The Grammar Nazi's definitions

near beer

n. Non-alcoholic beer.

Near beer is the worst of both worlds: all the shitty taste of beer, and none of the fun!

by The Grammar Nazi January 3, 2002

second feeding

Dinner after dinner. The second round of eating following the feast on Thanksgiving Day.

We could go watch a movie and be back here right about time for the second feeding.

by The Grammar Nazi November 22, 2001

cop out

n. An excuse designed to shirk responsibility.

Don't say you need to aaronize. That's just a cop out.

by The Grammar Nazi December 3, 2001

graze

v. To eat someone else's food at their house. It is often implied that the person grazing doesn't really know what they'll find to eat.

Person 1: "Want to see a movie tonight?"
Person 2: "But I'm fungry!"
Person 1: "It's cool, you can come over and graze."

by The Grammar Nazi January 10, 2002

syncophant

n. A person who enthusiastically toes the party line. A combination of "synch" and "sycophant."

A million syncophants blindly repeating the GOP's talking points make me sick to my stomach.

by The Grammar Nazi May 16, 2005

point

Short for "point taken." An admission that someone has made a valid statement, despite the fact that you are arguing the other side.

Person 1: "But George W. has big ears."
Person 2: "Point."

by The Grammar Nazi December 14, 2001

tag and release

The term used to describe a sexually attractive (but underage) teenager. It derives from the practice of tagging wildlife. The understanding is that the stud is out of bounds at his current age, but that you'll be back to claim him when he's legal.

First defined in a Dan Savage column on 24 Nov 04.

#1: Damn, check out that hottie over there!
#2: Yeah, he's hott, but he's only 15.
#1: Tag and release that stud!

by The Grammar Nazi August 16, 2005