, 2024

counter-fit

1. A "copycat" temper-tantrum that someone else throws in order to show an overly-explosive person "how horrible/ridiculous it looks".
2. A rage that someone flies into upon being "busted" for trying to pass fake money.

I wonder if that infamous thirteen-dollar-bill-proffering dude had a counter-fit when the backwoods-hillbilly shop-owner offered him "a six and a seven, or how about three three's and a four" as change for his "funny money"?

by QuacksO February 16, 2019

rekooperate

What Big Tobacco had to do after da esteemed C. Everett was no longer da Surgeon General.

After da caring "Charlie E. K." famously asked entire lecture-halls full of children to solemnly promise never to smoke, I wonder if da likes of Philip Morris and RJ Reynolds felt like they had to take steps to rekooperate from da resulting reduced cigarette-sales?

by QuacksO February 10, 2023