eViL pOp TaRt's definitions

Catholic girl Mardi Gras bead flash

This is a variant of the standard Mardi Gras bead flash, in which the timid soul flashes her bra or bikini top for Mardi Gras beads.

My sister Heather was cowed by the nuns; consequently, she was only up to a Catholic girl Mardi Gras bead flash.

by eViL pOp TaRt February 27, 2006

bondieuserie

Ostentatious piety. An open display of religious sentiment primarily for the consumption or edification of others.

Mary had three saints' statues and habitually did flying novenas; she was heavily into bondieuserie.

by eViL pOp TaRt May 10, 2010

kiss my ass hat

This is a kind of canvas hat that guys wear with the brim pulled down. It is so-called because the wearer knows it looks bad; yet wears it anyway as an expression of nonchalant contempt for convention. In effect, sartorially declaring "Kiss my ass!"

My boyfriend dresses really nice; but occasionally spoils the effect by wearing what guys call his kiss my ass hat.

by evil pop tart December 24, 2009

Paris Hilton syndrome

The Paris Hilton syndrome refers to the gleeful pleasure that some people get when some essentially harmless prominent or attractive person experiences humiliation; as was the case when the Hilton heiress and model Paris Hilton was outed in the widely-disseminated and infamous sex video. It is essentially one form of schadenfreude.

Meg and Candy enjoyed the fall from grace of pop princess Britney Spears; another manifestation of the Paris Hilton syndrome.

by eViL pOp TaRt July 18, 2006

Duke of Marlborough effect

The “Duke of Marlborough Effect” was mentioned by Richard Dawkins to refer to the increase in masculine libido that results from experiencing a victory, whether directly or vicariously. This was so-named from an entry in the Duchess of Marlborough’s diary, “His Grace returned from the wars today and pleasured me twice in his top-boots.” Male athletes tend to experience elevated testosterone levels before a contest; those who win tend to maintain afterwards those elevated testosterone levels, but the testosterone levels of losers drops dramatically afterwards.

There will likely be a lot of canoodling in Old Boston now that the Red Sox have won the Series due to the Duke of Marlborough effect and the subsequent release of proper Bostonian inhibitions.

by eViL pOp TaRt January 5, 2009

equine actuary

An equine actuary is a bookmaker: one who gives odds and accepts bets on horse races.

Crazy Chester was a well-reputed equine actuary in New Orleans. He could tell you who was running at any of the racetracks and their likely odds.

by eViL pOp TaRt February 11, 2013

Parkinson's law

Parkinson's law is an administrative principle that states that work tends to expand in relation to the time available for its completion. From C. Northcote Parkinson, a professor of the University of Malaysia, who first wrote of this law. While Parkinson, like Laurence J. Peter, apparently wrote his book as a satire on administration, unfortunately it turned out to be true.

It's a sad rule of corporations, and universities are not exempt, that the administrative apparatus tends to expand with time. Unfortunately, this is accompanied by stasis in what is accomplished. Parkinson's law holds true.

by eViL pOp TaRt September 9, 2005