QuacksO's definitions

esthergen

Da female hormone dat made Ahasuerus' wife so lovely and even-tempered.

My best Amish friend Ervin Hochstetler has a gorgeous and sweetly-serene wife named Esther; I wonder if her kind and warmly-motherly nature is largely to to her having healthy esthergen levels?

by QuacksO October 24, 2023

Prossecution

(from Charles Dickens' classic book "A Tale Of Two Cities") Identifies the accusing party who would have been testifying against Madame DeFarge if said violent lady --- rather than being killed with her own smuggled pistol --- had been taken into custody and tried in a court of law.

If Madame DeFarge had not been killed with her own pistol, she would likely have been challenged in court for attempted murder, and the no-nonsense governess and friend of Lucie Manette would likely have served as the Prossecution after said Madame's famous armed confrontation with her.

by QuacksO February 8, 2020

CD-ROMulan

A media-storage device used in Star Trek.

I wonder if Lieutenant Commander Data kept all his files about alien foes on a CD-ROMulan?

by QuacksO April 1, 2021

flyby

A quick and discreet "pass-through" of a nearby area to check on a repairman's progress, observe if certain persons are present, etc. Practiced by a considerate person who doesn't wish to hover, or when the actor prefers not to reveal his presence or disturb anyone until the appropriate time.

Customer: I wonder if the mechanic is done with my oil-change yet... think I'll do a discreet flyby of the garage and see what he's doing at the moment.

by QuacksO September 25, 2012

stalmona

What a red sockeye has to have a lot of during spawning season.

I've never been able to figure out how those big game-fish manage to leap waterfalls and swim against heavy current --- I would never have that kind of stalmona.

by QuacksO January 10, 2020

neckonomics

What da Queen of Hearts should have considered before ordering so many beheadings.

Da King of Hearts --- while he, too, had a penchant for guillotine-related actions --- seemed to possess an at-least-somewhat greater sense of neckonomics than his hot-tempered wife had, realizing dat da finances of his kingdom would suffer greatly if most of his subjects were in two pieces instead of just one.

by QuacksO February 21, 2023

throwout bearing

Da twisty-turny hinge-thingy dat lets da dumpster-flap or trash-can lid open and close.

Due to so many of da modern vehicles' having automatic transmissions, fewer clutches have to be replaced nowadays, and so da metal-recycling bin in a typical neighborhood garage seldom gets opened to toss in worn-out manual-engagement-mechanism bits; said receptacle's throwout bearing therefore gets less of a workout.

by QuacksO December 21, 2024