The return of Light Joker's definitions

jalopy

an old worn out car

That jalopy ain't worth selling because nobodyelse would be caught dead with it.

by The Return of Light Joker January 10, 2010

kill

1. to finish consuming something

2. to spoil or ruin

3. to succeed

4. to make an audience break out in laughter

5. to turn off a device

Don't kill the chocolate without my permission.

by The Return of Light Joker January 19, 2008

hold the purse strings

to be in control of finances, to be responsible for spending money

They say they are ready to hold the purse strings but they have not shown that they can handle them any better than the current people.

by The Return of Light Joker June 13, 2011

jugular

1. slang for the jugular vein

2. very rough and ruthless

Don't let him get you in the jugular.

by The Return of Light Joker April 15, 2008

meat and potatoes

the basic fundamentals of something, the point of something

It would be nice if they just got to the meat and potatoes, but I doubt they will.

by The Return of Light Joker November 24, 2011

jag

1. a drinking spree

2. any spree or spell

3. a Jaguar automobile

Don't waste your birthday by using it as a n excuse to go out on a jag.

by The Return of Light Joker November 7, 2010

small fortune

a significant amount of money, especially more than expected

Don't pay a small fortune for dietary supplements that fail to deliver.

by The Return of Light Joker September 3, 2009