anarcissie's definitions

wig

The appearance or persona which one chooses to create for public view, as opposed to the 'real' self; the constructed public self. Hence 'wig out', to lose control of oneself, sometimes shortened to 'wig'; 'burned his wig', to depart terminally from normal behavior, or cause someone else to do so; 'blow someone's wig', to stun or astound someone.

Joe blew his boss's wig this morning by appearing in the office on time. The man is still gibbering.

by anarcissie November 16, 2014

yank one's chain

To annoy someone, especially about something they're concerned with or sensitive to, usually in a specious or humorous manner, just for the sake of annoying them. A real-world form of trolling..

'I proved to Bubba that Black people were superior to White -- it was all b.s., but I wanted to yank one's chain a bit.

by anarcissie January 11, 2016

oogly

The second stage of ugly; that which is beyond ugly. The stages are usually given as ugly, oogly, yoogly, hyoogly. Scientists are at work with facial supercolliders to discover more advanced stages. A parallel branch has been found beginning with 'fugly'.

Those people are totally oogly -- I had to run from the room lest it be catching.

by anarcissie June 10, 2019

skeeve

A dishonest, malevolent, or shady person. Hence, 'skeevy' and 'to skeeve'

J-J became a total skeeve but he seriously needed to steal the cash for his next hit.

by anarcissie September 17, 2020

blob

In politics, the Deep State, the government (especially the secret police and their business associates), the Empire, the Ruling Class. Probably derived from the book or horror movie in which a huge amoeba-like organism quickly eats and digests everything it comes into contact with.

Joe thought Mr. T was fighting the Blob, but now he thinks he's just part of it.

by anarcissie November 4, 2019

showing hair

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.

'Nick's all talk. You'll never see him showing hair.'

by anarcissie August 9, 2013

plead out

To plead guilty in the hope of getting a reduced sentence or some other consideration.

'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 9, 2012