by anarcissie April 23, 2011
(noun) By metaphor from the Jewish religious role, an older, more powerful or higher-ranking person in the corporation where one works (but usually not in the chain of command) who can give good advice about office politics, and may be able to pull strings, remove heads, or otherwise provide protection from hostile forces.
"They tried to put me on the plank but I got on the horn to my rabbi and everything was fixed immediately."
by anarcissie May 16, 2008
In a non-ordinary state of consciousness, especially one in which one is removed from physical reality; in a trance; out of it; out to lunch; dreaming while awake. Probably derived from 'The Twilight Zone', a TV program dealing with fantasy, science fiction, the occult, etc. Also 'zoned out', 'zoning'.
The driver of the truck that hit me seemed to be completely zoned -- the cops took him away, and left me sitting on the curb.
-- I'm by myself, but I'm not alone / I spend a lot of time in the Twilight Zone. -- (James Taylor)
-- I'm by myself, but I'm not alone / I spend a lot of time in the Twilight Zone. -- (James Taylor)
by anarcissie January 19, 2011
'Scunge was caught with his hand in the till, but he chose to plead out while implicating others and got off with a suspended sentence.'
by anarcissie January 09, 2012
Showing hair, to show hair: verb meaning to exhibit courage and/or expertise under pressure. Originally this was surfer and biker lingo from the mid-20th century, and relates to the era when it took a certain amount of daring for a man to wear his hair long.
by anarcissie July 07, 2013
(verb) mess up, confuse, screw up, wreck; also spelled bollocks up and bollox up. Related to "balls-up", that is, upside-down. A spelling euphemism.
by anarcissie May 02, 2008
(adv) purely, absolutely, completely, totally, ne plus ultra, pure or maximum case or instance of something
by anarcissie May 13, 2008