gospel

absolute truth (from a term for a message expected to trigger a positive reaction, in turn derived from the name of the first section of the New testament in the bible)

Today we have too many people who mistake urban legends for gospel.

by The Return of Light Joker October 19, 2011

epic

extraordinary, momentous (this word has come to be viewed as worn out by some)

The road trip last week was epic.

by The Return of Light Joker November 10, 2011

gunslinger

an armed criminal( from a broad term referencing the old west, sometimes used for bandits and outlaws)

Stay away from that gunslinger.

by The Return of Light Joker May 27, 2009

in a fog

in a state of mental confusion

Your son was in a fog because he was drunk last night.

by The Return of Light Joker November 09, 2009

make waves

to cause a disturbance, to cause trouble

Don't make waves if you want to get through the difficulties.

by The Return of Light Joker December 17, 2008

flattened fauna

a dead animal (or dead animals) in the road

Although deer make up the smallest number of the reported flattened fauna, they are one of the most infamous examples because they instinctively run in the direction of the hazard.

by The Return of Light Joker January 15, 2010

evergreen

1. something that remains perennially fresh, or interesting, something enduring

2. an article that is billed as news but is really penetrating analysis (from the notion that such material is perdurably useful)

I just had to call bullshit on the latest evergreen article the collage's paper published.

by The Return of Light Joker March 17, 2011