Rhodoferax's definitions

SHIT

Acronym for "Sorry honey, it's Thursday." Used when someone says "TGIF" a day early.

A blonde gets into an elevator and sighs "TGIF!"

The brunette already in the elevator shakes her head and says "SHIT".

The blonde says, slowly and carefully, "T.G.I.F."

The brunette insistently says "S.H.I.T."

The blonde says "TGIF stands for 'Thank goodness it's Friday, you idiot!"

The brunette responds "I know. SHIT stands for 'sorry honey, it's Thursday'."

by Rhodoferax November 14, 2013

Can't see the trees for the wood

Used to desribe someone who is so caught up with the big picture that they lose sight of the smaller but more important details. Opposite of can't see the wood for the trees.

"If you pay off an extra €150 a month on your mortgage, you'll pay it off two years earlier and save €4,000 altogether."

"But since my husband lost his job, we're barely making enough to pay the bills as it is; we can't afford an extra €150 every month."

"Ah, but if you just make this sacrifice now, you'll be in a much, much better position in 18 years!"

"But as I said... oh forget it, you can't see the trees for the wood."

by Rhodoferax April 11, 2013

PAYE

Stands for Pay As You Earn.

1: A form of taxation where tax is deducted from your paycheque before you even get it.

2: In Celtic Tiger Ireland, a term of derision for people who do proper work for reasonable pay, instead of making silly money trading in stocks or property or doing weird things with money involving multiple bank accounts and mortgages.

You work as an electrician? That's a bit PAYE, isn't it?

by Rhodoferax November 12, 2012

fallout

The dramatic events and controversy that follow a surprising, important change, statement, or revelation.

Derived from the name for the radioactive particles that fall from the sky for some time after a nuclear explosion.

After the prime minister revealed he had been working alongside the banks in actions which precipitated the current economic crisis, there was massive fallout which resulted in a general election.

The president and cabinet were forced to resign due to the fallout after an insider leaked secret files to WikiLeaks.

by Rhodoferax January 13, 2011

pseudo-famous

Somebody famous for being famous.

Paris Hilton is pseudo-famous.

by Rhodoferax March 1, 2009

I'm not racist but

A phrase which racists use to alert the listener that they're about to say something racist.

I'm not racist but I sure do hate niggers.

I'm not racist but we should definitely gas the kikes.

I'm not racist but I wholeheartedly agree with the White Australia policy.

I'm not racist but all crackers should be rounded up and shot.

I'm not racist but I don't see what's so bad about being separate but equal.

I'm not racist but the American and Canadian governments were perfectly justified in their treatment of indiginous people

I'm not racist but Japan's actions in China were justified.

I'm not racist but it was a good thing when Britain ruled over India.

I'm not racist but Arabs have no place in Indian society.

I'm not racist but Hitler made some very good point.

I'm not racist but I'm a member of the Ku Klux Klan, the Aryan Brotherhood, and the American Nazi Party.

I'm not racist but I am 100% racist.

by Rhodoferax October 8, 2021

japan

A skateboarding trick in which the skater bends his/her legs and body to one side and grabs the bottom of the board.

So called because from the front or back, the skater's pose is a similar shape to the country or Japan.

Jack did an ollie off the half-pipe and followed up with a japan, then a 360 before landing.

by Rhodoferax November 5, 2008