The Return of Light joker's definitions

moonlight

to work at a secondary job in addition to one's regular job

While he works mainly as a clerk, he moonlights as bartender to make enough to support his father.

by The Return of Light Joker January 5, 2008

you can't fight city hall

it is useless to clash with a politician or establishment, it is foolish to fight a battle that you can't win

After getting no support for the destitute for 10 years, I have learned you can't fight city hall.

by The Return of Light Joker October 16, 2008

give grief

to hassle someone over something

He is telling us were not doing everything we can and yet I see no reason for him to give us grief. (example of give grief)

by The Return of Light Joker May 26, 2012

growler

1. a half-gallon glass bottle made to carry draft beer

2. a toilet

3. a small iceberg

A growler is not ideal for preserving beer.

by The Return of Light Joker July 9, 2010

evil twin

1. an illegal or nasty counterpart

2. a rouge wi-fi access point that appears legitimate but is actually used to eavesdrop over the internet

If that is an evil twin, I don't want to know what the real thing is like.

by The Return of Light Joker March 27, 2009

granny dumping

(or grampa dumping) the act of abandoning helpless or destitute old people by families who are not able to care for them

The victims of granny dumping have even more trouble dealing with the problem when they are also victims of Alzheimer's.

by The Return of Light Joker January 7, 2008

white-collar

1. having to do with office workers

2. performed by people who work in offices

Thanks to computers, more than half of the work force was white-collar by the 1990s.

by The Return of Light Joker January 18, 2009