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Definitions by The Return of Light joker

have a chip on your shoulder 

to be touchy, to be easily provoked (During the 19th century, a person in the united states would challenge others to a fight by placing a wooden chip on his/her shoulder and daring them to knock it off, and if the other person did so, the fight was on.)
Man, You sure do have a chip on your shoulder today.

quote whore


1. a critic (usually of movies) who provides quotes favorable for use in promotions in exchange for something (such as a movie junket)

2. a derisive term for anyone who obsesses over quotes
That quote whore will say anything for a sneak peak.

Vaporware 

computer software that is announced but does not yet exist due to being stuck in development or being canceled all together
Duke Nukem Forever has become an infamous example of vaporware.
to move ungracefully, to move clumsiy
Don't Galumph around the computer room.

frazzled 


1. exhausted

2. intoxicated with drugs or alcohol
I am so frazzled this weekend.
pants that are longer than shorts but shorter than long pants
It was like he was wearing 3/4 pants in the middle of winter.
a sudden and large decrease
My confidence took a nosedive when I found I had been lied to.