act

1. a display of pretend feeling

2. a dramatic mimicking

He just tried to fool us with his apparent fear, but we knew it was an act.

by The Return of Light Joker July 12, 2009

nothing to sneeze at

something significant or consequential

Her history as a folklorist was nothing to sneeze at.

by The Return of Light Joker January 07, 2012

deja vu

a feeling that something has occured even though it is just being experienced (believed to have been used By Baseball manager Yogi Berra)

Talk about Deja Vu. What is going on here.

by The Return of Light Joker October 01, 2007

rubber duck

an inflatable boat (nautical slang)

There was a rubber duck but it did not look like it would be reliable in an emergency.

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 16, 2009

ear hustle

to listen to another persons conversation intrusively and/or clandestinely, to eavesdrop

Don't ear hustle unless you want to get on his bad side.

by The Return of Light Joker July 10, 2010

cacafuego

1. a temperamental person

2. a braggart

(from Spanish, caca, a juvenile term for fecal matter, and fuego, fire, also said to be a refence to the nickname of a Spanish Galleon)

Why are you such a cacafuego?

by The Return of Light Joker May 05, 2011