The Return of Light joker's definitions

dead ringer

1. a person or thing that looks exactly like anther person or thing

2. an exact duplicate

That bear is a dead ringer of the one that was found in the pool.

by The Return of Light Joker February 17, 2009

red eye

1. a cup of coffee with an extra shot of expresso

2. an airline flight, especially one from coast to coast, that
begins late at night and ends in the morning.

3. cheap, strong whiskey.

I bet he's going for a red eye.

by The Return of Light Joker January 4, 2011

hike

1. to increase

2. an increase in something

The hike in the price of milk was connected with the reported increase in discontent among dairy farmers.

by The Return of Light Joker March 25, 2011

yo-yo dieting

the act of repeatedly gaining and losing weight

If you keep yo-yo dieting like that you will never get you cholesterol down to the level you intend.

by The Return of Light Joker October 19, 2009

cog in the machine

a minor person in a larger organization

If it were not for my technical knowledge I would be just another cog in the machine.

by The Return of Light Joker July 7, 2010

negatory

no (from Latin, negatorius)

A: Got the party cups?

B: Negartory. They don't have any left.
(example of negatory)

by The Return of Light Joker September 23, 2011

card shark

a skilled card player (no longer is the word necessarily pejorative)

A card shark was strutting his stuff at the other table.

by The Return of LIght Joker March 4, 2009