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Definitions by Rok'n'rol Wannabe

scamperer 

one who scampers, usually while in possession of some trinket s/he has light-fingered from a store display, usually out of the store.
Store Detective: "Judging by your cheesy outfit, I had you pegged as a scamperer from the moment you walked in!"

Scamperer (clutching a solid-sterling-silver letter trivet): "Are youse kiddin', Boss? I wuz gonna buy dis!"
scamperer by Rok'n'rol Wannabe August 19, 2008

booger in the nose of progress

anything that impedes positive social or organizational evolution; a hindrance to social progress
the constant infighting over America's alleged role as world policeman is a booger in the nose of progress

getting bogged down in logistics and semantic quibbles instead of seeking true consensus is a booger in the nose of progress; can't we just lay our differences aside and find common ground in our shared interests?

we all live on one fragile planet: this quibbling about economics while our world dies is a booger in the nose of progress!
treatment of social disease
"Effective treatment of such behavioral syndromes as alcoholism and domestic violence is best approached from a standpoint of sociatry as opposed to psychiatry or adjudication."
sociatry by Rok'n'rol Wannabe January 11, 2008

Bluto boobs 

Particularly fat, flabby (male) chest muscles, reminiscent of a woman's breasts. Named for 'Bluto', Popeye the Sailor's nemesis in early Thimble Theatre episodes.
Ugh! Did you notice Bruce's Bluto boobs?
Yeah! Any bigger and he'd need a bra!
Bluto boobs by Rok'n'rol Wannabe January 7, 2008
the treatment of social disease

as psychiatry is healing of the mind (actually, 'psyche' means 'soul'), pediatrics is the branch of medical practice devoted to children, and geriatrics that devoted to the aged, so SOCIATRY is the healing of society
Man, that burka nonsense in Afghanistan is ripe! What those ragheads need is a solid dose of sociatry!

or

War is a disease, not a cure. We need to take this world to a sociatrist!
sociatry by Rok'n'rol Wannabe December 31, 2007

A Booger In The Nose Of Progress 

Anything that impedes or otherwise interferes with a process going forward.
"Militarily, that inquest was a booger in the nose of progress."

or

"As far as human rights are concerned, this political infighting is a booger in the nose of progress."
Word of the Day on June 2, 2026