husband's ear

inattentiveness to what his wife is saying.

He can hear the ballgame on the TV but not even realize his wife is talking to him--He has husband's ear. Also see mother's ear.

by Una Malachica February 14, 2008

geriatrigy

a really old person that can do something really new

My grandma is a geriatrigy--she's on facebook and she tweets several times a day.

by Una Malachica May 14, 2009

lachrymose intolerant

avoidance of overly dramatic movies or tv shows that feature complicated domestic plots

Crankshaft refused to watch soap operas on the basis that he was lachrymose intolerant.

by Una Malachica November 23, 2008

halfterpiece

a work of art that's not quite a masterpiece

Timothy Noah judged There Will Be Blood to be a halfterpiece.

by Una Malachica January 29, 2008

momentucracy

Naming a future winner on the basis of an interpretation of the candidate's momentum.

Based on momentucracy, political commentators can pick a winner long before that candidate has the number of delegates sufficient to win.

by Una Malachica January 29, 2008

Wiihabilitation

Use of Nintendo's Wii video game system in rehab therapy for patients recovering from strokes, broken bones, surgery and even combat injuries.

Wiihabilitation is recommended by James Osborn, who oversees rehabilitation services at Herrin Hospital in southern Illinois. He says that using the game console's unique, motion-sensitive controller, Wii games require body movements similar to traditional therapy exercises. But patients become so engrossed mentally they're almost oblivious to the rigor(source Yahoo).

by Una Malachica February 09, 2008

suburbocrat

someone who lives in the suburbs and votes Democratic

I finally realized that I could vote Democratic even though I live in the suburbs--I am now a suburbocrat.

by Una Malachica March 18, 2008