The Return of Light joker's definitions

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

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

cluster fuck

a extremely confusing situation (from a comparison to a chaotic session of group sex)

Man, I don't think I've ever seen such a cluster fuck in hospital setting in my years of visting mom in the ER after she had a seizure.

by The Return of Light Joker July 9, 2011

xan

a tablet of alprazolam,a short acting benzodiazapine

Don't even touch that bottle of xan.

by The Return of Light Joker October 27, 2008

yell bloody murder

to scream and complain very loudly

The protest started out peaceful, but as it degraded more and more, the crowds began to yell bloody murder.

by The Return of Light Joker January 13, 2008

baby boomer

a person born durn during the increase in births after WWII

The baby boomers are aging and will soon be old, dramtically increasing the potential number of patients with dementia.

by The Return of Light Joker December 28, 2007

flat tire

1. a impotent man

2. a flaccid penis

3. a stupid or useless person

4. the prank of stepping on someone's shoe

He narrowly avoided becoming a flat tire.

by The Return of Light Joker January 15, 2011