ping

The time it takes for a network packet to leave your computer, go to another one, and return. Lower = better. Can also be a source of gloating in network games. Typically measured in milliseconds.
"Dude, your ping is 300. Get the hell off my server before I boot you!"

"Ha ha, lowest ping!"
by thlayli January 14, 2003
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grunch

The sound your car makes when it's too low and you pull too far forward into a parking spot, hitting parts of the undercarraige on the curb.
I pulled in too far and grunch! My <insert name of small Asian car> grunched on the curb.
by thlayli February 02, 2003
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phlogiston

A mytical substance given off by fire during burning. Said to be the cause of rust. Theoretically a flame stops burning in an enclosed area because the air has become "phlogiston saturated".

Primarily a concept held during the middle ages, and associated with alchemaical "research".
by Thlayli February 07, 2003
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