bill cauliflower's definitions

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

ridiculo'clock

Refers to either (1) the insanely-early hour in the morning that you have to wake up, or (2) the really, really late hour you stayed up

Dave: "Hey Bill, how's the new job going?"
Me: "Oh my god, I have to get up at ridiculo'clock to catch the early train just to get there by 7. It's killing me...!"

Maria: "You look tired."
Me: "Yeah, I was gonna go to bed early, but ended up binge-watching the new series of 'Hazelton' till ridiculo'clock.

by bill cauliflower September 21, 2023

collabaret

When a number of Theatre Companies get together to put on a musical.

Me: "Who is putting on 'Mamma Mia' this time?"
Francesca: "I heard that three different theatre companies are collaborating to put it on this year."
Me: "Hmm. Not so much a Cabaret as a Collabaret, I guess, haha...!"
Francesca: (groan)

by bill cauliflower January 3, 2018

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

zero-7

(adv.) Never. The exact opposite of '24-7'. That is, something that takes up absolutely none of your time.

"What about Kristina, do you ever think about her these days...?"

"After what she did to me, I think about her zero-7, to be honest."

by bill cauliflower April 18, 2020

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

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