Definitions by VAKI5

hot swappable 

The ability to plug and un-plug different accessories to a computer without having to turn it off.

The laptop computer has a hot swappable port for a CD ROM or floopy disk drive.

hot swappable by VAKI5 May 14, 2005

get up on the wrong side of the bed 

To be in a bad mood; to be grumpy or unpleasant for no apparent reason.

The phrase refers to someone being in a bad mood from the moment they wake up.

1) Stephan, you sure are irritable today - did you get up on the wrong side of the bed this morning?

2) I feel awful. I must have gotten up on the wrong side of the bed this morning. On second thought, maybe it was all that champagne I drank last night!

get up on the wrong side of the bed by VAKI5 May 14, 2005

asap 

As soon as possible; immediately; right away; implies a sense of urgency.

1) I need this done asap!

2) Send the supplies asap! The natives are starving.

asap by VAKI5 May 10, 2005

pronto 

immediately, right away, hurry up

I need this done, pronto!

pronto by VAKI5 May 10, 2005

average Joe 

Someone who is just like everyone else; a normal person.

'Average' means 'in the middle' or 'not extreme', and 'Joe' is a common male name. So 'average Joe' refers to a man who is not extremely different from everyone else.

1) Mickey is your average Joe - he likes football, hates opera, and thinks it's a crime to do any work on weekends.

average Joe by VAKI5 May 10, 2005

anyone's guess 

To be of a questionable nature; something uncertain.

1) Exactly how someone as disorganized and ill-tempered as Joe got the job is anyone's guess.

anyone's guess by VAKI5 May 10, 2005

airhead 

Someone who isn't very smart; a stupid person.

If your head is filled with air instead of brains, you probably can't think very well.

1) Susan and Jim are such airheads -- they love sports but they are failing all of their classes at school!

2) I wouldn't ask Alaine for the answer -- she's an airhead!

airhead by VAKI5 May 10, 2005