The return of Light Joker's definitions

make up for lost time

to do something very fast to compensate for a slow start

After going through the all that We ought to make up for lost time.

by The Return of Light Joker August 2, 2009

scorched earth

for one entity to minimize incentive for a hostile entities to take over (from a military strategy of destroying anything of one's own assets the enemy could use during an occupation, popularized by China during World War 2)

The scorched earth campaign to stop them from nationalizing their business would surely backfire when customers complained.

by The Return of Light Joker October 13, 2010

zig-zag

a pattern consisting of small, sharp corners arranged in a linear fashion, a serrated line

Draw a zig-zag from point a to point b to and dig along the pattern to find the anchor cable.

by The Return of Light Joker April 28, 2008

night person

someone who works at night or perfers to be up at night

I stay up late. but I am no night person.

by The Return of Light Joker December 30, 2007

cover up

something meant to obfuscate or conceal the truth

This is the most half-baked cover up I've ever seen.

by The Return of Light Joker September 8, 2009

panhandle

to beg on the streets (a back-formation of panhandler)

I ain't go gonna panhandle away my life. I have potential.

by The Return of Light Joker September 30, 2008

cold snap

a brief period of very cold weather

The one cold snap we had before winter came at an inconvenient time.

by The Return of Light Joker October 17, 2009