The Return of Light joker's definitions

astroturfing

the act of creating a small organization and making it appear to represent something popular for the purpose of promoting a particular entity, cause, etc. (a play on grassroots in the sense of a popular movement originating among the common people, ultimately from AstroTurf, a brand of artificial grass)

The practice of astroturfing a widely used form of propaganda, as evidenced by the media coverage it receives.

by The Return of Light Joker January 17, 2009

bad hair day

a bad day in general (from the belief that the appearance of one's hair is connected to how well the day goes)

I think you must be having a bad hair day.

by The Return of Light Joker July 13, 2010

nose-closer

a release of intestinal gas, especially one that smells particularly bad

That nose-closer was enough to disperse a riot.

by The Return of Light Joker November 11, 2010

vertically challenged

short(patterned after politically correct terms with the word challenged in them, possibly offensive to short people)

If he had been vertically challenged than it would have shown as he aged.

by The Return of Light Joker December 9, 2008

dick

1. the penis

2. a despised person

3. a detective

The dick heard that some dick who was caught concealing a bag of drugs near his dick had the evidence for the murder.

by The Return of Light Joker March 8, 2008

acid reflex

slang for acid reflux disease

I thought I had acid reflex but it was just because I thought about my condition too much.

by The Return of Light Joker January 8, 2009

no no

something forbidden, something against the rules(from an essentially juvenile euphemism)

Beards are a no no in the military of many countries.

by The Return of Light Joker February 16, 2008