borogove

Charles Dodgson's nonsense word, found in 'Jabberwocky'. Approximates to a 'copse' or 'glade' but with connotations of paludality or murkiness.

"All mimsy were the borogoves
And the mome raths outgrabe"

by anycon September 30, 2004

fanx

(int.) A quicker way of typing 'thanks' (meaning 'thank you') that may originate in the f-dropping pronunciation of Cockneys and the like.

Fanx for de linky.

by anycon September 18, 2005

whang

(v.) variant spelling of 'wang'; this also means 'to smell bad'.

Boy it whangs in here -- did you just trump?

by anycon October 10, 2005

wang

(v.) To stink, reek, pong

Jeezum it really wangs in here.

by anycon September 21, 2005

grade inflation

(n.) What goes on at Harvard. See Harvard.

A Harvard University report last spring complained of grade inflation that makes it easier to get high grades. Now the academic dean, Susan Pedersen, has released data showing that 49 percent of undergraduate grades were A's in 2001, up considerably from 23 percent in 1986.

by anycon October 10, 2005

n00bish

Preferred adjectival form of 'n00b'.

That n00b over there is n00bish.

by anycon September 28, 2004

stay-at-home Charlie

A common phrase in Hertfordshire, England, this jocular compound is virtually synonymous with homeboy, though with perhaps more couth-potatoey connotations.

I'm too much of a stay-at-home Charlie to go travelling in my gap year.

by anycon April 4, 2005