anthony brancato's definitions

claip

1. (noun) A member of an Amish community, or one who practices their religion - usually considered offensive.

2. (verb) To commit an act of violence or vandalism against the Amish, esp. by throwing stones or similar objects at an Amish-operated horse-drawn vehicle as it passes along a road (most commonly used intransitively and in the present participle)

"Any boy or young man in this town who says he's never been out claipping is a liar" - from the TV movie "A Stoning In Fulham County"

by Anthony Brancato July 31, 2003

bone-smuggler

A male homosexual.

The New York Post got into a lot of trouble recently with a story insinuating that ex-Dodgers pitcher Sandy Koufax might be a bone-smuggler.

by Anthony Brancato April 21, 2003

Choke

To lose a sporting event or contest that decides a championship etc., especially when favored to win

Fran Tarkenton had a history of choking in big games.

by Anthony Brancato August 22, 2003

Hymietown

New York City (due its large Jewish population).

While seeking the Democratic Presidential nomination in 1988 Jesse Jackson referred to New York City as "Hymietown," a remark for which he later apologized.

by Anthony Brancato April 21, 2003

Gentrefaction

Gentrification; i.e., the displacement of lower-class residents of a neighborhood (esp. one located in or near the center of a large city) by upper-class residents (a back-formation of "putrefaction;" used contemptuously by the phenomenon's detractors)

Some long-time residents of San Francisco's Mission District have taken to vandalizing the cars of "yuppies" to protest the ongoing "gentrefaction" of their neighborhood.

by Anthony Brancato February 19, 2005

edicius

Suicide (spelled backwards).

There is French-based heavy-metal band called Edicius, which is "suicide" spelled backwards.

by Anthony Brancato August 23, 2003

Art Deco

The predominant style of architecture, interior design etc. in North America and most of Europe during the 1930s.

The streamlined, geometric design motifs of Art Deco (from 1925) prevailed throughout the 1930s.

by Anthony Brancato April 19, 2003