Unidyne's definitions

go postal

To lash out violently and at random, often in a blind rage. Term taken from the 1990's incidents of workplace violence involving US Postal System workers.

I was so angry at work with the new workload, I was afraid I'd go postal.

by Unidyne March 11, 2005

laugh at the floor

To vomit loudly and/or violently.

Tom got so sick that we heard him laugh at the floor in the other room.

by Unidyne March 11, 2005

slot zombie

A gambler at a casino machine who is oblivious to his/her surroundings.

She's such a slot zombie that a fight broke out at the craps table behind her and she didn't even turn around.

by Unidyne March 11, 2005

straight 8

A now obsolete type of automobile engine that used eight cylinders in a row, instead of two rows as a V-8 engine does.

The old roadster had a straight 8 engine.

by Unidyne March 11, 2005

straight 6

A now obsolete automobile engine that had six cylinders in a row, instead of two rows as a current V-6 engine.

My old Chevy Nova had a straight 6 engine.

by Unidyne March 11, 2005

Vegas

Trunication of "Las Vegas". Used often in reference to the city in Nevada, or the lifestyle of the late 1950's that typified the "Rat Pack" era.

I blew money at a casino, saw a stage show, got drunk at a bar and got lucky with a cute lady. I guess you could say I had the Vegas experience.

by Unidyne March 11, 2005

televangelist

A religious preacher, almost always Evangelical Christian, who preaches on paid television programs. The term is a fusion of "Television" and "Evangelist", and with recent scandals involving sexual and/or financial wrong-doings among televanngelists, the term has a negative influence.

The televangelist proclaimed that if you sent money to his ministry, God would reward you.

by Unidyne March 11, 2005