The Return of Light Joker 's definitions

get off easy

to get the minimum punishment

You won't get off easy for allowing dangerous behavior around a working factory oven.

by The Return of Light Joker September 25, 2010

foot rot

athletes foot, a fungal disease that causes the foot to itch and burn

Wearing sandals in communal showers can help prevent foot rot.

by The Return of Light Joker July 24, 2011

fugazi

fake, false, insubstantial, superficial (from Italian)

That bag of bones over there is totally fugazi.

by The Return of Light Joker June 14, 2011

to boot

in addition to, in extra measure

The plot was interesting, and inspirational to boot.

by The Return of Light Joker December 20, 2010

road rash

the abrasions that result from falling (especially falling off of a vehicle)

When that car almost crashed into me, I lost consciousness. When I woke up I had learned that I had major road rash

by The Return of Light Joker February 14, 2008

think-piece

a newspaper article that consists of analysis, opinions, ideas or discussions, rather than basic news and facts

It seems these people are more focused on the most recently released think-piece than on information.

by The Return of Light Joker January 22, 2011

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 April 2, 2011