Zalis's definitions

Sakura

In addition to being a name for girls and boys, Sakura is also the Japanese word for cherry blossom.

(Note: Refer to the anime "Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan" for an example of Sakura as a boy's name.)

You can pretty much assume that the more sakura petals you see in an anime, the more girly/romantic/dramatic the show.

by Zalis October 8, 2005

blue falcon

Vehicle seen in all incarnations of the game "F-Zero."

The Blue Falcon is a well-balanced car that's good for beginners learning the game.

by Zalis December 3, 2003

405

Heavily congested freeway that runs generally through the west-central part of Los Angeles, California.

(There are also interstate highways with this number in Washington & Oregon, but the California version is the most famous.)

The gridlock on the 405 is legendary throughout the country.

by Zalis December 8, 2003

shall

A word which, like whom, has come to be thought of as overly formal and stuffy in American speech. In current use, it indicates a very strong intention or will to do something.

Traditionally, shall is used as an auxilliary to form the future tense for the first person: ("I" and "we")

I shall go
you will go
he/she/it will go
we shall go
they will go

Negative: shall not, contracted as shan't.

This service was atrocious! We shan't be coming back here again!

by Zalis August 3, 2004

American Spelling

Initiated by Noah Webster in the early 19th century, American Spelling is perhaps the most successful effort ever to make the English language more phonetically written, thus decreasing its unnecessary difficulties for people trying to learn it as a foreign language.

Come on, do people in England really pronounce "centre" as "sen-tray"?

by Zalis August 3, 2004

game over

The situation you are in if your dropship crashes and leaves you stranded on a planet full of nasty extra terrestrials.

I guess this is it, man, I guess we're pretty fucked, game over, man, game over!

by Zalis August 5, 2004

ke ke

A representation of laughter sometimes attributed to people of Asian origin. Sometimes includes more ke's.

kekekekekeke omg zergrush (credit to SomethingAwful Comedy Goldmine for this example)

by Zalis August 11, 2004