Definitions by al-in-chgo

puppy-dog book 

A used book (overall condition unimportant) that an avid reader "rescues" from a library sale, used-bookstore, clearance shelf, or home of a downsizing relative, without any immediate need for it but in the fear it will be pulped otherwise. The term puppy-dog comes from the similarity to rescuing an animal and taking it home to a house already full of cats and dogs, for fear it would otherwise be euthanized.

"Did you really need to buy DISCOURSES ON LIVY by Niccolo Machiavelli?"
"Well . . . it's a puppy-dog book to me. It's a good clean copy, it was cheap, eventually I may find time to read it, and most of all I couldn't bear the idea of it hitting the recycling bin and sent to print heaven."

puppy-dog book by al-in-chgo August 4, 2016

shaboinking 

Making love, screwing. The prefix "sha" added to "boinking."

"Hey, why don't women blink while shaboinking with men?" -- BLOOM COUNTY comic, July 24, 2016.

shaboinking by al-in-chgo July 24, 2016

haul water 

To perform menial or trivial services for one's superiors, with the implication that the agent is capable of doing nothing more significant.

Alderman "X" does not seem concerned with his constituents; what he does best is haul water for the administration.

haul water by al-in-chgo July 23, 2016

BIHRIY 

An acronym, pronounced "beery," and standing for "But I Haven't Read It Yet."

- "Now that everyone has a round TUIT magnet on their fridge, how do I refer to this pile of books I bought with such great expectations but never seem to tackle?"

- "That's your BIHRIY stack -- of each one you can say: "I own it, but I haven't read it yet."

BIHRIY by al-in-chgo July 19, 2016

Murse 

A Male nURSE. Often used within the industry to refer to nurses who are male.

"Joe doesn't like the term "male nurse"; he says it's old-fashioned."

"So what then?"

"Murse."

Murse by al-in-chgo May 14, 2016

Gonatophile 

A person who loves knees, or who has a fetish for human knees.

From the Greek GONATOs + PHILE, "Knee" and "Lover of."

Not to be confused with "gonad."

- "Suzy's dress was too long, I couldn't see her knees."

- "What are you, some sort of gonatophile?"

Gonatophile by al-in-chgo November 12, 2015

fart patio 

A outside place in a house or apartment such as a patio or stoop where people go to pass gas after a heavy or gaseous meal.

"Fart Patio - This Way" (sign in novelty shop)

fart patio by al-in-chgo July 15, 2015