Reuel Titus's definitions

TCM

Abbreviation for Trench Coat Mafia

I was certain there was an abbreviation besides TCM for youths wearing Black Trench Coats.

by Reuel Titus October 20, 2003

persnicketive

Adverb form of persnickety

Don't be so persnickative about what I put on your plate.

Speaker was born in Oregan's Willamette valley in 1933.

by Reuel Titus October 12, 2003

dad-gummit

dagnamit, Humorous, less profane variation on damnit.

Wipe your nose, dad-gummit.

by Reuel Titus October 21, 2003

EPROM

Electrically Programmable ROM.
Higher than normal voltages are required to program (save information) to this kind of ROM.
Typically a large IC with a paper sticker covering a little glass window.
The memory can be reset or cleared with ultra-violet light.

The robot worked fine until it's uncovered EPROMs were exposed to sunshine.

by Reuel Titus October 16, 2003

toe clip

Obsolete harness that attaches shoe with to a bicycle pedal.

Toeclips work best with stiff bicycle shoes and cleats.

by Reuel Titus October 20, 2003

Wallah

\Wal"lah\, n. (Zo"ol.)
A black variety of the jaguar; -- called also {tapir tiger}.
Written also {walla}.

Definition from presumably public domain Webster's 1913 dictionary

by Reuel Titus October 17, 2003

crosshatch

The # character also called:
cardinal
comment sign
crosshatch
crunch
fence
gate
gridlet
hash mark
hex
noughts-and-crosses
octothorn
octothorp
pig pen
pound sign
resemblance
resemblance
resemblance
sharp
shibboleth
square
sulamit
tic-tac-toe
widget mark

Press the key with the crosshatch on it.

by Reuel Titus October 15, 2003