Definitions by david lincoln brooks
dirtify
Taken from the world of cinema and CGI (computer-generated imagery), this refers to the controlled ageing, weathering and worrying done to the set, props and costumes of a movie to give the viewer the impression of an old or used or weathered mise-en-scene.
I'm directing a picture about 18th century France, and my artistic designer currently has hands simulating an authentic look of the period by using charcoal and mud to dirtify all my sets.
dirtify by david lincoln brooks August 6, 2007
babysitting
Owing something to the orignal meaning of the word, in computer-speak this refers to a computer process-- such as the installation of new software-- which the installer cannot or dare not leave, because the installation is not fully automatic and might require input from the installer during the install.
Computer Geek 1: "Lets go grab a Starucks, want to?"
Computer Geek 2: "Can't. I'm installing new software."
Computer Geek 1: "Oh, just let it install itself, automatically."
Computer Geek 2: "No, this software requires some heavy babysitting."
Computer Geek 2: "Can't. I'm installing new software."
Computer Geek 1: "Oh, just let it install itself, automatically."
Computer Geek 2: "No, this software requires some heavy babysitting."
babysitting by david lincoln brooks June 20, 2007
white gold
Adult human semen, when donated to a sperm bank or fertility clinic in exchange for money... usually around $50 a donation. Often a source of quick easy funds for college males.
Frat boy 1: "Can you go in with us for a keg this weekend?"
Frat Boy 2: "I'm broke now, but I'll have 60 bucks to chip in after I drop off some white gold."
Frat Boy 1: "So you've managed to turn your hobby into a business, I see..?"
Frat Boy 2: "I'm broke now, but I'll have 60 bucks to chip in after I drop off some white gold."
Frat Boy 1: "So you've managed to turn your hobby into a business, I see..?"
white gold by david lincoln brooks May 8, 2007
gateway fragrance
Taken from the world of commercial perfume sales, a gateway fragrance is a perfume or cologne which is inexpensive and often cheap-smelling, which serves to introduce a novice fragrance wearer to the wider world of fine-- and more expensive-- fragrances. The idea is that the "gateway fragrance" will intrigue the wearer into purchasing a more sophisticated, expensive fragrance the next time they shop.
"I bought my teenage sister some Britney Spears CURIOUS for her birthday... Someday she may wear CHANEL No.5, but this will be a good gateway fragrance for her."
"Sure, JEAN NATÉ is inexpensive. But it smells good, and it's a great gateway fragrance."
"Sure, JEAN NATÉ is inexpensive. But it smells good, and it's a great gateway fragrance."
gateway fragrance by david lincoln brooks November 30, 2006
Take the Mickey out of
This phrase is not new; the full phrase is "to take the Mickey (out of someone)"
Britons have been using this figure of speech for decades, if not centuries. A "Mickey" of course, is a "Mick": a pejorative, racist term for an Irishman (so nicknamed because so many Irish surnames begin with Mc- or Mac-) It is a common stereotype, in both the UK and USA, that Irish men have volatile tempers, like to brawl, and make good boxers. So, To "take the Mickey (out of someone)" means to take the fight, the vigor, the gravity, the self-importance out of them, by mocking them, usually in a very subtle way.
Britons have been using this figure of speech for decades, if not centuries. A "Mickey" of course, is a "Mick": a pejorative, racist term for an Irishman (so nicknamed because so many Irish surnames begin with Mc- or Mac-) It is a common stereotype, in both the UK and USA, that Irish men have volatile tempers, like to brawl, and make good boxers. So, To "take the Mickey (out of someone)" means to take the fight, the vigor, the gravity, the self-importance out of them, by mocking them, usually in a very subtle way.
Headmaster: "...so I expect you boys to comport yourself with the full dignity befitting students of this establishment of secondary learning."
Student: "Oh yes, we will sir. We'll even wear our school blazers to bed."
Headmaster: "If I didn't know better, I'd think you were trying to take the Mickey out of me!"
Student: "Oh yes, we will sir. We'll even wear our school blazers to bed."
Headmaster: "If I didn't know better, I'd think you were trying to take the Mickey out of me!"
Take the Mickey out of by david lincoln brooks September 28, 2006
over
Did you see the feathered hairdo on that girl? My God, that look is so over!
Yes, I used to love that TV show, but now I'm really over it.
Yes, I used to love that TV show, but now I'm really over it.
over by david lincoln brooks March 24, 2006
Whatever takes you home.
This millennial update of the Swingin' 60's "Whatever turns you on" is a little bit more cynical, yet more open to so-called alternative lifestyles. Truly a "post-porn" phrase, it refers to the internal visualizations one does as fantasy to induce sexual arousal and ultimately, orgasm ("home"). Loosely, it can mean "Whatever makes you happy" or "There's no accounting for taste."
Gossip #1: Have you seen his new wife? She's half his age, and he insisted that she have breast implants done, and that she bleach her hair blonde!"
Gossip #2: Wow. Whatever takes you home, I guess, hmm?
Or:
Man #1: I'm painting my house canary yellow... What do you think?
Man #2: Whatever takes you home.
Gossip #2: Wow. Whatever takes you home, I guess, hmm?
Or:
Man #1: I'm painting my house canary yellow... What do you think?
Man #2: Whatever takes you home.
Whatever takes you home. by david lincoln brooks March 24, 2006