The Return of Light joker's definitions

Vegetable garden

A place where comatose patients are kept.

He was lucky to come out of the Vegetable garden alive.

by The Return of Light Joker April 25, 2010

keep on a short leash

to keep someone under close control.

They better keep that bastard on a short leash from now on. (example of keep on a short leash)

by The Return of Light Joker January 25, 2011

visiting fireman

an important person who often gets special treatment, such as someone who is visiting to observe the workplace

A visiting fireman passed through town today.

by The Return of Light Joker October 2, 2009

one horse town

a small or insignificant town

Lets leave this one horse town in the dust.

by The Return of Light Joker December 22, 2007

verbify

to derive a verb from an already existing noun

We don't need to verbify a word like bread.

by The Return of Light Joker March 4, 2012

dog-ear

to fold back the corner of a page in a book

For the last time, don't dog-ear my books.

by The Return of Light Joker December 29, 2007

keel over

to fall, collapse (from the image of a ship careening so that the keel is raised)

He looks like he could keel over at any minute.

by The Return of Light Joker December 4, 2010