derw00d's definitions

demo-crássy

A country that has elections and so is 'technically' a democracy but you would have to be crass to think of it as a real democracy because you can only vote for one of two candidates who are like "two cheeks of the same arse". They have almost no approval except by a few oligarchs & for the rest of us voting is "like a choice between cholera & gonorrhea".

"I'm afraid I live in a demo-crássy, I think I'd prefer a good old-fashioned dictatorship!"

by derw00d February 12, 2022

Terrierist

A small dog who barks excessively at people of a questionable nature & who may also be prone to nip at a passing ankle.

"Our Yorkie is a well-known Terrierist."

by derw00d January 26, 2024

Deep State

An unseen body of people within a country (espec. US) who collectively have powerful influence on government policy.

"The US deep state wants its existence to be known as a conspiracy theory."

by derw00d February 8, 2022

Israeled

When you kindly allow someone to share something that is yours,
who then claims it as rightfully theirs,
and then shames YOU for being the victimizer of THEM!

I came across a poor sod on the street today who told me he had had a nice house once, but he lost it after he took in a border who Israeled him.

by derw00d January 26, 2024

ikey

An adjective describing someone who is stingy or miserly.

Dan's pretty ikey you know, so by the time it's his turn to buy a round he'll have probably disappeared.

by derw00d February 10, 2022

Interventionist

Usually used in a military or political context, this is a 'nice' way of describing (a euphemism for) someone who advocates the invasion of other countries - or in other words, an invasionist.

The current US Secretary of State is described by Wikipedia as an interventionist.

by derw00d February 10, 2022

rat's arse

A rat's arse is usually something you don't give. So, if someone says "I don't give a rat's arse!" it's just another way of saying "I couldn't care less!" or "I don't give a fuck!"

However, it is possible to give a rat's arse, too. Many years ago a meteorological (Met) colleague working at an Antarctic base opened a crate of equipment that had been shipped to the base many months previous. Inside was the severed body of a dead rat. The rear end was put on display somewhere together with the sign: "Who gives a rat's arse? Met do!"

"I think I've left my homework on the train. Oh well, I couldn't give a rat's arse. It was bullshit anyway."

by derw00d February 10, 2022