Secret Agent Man's definitions

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

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

forn

Vulgar contraction for 'foreign', possibly more accurately spelled for'n.

Some guy came in the store; he looked for'n.

Why we giving out all that money to for'n countries?!?

by Secret Agent Man September 17, 2003

eight ball

The problem person in the group, or one who stands out.

Well, we had a good turnout of volunteers--if you disregard that one 8-ball who smelled like a goat.

What the?!? Why do I get stuck dealing with all the 8-balls around here?

by Secret Agent Man September 17, 2003

Mode

Taken from electronic devices, which can operate in one or more 'modes' and thereby restrict their possible actions to a few options. Applied to humans, this usually is used as a suffix indicating 1. their normal thinking and reasoning abilities have been overridden by something they're 'hung up' on; or 2. their normal drives and ambitions have been replaced by a possibly irrational desire for some particular thing.

I tried talking to him about science, but he just went into Religious Wacko mode and started spouting scripture.

Watch out, those two are in geek mode.

No, I don't want a burger, I'm in burrito mode.

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

jaheeyazussah

Correct pronunciation of the five letter word 'JESUS' by southern baptist evangelists. Properly introduced below. The final syllable is strongly under accented, almost as if the mouth had dropped open blankly after the final 's' sound.

I say, you are going to HAY-el, if you don't bu-LEAVE in ja-HEEya-zus(sah).

by Secret Agent Man September 17, 2003