david lincoln brooks's definitions
Originating in the U.S. Army of WWII, this is the shorthand slogan to describe the hygiene preparation an enlisted soldier must do to ready himself for a military inspection by superiors.
"Shine" refers to the careful and thorough polishing of one's black military boots.
Now it has entered civilian use to mean preparation for any important social event in which one must look good, often abbreviated nowadays to just "shit, shave and shower".
"Shine" refers to the careful and thorough polishing of one's black military boots.
Now it has entered civilian use to mean preparation for any important social event in which one must look good, often abbreviated nowadays to just "shit, shave and shower".
Soldier 1: "We've got an inspection later today from the brass."
Soldier 2: "Guess it's time to shit, shave, shower and shine."
Soldier 2: "Guess it's time to shit, shave, shower and shine."
by david lincoln brooks February 18, 2013
Get the shit, shave, shower and shinemug. (South African English slang. Derived from Afrikaans. Literally, "sweet" or "tasty".)
"lekker" means tasty or pleasurable or very excellent. Originally referred to food, but used widely to describe any excellent or pleasurable thing.
"lekker" means tasty or pleasurable or very excellent. Originally referred to food, but used widely to describe any excellent or pleasurable thing.
Man, we had a lekker jorl last night.
Translation: Man, we had an extremely pleasurable excursion or night's partying last night.
"Man, the chow in Cape Town is lekker, ek se."
Translation: "Man, the food in Cape Town is extremely delicious, I tell you!"
Translation: Man, we had an extremely pleasurable excursion or night's partying last night.
"Man, the chow in Cape Town is lekker, ek se."
Translation: "Man, the food in Cape Town is extremely delicious, I tell you!"
by david lincoln brooks November 19, 2010
Get the lekkermug. (South African surfer's English. Derived from Afrikaans.)
To like or prefer someone or something. Rhymes with "smock". Literally means "to taste".
To like or prefer someone or something. Rhymes with "smock". Literally means "to taste".
Ag, nought, man, I don't smaak that ouk, ek se.
"Oh, no, man, I don't like that dude, I have to say."
"Oh, no, man, I don't like that dude, I have to say."
by david lincoln brooks November 15, 2010
Get the smaakmug. (adjective) Extremely bad, displeasing or offensive to one or more of the senses. Not only bad, but singularly bad to the point where it is estimated to be the very worst of its kind.
The crime scene was a gawdawful spectacle he'll never forget.
My housemaid has no sense of smell... which is good, because she is spared the gawdawful odors that my house sometimes harbors.
Melvin Van Peebles's SWEET SWEETBACK'S BAADAAASSS SONG is a gawdawful mishmash of ideas and tones.
John's first attempt at preparing Indian food simply yielded a gawdawful mess that he ended up feeding to the dog.
My housemaid has no sense of smell... which is good, because she is spared the gawdawful odors that my house sometimes harbors.
Melvin Van Peebles's SWEET SWEETBACK'S BAADAAASSS SONG is a gawdawful mishmash of ideas and tones.
John's first attempt at preparing Indian food simply yielded a gawdawful mess that he ended up feeding to the dog.
by david lincoln brooks July 24, 2010
Get the gawdawfulmug. Besides an un-PC imitation of an Asian's speech accent, rotsa ruck is a backhanded rejoinder: It is a way of sarcastically saying: "You'll never be successful at doing that." OR "That's a near-impossible task."
Probably originated on American college campuses of the 1960's.
Probably originated on American college campuses of the 1960's.
Man #1: I'm studying political science and world religions, so I can finally bring peace between the Jews and Muslims on the Gaza Strip.
Man #2: Rotsa ruck on THAT one.
OR:
Woman: I'm meeting with the Texas PTA tonight to convince teachers to discuss GLBT issues with their sixth-graders.
Man: Hey, rotsa ruck on that.
Man #2: Rotsa ruck on THAT one.
OR:
Woman: I'm meeting with the Texas PTA tonight to convince teachers to discuss GLBT issues with their sixth-graders.
Man: Hey, rotsa ruck on that.
by david lincoln brooks April 30, 2014
Get the rotsa ruckmug. A sarcastic rejoinder feigning gentle surprise at another person's naive, glib, obvious, half-baked or banal observation. (abbrev. of "Do you really think so?") cf.DUH
Person #1: "Gee... outfitting all my bridesmaids in Vera Wang and Manolo Blahniks might eat into my bridal budget..." Person #2: "Ya thank??"
by david lincoln brooks September 27, 2005
Get the Ya thank?mug. An aparatchik is someone who enters a pre-existing human hierarchy (like a corporation, a government or an online Forum) purely for egotistical reasons of his/her own. In other words, they have no sympathy or interest in THE ORIGINAL TOPIC OR CAUSE for which the corporation, government or forum was created; rather, they simply see the hierarchy as a ladder by which they can cynically achieve their own selfish aims (money, power, visibility, etc.)
The city politics of Finetown used to be so interesting, as its founders were passionate crusaders who truly wanted to create a utopia; today, however, Finetown's council is filled with bored aparatchiks who just seek to get ahead and make money without accomplishing anything.
by david lincoln brooks January 25, 2009
Get the aparatchikmug.