warm fuzzies

The warm, pleasant sensations one feels in the stomach and heart area when emotionally moved by an act of goodwill or love.

Watching children open presents on Christmas morning gives me the warm fuzzies.

by Stephanie M. December 28, 2003

bastie

Shortened form of bastard, meaning "a mean, disagreeable, or otherwise unpleasant person or animal, especially a rival or enemy." Plural form is "basties."

Those Hildebear basties in Phantasy Star Online are a pain to kill when you're only at level 1.

by Stephanie M. October 23, 2003

sugar high

The high one gets after consuming large amounts of sugar. Also called a "sugar rush." Sugar highs cause twitchiness, spasms, and hyper excitability. Sugar highs do not last very long, and leave a person feeling drained afterwards.

I spent the week after Halloween in a continual sugar high.

by Stephanie M. October 26, 2003

Duck Tape

Common mispronunciation of Duct Tape. The duck pictured on the label apparently contributes to the confusion over the name.

"Duck tape can fix anything!"
"Except your inability to pronounce the 't' at the end of 'duct.'"

by Stephanie M. January 02, 2004

J.R.R. Tolkien

Author of the classic fantasy novels Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. His full name is "John Ronald Reuel Tolkien." He was born in South Africa in 1892, but grew up in England, and died there in 1973. Aside from writing, he was a linguist and a professor of Old English at Oxford University.

Have you read these books by J.R.R. Tolkien?

by Stephanie M. October 14, 2003

Lu Bu'd

A word coined by fans of the Dynasty Warriors video games with two usages. Derived from Lu Bu, a character in these video games.

"Lu Bu'd" is sometimes used as an adjective by fans to describe a character whose attack power has been substantially increased, making him or her as powerful as Lu Bu and as difficult to defeat.

"Lu Bu'd" can also mean the act of being defeated by Lu Bu, or a Lu Bu'd character. With this usage, it means the same thing as owned.

"OMFG, Lu Bu'd Zhao Yun in the Nanman Campaign is almost impossible to defeat."

"Dude, you've been Lu Bu'd."

by Stephanie M. October 16, 2003

fwoosh

To move or pass at high speed. Can be used for a physical object ("She fwooshed past me on her bike.") or a concept ("The point of the lecture fwooshed right past me.") Often used as a sound effect for passing at high speed. Related to whoosh.

I tried to catch the bee, but it went "Fwoosh!" right past my head and out the window.

by Stephanie M. October 25, 2003