bill cauliflower's definitions

puburbs

The inner, older suburbs around the central part of a large city, most of which contain a large number of small hotels or pubs. As opposed to the outer suburbs, which often have just a few 'supersize-me' mega-hotels.

Me: "Hey, wanna hang out in the puburbs tonight?"
Sian: "Yeah, let's go to West End."

by bill cauliflower June 26, 2016

culinarilingus

The act of loving your meal so much you lick the plate clean.

"Ok, I know you loved that meal, but there's no need to perform culinarilingus on the goddam plate...!"

by bill cauliflower June 26, 2016

Retrezvous

(1) A meeting with someone in your past, at a location significant to you both; or (2) A secret meeting with an ex, pretty much for horizontal recreation

This word also has the added benefit of a strong linguistic alignment with 'deja vu' (hey, I've been here before...)

"Hi Claire, I know it's been a while, but I have to see you again. Please? I won't tell Amy if you don't tell Brad - can we have a little retrezvous at that hotel we used to go to in the city?"

by bill cauliflower August 13, 2016

squittance

A tiny squirt of something, esp. used in cooking. More than a drop, but less than a dollop.

"Hey, how much of this hot chilli sauce do I need to put in the mixture...?"

"Just a squittance. Not too much, ok?"

by bill cauliflower December 15, 2016

mechaniclysm

The apocalyptic moment where robots finally transcend and improve their Artificial Intelligence to such an extent that they are all able to communicate with each other, banding together to finally defeat the humans.

This is a BAD thing.

"Hey Dennis, the whole Internet just shut down."
"Oh shit, don't tell me the mechaniclysm has finally happened...!!!??"

by bill cauliflower December 16, 2018

Cheapsake

A tacky, inexpensive tourist souvenir. A crappy holiday keepsake.

"Hey, look at these little green fluorescent Eiffel Tower statues, they're only one Euro..."

"Oh, honestly Larry, you always buy the tackiest cheapsakes. Gaaaaahhh...!!

by bill cauliflower January 23, 2019

improverb

A mangled proverb.

"We really need to get this done quick. As they say, 'A stitch in time heals all wounds.' "

"Is that a proverb...?"

"Mmmm. Maybe not. It might be an improverb..."

by bill cauliflower February 14, 2019