brap's definitions

sweatskirt

The little skirt of shirt material that forms around your waist when you wear a long shirt under a short sweatshirt.

Man, Charlie needs either a longer sweatshirt or a shorter t-shirt. He's sporting a major sweatskirt!

by brap April 3, 2010

nouveau riche

A pejorative term for one who has recently become rich and who spends money conspicuously. From French, meaning "new rich."

Gupta chromed out on his 87 volvo? Man, that guy is so nouveau riche!

by brap October 24, 2004

back burner

1. a place where you put things you don't have time/money for or have otherwise abandoned.
origin: an urban fire escape where you go and get a sunburn on your back.

"you don't have room for that in your life, you'd better put it on the back burner"

by brap February 5, 2005

backburner

a place where you put things you don't have time/money for or have otherwise abandoned.
origin: an urban fire escape where you go and get a sunburn on your back.

you don't have room for that in your life, you'd better put it on the back burner

by brap February 5, 2005

kick it old school

To "kick it" in the way to which one was once accustomed.

We should kick it old school, you know, the way we used to do.

by brap April 3, 2010

PEBTAC

Term used by system administrators and help desk technicians when an internal customer has a problem that no amount of technical/technological "fixing" will resolve. Stands for "Problem Exists Between Terminal and Chair"

IT Manager: The VP of Marketing needs help with his mouse again.
Help Desk: Well, we already replaced it with a newer model and updated the driver. This is obviously a case of PEBTAC.

by brap March 30, 2009

kindlike

1. (adv.) in a kind manner

2. (n.) something of the same variety (similar, belongs in the same category)as a subject. (of the "like" of subj.'s kind)

1. He done asked me real kindlike if'n I's been sleepin on the job.

2. I have yet to try the drug 2cb or its kindlike.

by brap June 5, 2005