ayb's definitions

insomniac

One who suffers from sleep deprivation. Can also be related to stress and depression.

Ever since his family died, Cletus became an insomniac out of fear of being snuffed in his sleep by the Mafia.

by AYB March 30, 2003

copyright

The right to copy. Mistaken by corporate fatasses as a way of preventing the sharing of material, especially material bought by someone else.

There goes the RIAA with its bullshit copyright laws. It's trying to say that I don't own all the music CDs I bought because it burned the songs onto them.

by AYB May 14, 2003

hypocrite

A person who claims to be something that he or she is not. A contradictory person. A two-faced person.

Most Christians are hypocrites.

by AYB February 27, 2003

read between the lines

What nobody does these days before buying a product or signing a contract or entering a gambling sweepstake or applying for a job.

While looking at the record label contract he signed, the musician suddenly noticed and read between the lines that he would not get a cent from any of the CDs sold with his music on it. But by then it was to late.

by AYB October 18, 2003

Ramen Noodles

Instant noodles, comes in many different flavors.

A college student's staple food when he/she is too poor to buy real food.

I had to buy a month's supply of Ramen noodles because I spent most of my money paying for books and tuition. :^

by AYB February 23, 2003

tempo

speed. Used often in music to describe how fast a song is in the number of beats per minute.

The orchestra song was played at a slow tempo to create a relaxing mood.

by AYB February 26, 2003

mercenary

a.k.a: merc.
A professional soldier hired for service in a foreign army.
A person who works only for monetary gain.

I hired a mercenary to take out that pesky mob boss who threatened to shut down my business.

by AYB February 23, 2003