Definitions by b1-66er
Hollywood parking
(noun) An open parking space immediately in front of the store or building you're wanting to visit. So named because they're mysteriously always available in TV and movies, but somehow you never run across them in real life.
Also called "Hollywood parking space(s)."
Also called "Hollywood parking space(s)."
Example 1: "Hitchcock's 'Vertigo' is full of Hollywood parking. I mean come on man, have you *ever* found a good parking spot in San Francisco?"
Example 2: "Dude, the only way I'm buying a keg is if we get Hollywood parking at the liquor store. There's no way I'm gonna hump that thing across a parking lot."
Example 2: "Dude, the only way I'm buying a keg is if we get Hollywood parking at the liquor store. There's no way I'm gonna hump that thing across a parking lot."
Hollywood parking by b1-66er April 29, 2008
Pizza Hut turn
(verb) In larger American cities it means taking a right hand turn at a street's intersection instead of using the normal right hand turn sleeve. Often done by delivery drivers (without a GPS) who need to pull up to an intersection and check a street name before committing to making a turn on a busy street.
More rarely called a "Domino's turn."
More rarely called a "Domino's turn."
Feddy was running late and his frustration was compounded by a back-up in the right turn sleeve. In a desperate effort to speed things up he decided to make a Pizza Hut turn.
Pizza Hut turn by b1-66er April 29, 2008
blow back
(noun) In a convertible it's the (somewhat surprising) way the air blows from the back of the car toward the front. Many convertible drivers wear hats to reduce the effects of blow back. Fancy convertible makes such as Mercedes, BMW and Porsche often mount a screen behind the car's front seats to reduce blow back to those passengers.
Red thought he was all cool in his convertible until the blow back pushed his cap over his eyes and he ran down that mailbox.
hoark
(verb) To pass through one's nose, typically by laughter. (Regional, used chiefly in the western United States.)
cronenberg
(verb) To have your head explode off your shoulders.
From David Cronenberg, director of "Scanners," "Videodrome," and the re-make of "The Fly." In all these movies people's heads explode.
First known use, 1988, by Apple Employee, Mark "The Red" Harlan, in a public speech to an audience of 3,000 members, with over 150 press present; when describing Apple's reaction to the new version of Windows.
From David Cronenberg, director of "Scanners," "Videodrome," and the re-make of "The Fly." In all these movies people's heads explode.
First known use, 1988, by Apple Employee, Mark "The Red" Harlan, in a public speech to an audience of 3,000 members, with over 150 press present; when describing Apple's reaction to the new version of Windows.
cronenberg by b1-66er September 26, 2005