9 definitions by Scrivener

spoofing

A guessing game where each person holds zero to three coins in one hand behind his back. The person who guesses closest to the actual total among all in the group drops out. Last person remaining buys the sodas.

We were spoofing, and Bob lost again! That's three times this week.

by Scrivener July 5, 2006

Photoshop hoc, ergo hoc vera

Photoshop hoc, ergo hoc vera is a logical fallacy whereby something is assumed to be true because someone photoshopped a picture of it.

An example of "Photoshop hoc, ergo hoc vera" is a picture of a Nobel Prize stained in blood stating that someone doesn't deserve a Nobel Prize because they are responsible for more deaths than Hitler. "Photoshop hoc, ergo hoc vera" applies people assume that the picture is true just because someone made it, and then share it with others.

by Scrivener September 9, 2012

Tea Party shutdown

A 16 day partial government shutdown that occured in October 2013 as part of an effort by the Tea Party to defund the Affordable Care Act

Blocking implementation of the Affordable Care Act seems to be one of the Tea Party's top priorities, this resulted in the Tea Party shutdown.

by Scrivener December 8, 2013

fierce competitor

Somebody who comes in first AND third in a circle-jerk.

Louie is a fierce competitor! Made me ashamed.

by Scrivener July 5, 2006

treeing

(verb) Navigating down a hierarchical structure, usually computer files and directories.

I was treeing to the good pictures, and the computer locked up.

by Scrivener July 5, 2006

Idaho

The reason that there were only 49 entrants in the "Miss Ebonics USA" pageant. No contestant wanted to wear a ribbon across her torso that said "I da ho".

You showing yo' sef on the webcam, and you think Idaho?

by Scrivener June 29, 2007

sam

Smart Aleck Masochist - A submissive who acts out to get attention.

"I'm normally pretty quiet, but can be a bit of a sam."

by Scrivener July 27, 2006