Xyzzy's definitions

jump the shark

The moment when a show is no longer worth watching due to a very contrived episode. The term comes from the Happy Days Hawaii miniseries.

When did Voyager jump the shark?

A. Seven of Nine
B. The Year of Hell
C. Chakotay's vision quests
D. Day one

by Xyzzy May 4, 2005

around the world

A trip to France, a trip to the Vatican, and a trip to Greece. Sometimes the position adds others onto it.

I'll give you $25 for an around the world with a stop at Barcelona.

by Xyzzy March 12, 2005

Crazy Horse

An Oglala holy man. His memory has been tarnished by malt liquor, prostitutes, sex clubs, and a lot of other vices which would be along the lines of "Pope John Paul II Abortion Clinic".

"Anything a white man says about Crazy Horse is a lie."

by Xyzzy May 29, 2004

emOC

another name for the OC

I don't get the hype about the emOC.

by Xyzzy March 19, 2006

coprocephalic

having human excrement in the cranium, shithead

"Is it a Triassic human fetus or coprolite?"

"Given who 'found' it, don't you mean coprocephalic?"

by Xyzzy June 18, 2004

privatization

The idea that a middle man will somehow LOWER prices, a.k.a. more perpetual motion from neoliberals.

Privatization's all the rage in Washington right now.

by Xyzzy January 30, 2005