Calling a telephone company or a financial institution and obtaining sensitive, personal information about a customer by deceiving the company into believing that you are that customer.
It was revealed that Hewelett Packard was spying on its board of directors and hired lawyers to obtain information on personal phone calls. The lawyers used pretexting to trick phone companies into releasing that information.
by Yoova September 14, 2006
In politics, a necessary myth is what the powerful elite creates to fill an ideological or spirtual vacuum in society, with the purpose of giving the populace something to believe in. The myth can be a certain religious idea, the promise of a better future for all, or if everything else fails, the promise of protecting us from the nightmare of terror and nuclear holocaust.
Alqaeda as an extraodinary well organized and powerful network with tentacular reach was a myth created by the Neo-Conservatives. It was a necessary myth cogitated out of whole cloth by these to get a firmer grip on power and farther their misguided agenda.
by yoova October 04, 2006
from the Italian "citta" meaning city and English "slow". It is a new trend in living that started in the Italian city of Orvieto. The concept of Citta Slow or Cittaslow tries to promote quality of life by creating a more humane and ecologically correct environment, and thru enjoyment of food, art, theatre, community gathering places etc... The movement is a staunch opponent of globalization and the increasingly fast pace of life. This an excerpt of the Cittaslow Manifesto: “towns where men are still curious of the old times, towns rich of theatres, squares, cafes, workshops, restaurants and spiritual places, towns with untouched landscapes and charming craftsman where people are still able to recognize the slow course of the Seasons and their genuine products respecting tastes, health and spontaneous customs...."
Walmart and MacDonalds hate the Citta Slow movement and hope it will never see the day of light in America.
by Yoova September 15, 2006
by Yoova September 17, 2006
it is said of people of little strength, character or resolve. also said about men who can't get an erection during sex.
I slept with Roger last night. He couldn't get it up. he's got no lead in pencil (or no lead in his pencil).
by Yoova September 17, 2006
A blog characterized by excessive commenting on irrelevant facts. We say that the blogger suffers from uncontrollable verbal discharge or blogorrhea.
This guy's blog is full of useless crap. It is like his brain just burst with projectile blogorrhea.
by Yoova September 15, 2006
Cocky speaker who makes excessive use of redundancies and nonsensical statements and still comes across as someone who knows his shit.
His words have a peculiar hypnotic quality that after you hear him speak you suddenly feel the irresistible urge of bombing a few arab countries. He is a Rumsfeld.
by Yoova August 24, 2006