Outside Reading

Reading done outside of school, usually by choice. After being mandatory in elementary school, pleasure reading was (therefore, perhaps?) regarded as uncool in middle school but trendy in high school.

Pleasure reading makes other people look like intellectuals, but doing my pleasure reading on some type of online dictionary did nothing for me.

by Diggity Monkeez April 03, 2005

Double-Cross

To break a promise in a way that harms the person with whom the deal was originally struck. To double-cross is to back-stab and to two-time.

Also, double-crossing can be merely 'ratting' someone out.

Vic was double-crossed by his friend Alan, who informed Nelson Fingers of the upcoming deal.

by Diggity Monkeez February 13, 2005

Gloat

To brag. Gloating usually involves bringing up someone else's failures, not just the gloater's successes.

He was gloating about his third-place finish compared to my twenty-seventh.

by Diggity Monkeez May 31, 2005

Smog

Visible air pollution often seen hovering around big cities (Los Angeles). The word 'smog' comes from the combination of the words 'smoke' and 'fog'.

There were times when a face mask was required to walk safely around Toronto because of SARS; Los Angeles is still like that because of SMOG.

by Diggity Monkeez February 13, 2005

Shifty

Shady, untrustworthy. Shady characters are often two-timers.

There are some shifty fellows in those big cities up north.

by Diggity Monkeez January 05, 2005

Survey

1) A public opinion poll.

2) To measure/inspect.

1) The survey showed that 27% of Americans actually listen to and enjoy disco.

2) He surveyed his new home, eventually deciding that he had been ripped off by the old couple that had previously lived there.

1) Survey says, "You're an idiot."

by Diggity Monkeez January 19, 2005

Literate

Able to read and write in one's native language. The opposite of 'literate' is 'illiterate'.

You're not smart. You're not even literate!

by Diggity Monkeez February 13, 2005