bill peters's definitions

call out

(vb or n) To mock or insult someone or to issue a challenge for them to fight.

After hearing Julio call out Richard for stepping on his shoes, the students rushed to the scene to see what the excitement was all about.

by Bill Peters November 10, 2006

turtle suit

Kelvar vest or body armor

GIs often don't want to wear turtle suits because it restricts their moblity and range of motion, but it has proven to have saved hundreds of lives.

by Bill Peters October 12, 2006

Ali Baba

Unfortunate term among Iraq War GIs to describe any Iraqi bad guy: looter, thief, insurgent, terrorist, or suspect.

The use of "Ali Baba" is probably not helping us win the war for Hearts and Minds in Iraq.

by Bill Peters October 9, 2006

Boricua

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AMAZING -- A definition that isn't racist !
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(n) Appellation many Puerto Ricans prefer as a matter of ethnic pride. “Boricua” was the name Puerto Rico’s indigenous Indians, the Taino, gave to their island. The term means “valiant people.” (The Puerto Rican national anthem is "La Borinqueña." Other spellings are: Boriquén, Borinquen, or Borinquén).

Boricua College is a non-traditional four year institution started in New York in 1973. The college has 1200 mostly low income students on its campuses in Manhattan and Brooklyn.

by Bill Peters November 30, 2006

amp up

(vb) To turn up the volume or intensity.

The basketball team needs to amp up its defense.

His Math SAT is just 520. He better amp up 30 decibels to get into M.I.T.

Can't hear you dog. Amp it up, will you?

by Bill Peters October 9, 2006

can

(1)(n) Bathroom
(2)(n) Jail, overnight clink or holding cell
(3)(n) Buttocks
(4)(vb) To stop doing something; to fire or get rid of someone

(1) Hold on a minute, I gotta visit the can
(2) They threw the poor homeless guy in the can for pissing in the park.
(3) Sgt: Get off your cans and start policing this area
(4) They won't can me; I'm the only one who knows what's going on in this place.

by Bill Peters November 10, 2006

perv

(n) (1) Someone perceived by the speaker as being sexually obsessed or promiscuous (rarely a true pervert)
(2) A retort one uses when they think the other person is being twisted in some fashion

(1) Your little brother asked me if my breasts were real. He's such a perv.

(2)
Female: You're kind of cute.
Guy: Y'think so? Ya wanna feel my "cute?"
Female: PERV !

by Bill Peters November 11, 2006