arunabh das's definitions

gigonomics

Refers to an economy where no one has a "real" job. Everyone has "gigs", i.e. short-term contracts for doing things with no benefits or pension plans.

Tina Brown refers to the economics of the new economy as gigonomics in her column on The Daily Beast.

by Arunabh Das January 25, 2009

enpointo

The version of the world wide web that exists "n" years from now, where n is a very large number and internet marketeers have still not been able to come up with a new buzzword to market crap to you online so they decided to go with n.0
where n = whatever version of the www that they claim exists at the time

I need to update my site to make it look more enpointo, yo!

by Arunabh Das February 1, 2009

straw dog

In business, something (an idea, or plan, usually) set up to be knocked down. It's the dangerous philosophy of presenting one mediocre idea, so that the listener will make the choice of the better idea which follows.

It backfires with some frequency, as the listener (out of sheer perversity) will insist on the straw dog.

by Arunabh Das April 22, 2004

webcrib

The cool, streetslang word for homepage / website. Webcrib is exactly what the name implies. Your homepage, webpage, website but "cooler".

I'll check out your webcrib fo shizzle homie. Now where's Michael Phelps' bong at?

by Arunabh Das February 18, 2009

the celery dances at midnight

redundant answer to an obfuscated question

"What's the meaning of it all?"

"Does the celery not dance at midnight?"

by Arunabh Das March 6, 2005

nerdismo

nerdismo is nerd-machismo. It goes a step beyond just plain "being a nerd" to the realm where you flaunt the fact of living the nerd lifestyle...

I love Richard Stallman for his nerdismo, yo!

by Arunabh Das January 30, 2007

ficus

A small fruit tree (Ficus Carica) with large leaves, known from the remotest antiquity. It was probably native from Syria westward to the Canary Islands.

The fruit of a fig tree, which is of round or oblong shape, and of various colors.

A small piece of tobacco. U.S.

I'll clean the ficus from the roof.

by Arunabh Das March 12, 2005