Rod Brock's definitions

side meat

Slabs of meat taken specifically from the sides of a pig, practically a staple in the deep south. May be smoked and cured, in which case it becomes known as bacon, or salted, in which case it is known as salt pork. Sometimes referred to as "side pork," as well, it is an indispensable ingredient for the southern dish of boiled greens.

"Side meat" was mentioned numerous times in John Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath," a story of an Oklahoma family who left home during the Dustbowl years to work in the fruit picking industry in California.

Fry up that side meat, ma - I'm starvin'!

by Rod Brock July 24, 2006

vixen

One of the eight mythic reindeer that pull Santa Claus' sleigh.

On Dasher, on Dancer, on Prancer, on Vixen! On Comet, on Cupid, on Donner, on Blitzen!

by Rod Brock July 27, 2006

jeep

A fictional animal with magical powers, from the old Popeye cartoons. The one most commonly featured was named "Eugene, the Magical Jeep." Magical jeeps make a "jeep-jeep" sound.

Oh, my gosh, Eugene the Magical Jeep was run over by a steamroller!

by Rod Brock July 29, 2006

March Hare

A term employed to state that someone is crazy, e.g., "mad as a March Hare." Derives from the March Hare which Alice pursues down the rabbit hole in Lewis Carrol's "Alice in Wonderland."

He's crazier than a March hare, and needs to be locked up.

by Rod Brock July 30, 2006

wallflower

Perennial plant native to southern Europe, bearing fragrant yellow and orange flowers. The name is derived from the fact that the plant, when naturalized to a region, is often found growing out of the nooks and crannies in an old wall, or a cliff. The natural tendency for this plant to separate itself from the other denizens of a formal garden, and grow in isolated locations, doubtless led to the use of the term "wallflower" to describe an anti-social, or shy individual, who lingers in the background, against the wall, as it were, at social occasions.

The heady fragrance of wallflowers growing on the embankment wafted up to me.

by Rod Brock July 24, 2006

schweinstock

German. Literally, "pig stick." Utilized in the movie "Young Frankenstein" to allude to the penis. Dr. Frankenstein (Gene Wilder) is discussing how all the parts of the monster would need to be to "artificially or congenitally englarged." Inga (Teri Garr), the doctor's assistant, gets a strange look on her face and says, "oof...he would have an enormous schweinstock!" To which the Doctor replies with, "Well, that goes without saying..."

"He's going to be very popular," pipes in Igor (Marty Feldman).

What a schweinstock that guy has - he must have to tuck it into his sock!

by Rod Brock July 29, 2006

shrimp

A small, underdeveloped person, most often male. A "90 pound weakling."

Adj. - shrimpy

That kid is a shrimp - you could take him with one hand tied behind your back.

by Rod Brock May 22, 2006