STEPHANIE M.'s definitions

parapolitics

Political actions of subterfuge, secrecy, and deceit, which are hidden from the public.

Many people believe this country is governed with parapolitics, and that our government is merely a puppet to hide the people with real power.

by Stephanie M. October 29, 2003

Party

Can be used as a noun for a group of players who decide to work and fight together in a video game. May also be used as a verb for the act of banding together and cooperating with other game players.

"We're making a party to head into this Orc Dungeon, wanna join?"

by Stephanie M. October 28, 2003

sad panda

An unhappy, disappointed person. The phrase can be traced back to an episode of the cartoon South Park, in which the "Sexual Harassment Panda" teaches the children what is and isn't sexual harassment.

For extra sadness, the "a" in sad is drawn out.

I'm a saaaad panda, because my favorite band just broke up.

by Stephanie M. December 19, 2003

sugar high

The high one gets after consuming large amounts of sugar. Also called a "sugar rush." Sugar highs cause twitchiness, spasms, and hyper excitability. Sugar highs do not last very long, and leave a person feeling drained afterwards.

I spent the week after Halloween in a continual sugar high.

by Stephanie M. October 26, 2003

J.R.R. Tolkien

Author of the classic fantasy novels Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. His full name is "John Ronald Reuel Tolkien." He was born in South Africa in 1892, but grew up in England, and died there in 1973. Aside from writing, he was a linguist and a professor of Old English at Oxford University.

Have you read these books by J.R.R. Tolkien?

by Stephanie M. October 14, 2003

bastie

Shortened form of bastard, meaning "a mean, disagreeable, or otherwise unpleasant person or animal, especially a rival or enemy." Plural form is "basties."

Those Hildebear basties in Phantasy Star Online are a pain to kill when you're only at level 1.

by Stephanie M. October 23, 2003

Lu Bu'd

A word coined by fans of the Dynasty Warriors video games with two usages. Derived from Lu Bu, a character in these video games.

"Lu Bu'd" is sometimes used as an adjective by fans to describe a character whose attack power has been substantially increased, making him or her as powerful as Lu Bu and as difficult to defeat.

"Lu Bu'd" can also mean the act of being defeated by Lu Bu, or a Lu Bu'd character. With this usage, it means the same thing as owned.

"OMFG, Lu Bu'd Zhao Yun in the Nanman Campaign is almost impossible to defeat."

"Dude, you've been Lu Bu'd."

by Stephanie M. October 16, 2003