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Phrase said before or after a prediction or declaration to mean: "You should write down what I say (mentally or literally), because it will come true or be something unforgetable."

Usually said in warning or in a betting situation, so that you can win a wager or say I told you so later.

Intended to convey great conviction, as though your statement could be doubted or denied by others.
"Mark my words, that car will break down on the way there."

"If you go, mark my words, your stuff will be on the lawn when you get back."

"That marriage won't last a year; mark my words."
by coell February 25, 2006
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In poker, the highest unpaired card that acts as a tie-breaker if people have the same winning hand.
We both had a pair of aces, but I won with my jack kicker and he had a ten.
by coell May 13, 2005
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Sexual relations between husband and wife. Used in mockery of conservatives who think sex should only happen in marriage.
"Can I come over tonight or are you and Lee having maritals?"
by coell September 2, 2005
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A phrase your grandparent might use to describe being busy with a futile, impossible, or endless task.

Cats like to cover their feces, but if they've done their business on a frozen pond, no matter how long they try to dig up something to cover it with, their paws will always slide on the ice. The joke is the mental image of a cat making the digging motion on ice for a long time.
I don't know why I keep weeding that garden. I've been busier than a cat trying to bury a turd on a frozen pond, but I tell you what, there's gonna be just as many dandelions tomorrow.
by coell June 12, 2006
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Inserting damn into the middle of ridiculous to emphasize the absurdity of something. Very silly or foolish, worthy of ridicule.
"Ree-damn-dick-you-luss"

Christianity is ridamndiculous.
by coell December 30, 2005
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Short for all bark and no bite. Comes from dogs that look aggresive and bark like they're going to cause you great harm, but they won't actually bite you. They just sound threatening. So if you say someone is all bark, you're telling people to disregard the warnings or threats of that person, because he or she won't actually follow through with them.
Old Man Johnson: "If you god damn kids cut through my yard again, I'm gonna come out there and rip off your head and shit down your neck!"

Kid 1: "Wow, we better get outta here."

Kid 2: "Don't worry about him, he's all bark. He ain't gonna do shit."
by coell May 29, 2006
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Straight women who love gay men are called fag hags, so when these ladies follow the guys around and want to be their best friends, instead of being tag alongs, they are hag alongs.
"You guys are going to the Triangle? Can I hag along?"

"I use my hag along as a beard for Thanksgiving."
by coell December 30, 2005
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