hill of beans

In U.S. Marine jargon, comparative for something worthless when you can't say "isn't worth shit" or "isn't worth a rat's ass"

This equipment isn't worth a hill of beans, sir.

by Secret Agent Man September 19, 2003

acme

Company Wile E. Coyote always ordered his equipment from, usually with disasterous results. Now in use to denote a shoddy, cheap, or inferior product, the use of which will probably lead to certain doom.

We needed a professional welder, but all we had was Doug and his Acme set.

My drums were stolen, so I'm getting by with this Acme set.

The good news is, they finished my x-rays; the bad news is, I think I saw 'Acme' on the side of the machine.

(Squinting at footage of the shuttle blowing up) Wait... I see... a... c... m... e...

by Secret Agent Man September 17, 2003

self-shaft

In college, a difficult professor might shaft the class. By extension, 'self-shaft' means taking the same class independent study.

Calc 3? I'm taking that self-shaft next semester.

by Secret Agent Man September 17, 2003

PhD

The final tier of academic excess.

B.S. = bullshit
M.S. = more shit
Ph.D. = piled higher and deeper.

I know everything! I have a Ph.D.!

by Secret Agent Man September 23, 2003

fu

As used by movie columnist Joe Bob Briggs, a suffix indicating some specific form of mayhem in a movie.

The biggest fight scene in the Matrix Reloaded has truck fu, spook fu, doppelganger fu, and keanu fu.

by Secret Agent Man September 17, 2003

popular culture

That part of society which is purchasable at Wal-Mart in a variety of packaged forms.

I ran, screaming, past the greeter and into the welcoming darkness of the parking lot to escape the onrushing wall of popular culture.

by Secret Agent Man September 17, 2003

unstable molecules

The magic material Reed Richards of the Fantastic Four invented so that superheroes wouldn't shred / burn / rip up their clothing when they used their superpowers. Now used figuratively to mean some material that you just can't get rid of or rip up.

The shrink wrap on this CD must be made out of unstable molecules.

by Secret Agent Man September 17, 2003