Definitions by chintzy

percepton 

A unit of enlightenment.

She's just a few perceptons away from seeing the truth about herself.

percepton by chintzy January 6, 2010

vantz

"Vantz" is yiddish slang for "obnoxious punk". Literally, it means "bedbug". It was very popular with jazzers and New York hipster types through the mid 1960s.

"If my cousin Sid sleeps on my couch one more night, I swear to God I'm gonna wring the little vantz's neck".

vantz by chintzy April 22, 2007

splanched out 

"Splanched" is a portmanteau word combining "spent" and "blanched". To say that someone is "splanched out" is to say he looks like he's been through the ringer; that he's pale, drawn, slightly unwell; like he's just undergone a draining personal ordeal; like he's just seen a ghost.

"Wow, have you seen Calvin? He just got back from Japan where he was searching the bins for old vinyl copies of Libby Titus' second album and he looks totally splanched out.

splanched out by chintzy March 7, 2007

lipstick lizard 

A female between the ages of 13 and 30 (usually from Brooklyn, Long Island or New Jersey) who wears a lot of makeup and will fellate almost any guy as long as he's in a band or has even the slightest connection with the music business. Once associated with the old City Squire Hotel on Broadway and 49th Street, they now can be found almost anywhere from Columbus Circle down to Tribecca. Also known a {blower}.

"Hey, Howie, tell Vance to make a few calls and round up a couple of lipstick lizards for after the show."

lipstick lizard by chintzy March 6, 2007

battle apple 

A large mace-like weapon used by street gangs in small town America in the Fifties and early Sixties. The battle apple works most efficiently when buffed up to a fine shine with a shammy cloth and a dab of saddle oil.

Referenced in the song "Josie" by Steely Dan.

"Yo, Lotsy, get the battle apple out of the screen cellar and meet us at 7th and Morlot at 6:30 - it's about time we ruin these clowns."

battle apple by chintzy March 6, 2007