dead air

a sudden and undesirable silence (from the term for the interruption of radio or television broadcasts)

The dead air coming from the bathroom was sign that something dire had happened.

by The Return of Light Joker October 09, 2011

high and dry

abandoned and helpess

If she failed to get the bag out of the compartment she'd have been high and dry.

by The Return of Light Joker August 17, 2010

pill-pusher

a physician, a doctor

The rumor was that a local pill-pusher was impaired on duty.

by The Return of Light Joker September 09, 2010

IOU

written acknowledgement of a debt and a promise to pay it back(each letter pronounced seperately)

I had to give them an IOU to shut them up.

by The Return of Light Joker December 11, 2007

mile-high club

the hypothetical association of people who have done the sex act in an airplane while it was a mile or more in the air.

They got caught trying to join the mile-high club.

by The Return of Light Joker May 26, 2008

elbow

to associate with someone as a friend

I though that a filmmaker would have better insight into people's perception if he had a chance to elbow with the troops. I guess I should have known better.

by The Return of Light Joker August 30, 2010

chicken scratch

illegible handwriting, messy handwriting

You expect me to read this chicken scratch?

by The Return of Light Joker January 06, 2008