The Return of Light Joker's definitions

astroturfing

the act of creating a small organization and making it appear to represent something popular for the purpose of promoting a particular entity, cause, etc. (a play on grassroots in the sense of a popular movement originating among the common people, ultimately from AstroTurf, a brand of artificial grass)

The practice of astroturfing a widely used form of propaganda, as evidenced by the media coverage it receives.

by The Return of Light Joker January 17, 2009

carpet

a woman's pubic hair

Her carpet was well trimmed.

by The Return of Light Joker May 9, 2008

shantytown

1. a cluster of makeshift dwellings occupied by exceptionally poor people or vagrants

2. any dilapidated place

What's with the shantytown?

by The Return of Light Joker October 28, 2007

fashion roadkill

when a person tries to dress fashionable or thinks they are doing so but ends up looking ridiculous

celebrities are increasingly getting into situations of fashion roadkill.

by The Return of Light Joker November 27, 2009

hand over fist

energetically and rapidly

He completed his assignments hand over fist.

by The Return of Light Joker March 23, 2010

goat rope

(This term is used by Marines. For links to Army terms with similar meanings see snafu)
a very chaotic situation

The situation in the auditorium turned into a real goat rope.

by The Return of Light Joker April 29, 2009

Push your luck

to take additional risks when things are going well

Dubya didn't remember what happens when you push your luck and as a result his popularity plummeted after he announced his idea about fighting terror.

by The Return of Light Joker April 6, 2008