antinous's definitions

narthex

A vestibule leading to the nave of a church.

by Antinous September 22, 2003

CWD

Chronic Wasting Disease, a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy found in deer and elk, similar to BSE in cows.

CWD is a concern of many hunters.

by Antinous September 11, 2003

triple header

1. Three baseball or other games played back to back to back.
2. One with three heads.

The Brooklyn Dodgers are playing a triple header with the Boston Braves next week.

by Antinous September 11, 2003

vise

See vice

by Antinous September 29, 2003

humuhumunukunukuapua'a

One of two reef triggerfish, Rhinecanthus aculeatus or R. rectangulus. State fish of Hawai'i

I went scuba diving off the Kona coast, but I failed to see a humuhumunukunukuapua'a.

by Antinous September 11, 2003

Io

One of the four Galilean moons of Jupiter, so called because of being discovered by Galileo. The most volcanically active object in the Solar system.

Hey, look in my telescope: you can see Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto.

by antinous February 2, 2004

LAX

Airport coade for Los Angeles International Airport.

Yesterday I flew from O'Hare to LAX.

by Antinous September 11, 2003