bitchuck's definitions

1000 Islands

A geographic region located directly on the Ontario-New York border.in the picturesque St. Lawrence Valley.

In the steamship era, the 1000 Islands was a playground for New York City's most wealthy and famous, as it was possible to arrive by rail in a single day. Now that the jet set have aircraft, they've gone further afield and the world is their oyster.

by bitchuck June 13, 2025

cross dresser

Someone who dresses in tacky clothing adorned by multiple crucifixes in an attempt to look like Madonna Ciccone in her 1980's music video "Like a Virgin".

A cross dresser is not to be confused with someone who merely uses the wrong dressing on a salad, such as pouring 1000 Islands onto a Caesar salad.

by bitchuck June 13, 2025

Elbows Up!

A defensive stance in hockey, taken in response to another player attempting to start a fight on the ice.

The phrase "Elbows up!" enjoyed a spike in popularity in 2025, when it was adopted widely as a Canadian response to foreign bullying. It is a defensive stance, but one which infers standing ones ground.

by bitchuck June 12, 2025

maplewashing

Any ruse or attempt to appear Canadian for marketing purposes in the Canadian market, if the product or its vendor are of primarily foreign origin.

There are various confusing designations such as "prepared in Canada" (for foreign foodstuffs packaged in Canada) or "cellared in Canada" (for wines packaged in Canada but not made from Canadian grapes). At some point maplewashing is a form of whitewashing, but the inherently-regional term "maple" infers wrapping foreign product in the Canadian flag.

An analogous tactic, "pinkwashing", is a form of whitewashing which hijacks women's or LGBT causes (such as breast cancer awareness) for demographic marketing.

by bitchuck June 12, 2025

Nebraska admiral

"Admiral in the Great Navy of the State of Nebraska" is a title bestowed upon approval of the state's Governor. Its holders qualify for membership in the Nebraska Admirals Association, a non-profit organization that promotes "The Good Life" of Nebraska.

As Nebraska is triple-landlocked (separated from tidewater by at least three other provinces or states in any direction, including Canada or México) the title is purely honorary and carries no assigned military duties or salary. Like the Kentucky Colonels, the Nebraska Admirals are conferred the title in return for performing good works or promoting the state.

by bitchuck June 8, 2025

Hooker

An adept marketer and proponent of the Love Canal.

Generally toxic. You do *not* want to know where that has been.

I tried to elope to Niagara Falls to marry a Hooker. My family disowned me.

"Why are you going to that toxic dump?", they asked. "Nothing good will ever come of this."

by bitchuck May 27, 2025

like a chicken voting for the Kentucky colonel

A voter supporting a candidate who will only do that voter (or others like them) harm once elected.

A chicken voting for Colonel Sanders might have made sense initially... the chicken is housed and fed. In the long run, the chicken is slaughtered, butchered, cooked and eaten.

Someone like Caitlin Jenner, a trans woman, voting to support a MAGA candidate is a prime example that looks like a chicken voting for the Kentucky colonel.

An analogous concept would be voting for the Leopards Eating Faces party and then acting shocked when the leopard eats *your* face. Why do people (or chickens) do this?

by bitchuck May 26, 2025