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Definitions by Slackie Onassis

hobbsession 

A hobby that is so relentlessly, assiduously, and even creepily pursued as to qualify as an obsession.
By the time of her umpteenth marathon, it was clear that running had become a kind of hobbsession for Esther.
hobbsession by Slackie Onassis October 7, 2010

Gulfzilla 

A monstrous problem that is not addressed or solved, due to a toxic combination of greed, recklessness, carelessness, short-sightedness, lack of oversight, and/or lack of leadership.
The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is rapidly becoming Gulfzilla, exceeding even pessimistic assessments of the damage it'll do to the region.
Gulfzilla by Slackie Onassis June 1, 2010

fauxthenticity 

The conscientious, studied, and contrived attempt to appear authentic, graceful, and natural.
Clementine was full of fauxthenticity the other day, after hitting Urban Outfitters and American Apparel in one afternoon -- it costs a lot of money to look so poor!

Smarmalade 

Unctuous, oily charm; sleazy, phony earnestness.
Skip served up his tired antics to the ladies with a heaping spoonful of smarmalade, in hopes that they would fall for him.
Smarmalade by Slackie Onassis September 7, 2007

sellvation 

Cheap, quick, and/or easy salvation that demands nothing of the believer but a wallet or checkbook, offered by televangelists and others who practice a superficial Frankenfaith
Those evangelicals are masters of sellvation; they market their religiosity well and make a fortune from it.
sellvation by Slackie Onassis June 22, 2007
A fake museum; one that purports to advance learning without actually having scientific or educational content.
The Creation Nauseum in Kentucky makes me want to puke; dinosaurs on the Ark with Noah? C'mon!!
nauseum by Slackie Onassis June 20, 2007

Frankenfaith 

1. A heretical religion; 2. A faith that pretends to uphold and established religious doctrine while actually undermining and corrupting that doctrine in practice; 3. A faith that turns people into unthinking automatons.
I think those snake-oiled fundamentalists and televangelists are peddling a Frankenfaith.