6 definitions by bobthecopywriter
An individual’s yearning for an idealized future. It is the future-focused counterpart to nostalgia.
by bobthecopywriter April 10, 2022
He's such a Killer Samaritan, when he came over to finish our basement for free, he accidently broke a waterline. Now it's flooded.
by bobthecopywriter February 5, 2010
A term most often used by dishonest people to refer to those harmed by their dishonesty. The term is used to excuse the dishonest person from any responsibility and attribute the bad fortune their deception caused to their trusting victims being dumb and deserving to be cheated.
When asked about the family members who trusted him and he cheated out of their life savings, the selfish criminal claimed that his family members were gullible and deserved to be cheated.
by bobthecopywriter May 31, 2022
Inspired by the use of this phrase in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, "buy-the-book" is used to communicate to the other party that there is a third party listening and disinformation is necessary.
When Amanda called her husband on speaker phone with her kids in the car, she asked for the by-the-book answer for whether the amusement park was open. He, of course, said it was closed.
by bobthecopywriter May 9, 2010
The act of slapping a pack of cigarettes against your palm to tamp the tobacco down into the cigarettes. By tamping the tobacco down in this way the tobacco is packed more tightly for a longer and smoother smoke. The phrase applies no matter what brand is used.
by bobthecopywriter February 8, 2010
The act of slapping a pack of cigarettes against your palm to tamp the tobacco down into the cigarettes. By tamping the tobacco down in this way the tobacco is packed more tightly for a longer and smoother smoke.
Jack had just bought a pack and was spanking the camel, when Jill came up and bummed a smoke off him.
by bobthecopywriter February 5, 2010