Xyzzy's definitions

Ward Churchill

Wannabe Indian ethnic studies professor whose credentials no one bothered to check until he questioned Bush. Unlike David Yeagley, a wannabe Indian who couldn't decide his field and follows Bush lock-step and therefore is unquestioned even though his credentials are as suspect as Churchill's.

Now if only we could get all the wannabes to go the way of Ward Churchill.

by Xyzzy March 12, 2005

ramen

Japanese instant noodles which come in cup or block form, popular with college students (who can't afford anything else) and otaku (who just like anything Japanese). As a connoisseur of cheap DIY meals, I've developed means of assigning ramen a rating on a scale of zero to four stars: One half-star for every flavor packet beyond the first, one star if it comes in its own cup, an extra half star if that comes with its own meat or vegetables, and a star and a half if the dry noodles don't remind me of Play-Doh.

Ramen's not as good as lo mein, but I got it at 1/40 the price the Jade Dragon was charging.

by Xyzzy June 5, 2005

Oedipus

A guy who accidentally killed his father and married his mother, not knowing who they were. Similarly, a man who hates his father and is too attached to his mother.

That mofo is one sick Oedipus.

by xyzzy April 24, 2005

veejay

someone who used to be on MTV a lot back when it was cool but now MTV doesn't show any music

Veejays are fired at age 25.

by Xyzzy February 8, 2004

demi

When a rich divorcée starts seeing a twentysomething, derived from Demi Moore.

"And Mom's trying to demi some young hottie, but she hasn't told him she's had kids."

by Xyzzy December 27, 2005

Shaman

A Mongolian priest. Oftentimes used by ethnocentric Westerners to describe the entire planet under the assumption that all "primitive" traditions are identical.

My blue-eyed Cherokee-princess-descended shaman charges $500 for a Sundance.

by Xyzzy June 18, 2004

bonify

To make authentic. Used by idiots who can't spell "bona fide".

"The artist's signature. Well, that bonifies it."
"You're an idiot."

by Xyzzy May 5, 2005