Noun (ancient Roman naval terminology): a catapult-launched grappling hook, invented in the 1st century BCE by Marcus Agrippa, and successfully employed by himself (as commander of Roman naval forces) during the Battle of Actium, against the forces of Egyptian Queen Cleopatra VII, and her ally, the Roman triumvir Marcus Antonius (a.k.a. Mark Anthony).
"When Antony's larger Egyptian ships had penetrated the Roman line, Agrippa's smaller galleys successfully reeled them in for close marine combat by using the harpago."
by speedog June 08, 2010
Name: an individual equal in authority, status and capability to ones' self, yet in the employ of a directly rival organization.
After the fall of the Berlin Wall, Agent Smith from the CIA finally met his opposite number in the KGB.
by speedog June 19, 2010
"Jess claimed she was driving under the speed limit the whole time, but got pulled over on an obvious DWB."
by speedog June 13, 2010
Noun: a brand of hair care products trademarked and patented in 1955 by The Alberto Company (now Alberto-Culver), and famously employed by such celebrities as Lucille Ball and Jacqueline Kennedy-Onassis.
by speedog May 28, 2010
Verb: to reduce, especially by artificial means, any material object down to to its constituent components at the molecular level.
"With no response after repeated hailing attempts on multiple frequencies, the President issued the order to demolecularize the intruding aircraft."
by speedog May 03, 2010