1. euphemism for a small busybody, frequently mounted on the ceiling, that tattles every time anyone cooks anything or takes a shower.
2. Good excuse to have a migraine.
3. Might even alert peeps to smoke too, if it didn't run its batteries down doing false alarms.
4. Never taken seriously due to false alarms. See also, cry wolf.
2. Good excuse to have a migraine.
3. Might even alert peeps to smoke too, if it didn't run its batteries down doing false alarms.
4. Never taken seriously due to false alarms. See also, cry wolf.
The landlord had to put in smoke alarms to satisfy fire code and insurance. The rents had to take the batteries out of the little ijits to preserve our sanity.
The whole complex burned down because a neighbor left the batteries in his smoke alarm, so when another neighbor's smoke alarm went off, he thought it was a false alarm.
The whole complex burned down because a neighbor left the batteries in his smoke alarm, so when another neighbor's smoke alarm went off, he thought it was a false alarm.
by downstrike April 26, 2006
To repair returned merchandise. Not necessarily synonymous with refurbishing, depending on company policy.
by Downstrike June 04, 2004
What surround sound was called before it went out of style in the 70s. Frequently abbreviated as quad.
by Downstrike June 05, 2004
1. The most efficient n00b detector ever invented.
2. A hardware component within the computer used for (hopefully) permanent storage.
3. N00bish slang for the box that contains the hardware components.
2. A hardware component within the computer used for (hopefully) permanent storage.
3. N00bish slang for the box that contains the hardware components.
1. "Yes, I formatted it. Now what? Uh, huh. Uh, huh. Um, what's a backup?"
2. There is no quicker way to explain what a useless duh-weeb you are, than to call the tower or desktop unit the "hard drive", regardless how many times you've been told that it isn't. It's no wonder tech support can't understand what you're telling them.
3. "No, it's not Fat or Inty-Effess. It's a Dell, dude!"
2. There is no quicker way to explain what a useless duh-weeb you are, than to call the tower or desktop unit the "hard drive", regardless how many times you've been told that it isn't. It's no wonder tech support can't understand what you're telling them.
3. "No, it's not Fat or Inty-Effess. It's a Dell, dude!"
by Downstrike December 01, 2004
c2c means conducting business between consumers instead of with a business.
Yard sales and eBay auctions are examples of c2c.
Yard sales and eBay auctions are examples of c2c.
by Downstrike June 07, 2004
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by Downstrike May 29, 2004