pint-sized

short or small, especially said of a person

This pint-sized nerd tried to offer me help with a phone I didn't have.

by The Return of Light Joker December 27, 2011

silly season

any time when the silly things people do are frequently reported in the media

You know its silly season when the odd news section is chock full of new articles.

by The Return of Light Joker October 25, 2008

knee-slapper

something really funny (from the slapping of the knees and hitting the floor associated with laughter.

That was one heck of a knee-slapper.

by The Return of Light Joker September 27, 2008

associate

an associate's degree

Did you manage to get an associate?

by The Return of Light Joker June 27, 2011

rah-rah

noisily enthusiastic, especially in a partisan collegiate context (from a shortening of hurrah used by cheerleaders)

Why were they so rah-rah for someone who was such a jackass?

by The Return of Light Joker July 15, 2009

in high cotton

well off, especially in terms of happiness or wealth(from the notion of a well developed high cotton crop that one would not need to bend over to pick, used in the Southern U.S. since the 1920)

He was in high cotton by the time he retired.

by The Return of Light Joker January 23, 2009

asphalt

slang for asphalt concrete

With the change in seasons, Chicago's asphalt is destabilized and prone to forming potholes.

by The Return of Light Joker April 02, 2008