escuchon's definitions
Stuff that, while peripheral, is essential to the texture of well-created sets for movies.
Critical element to superior set decoration world-wide, though perhaps more commonly associated, in general, with New York or British-made films, among others.
Creates an ambience opposite to "oh, so Hollywood."
Critical element to superior set decoration world-wide, though perhaps more commonly associated, in general, with New York or British-made films, among others.
Creates an ambience opposite to "oh, so Hollywood."
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Production Designer, Brit, (viewing a new set): Fantastic! Beautiful work. (entering and looking more closely): But where's the bumph?
Savvy New York Decorator: Sorry, the WHAT?
Brit Designer: You know, the bits and bobs.
NY Decorator: Oh, we have 40 boxes; they're unpacking them now.
Brit Designer: Brilliant.
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Brit Designer: Where's the bumph?
One-size-fits-all Decorator: Huh?
Brit Designer: You know, the bits and bobs.
One-size-fits-all Decorator: Huh?
Brit Designer: The effing STUFF!
One-size-fits-all Decorator: Huh?
Production Designer, Brit, (viewing a new set): Fantastic! Beautiful work. (entering and looking more closely): But where's the bumph?
Savvy New York Decorator: Sorry, the WHAT?
Brit Designer: You know, the bits and bobs.
NY Decorator: Oh, we have 40 boxes; they're unpacking them now.
Brit Designer: Brilliant.
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Brit Designer: Where's the bumph?
One-size-fits-all Decorator: Huh?
Brit Designer: You know, the bits and bobs.
One-size-fits-all Decorator: Huh?
Brit Designer: The effing STUFF!
One-size-fits-all Decorator: Huh?
by escuchon May 12, 2008
Get the bumphmug. verb.
To be maximally disrespectful in reply to someone else's comment––under the guise of disaffectation, ennui, apathy.
To be maximally disrespectful in reply to someone else's comment––under the guise of disaffectation, ennui, apathy.
x: Whoa. Did you just WHATEVER me?
y: Whatever. No! Like, it means nothing, you know?.
x: No. You whatevered me, asshole. You are totally fired.
y: Whatever. No! Like, it means nothing, you know?.
x: No. You whatevered me, asshole. You are totally fired.
by escuchon May 19, 2008
Get the whatevermug. I'm positing that it means: Heavens!
Think about it.
I also suspect it was used on some American cartoon in the sixties.
Think about it.
I also suspect it was used on some American cartoon in the sixties.
by escuchon May 4, 2008
Get the sacre bleumug. verb: to humph someone or to go humphing around.
Pronounced hmffff; requires practice to vocalize properly. High-pitched rendering particularly effective. Short for harumph.
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Pronounced hmffff; requires practice to vocalize properly. High-pitched rendering particularly effective. Short for harumph.
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x: I did nothing.
y: You just said she was humphing up and down all over the place, dude.
x: I don't know what I did.
y: You better figure it out.
y: You just said she was humphing up and down all over the place, dude.
x: I don't know what I did.
y: You better figure it out.
by escuchon May 14, 2008
Get the humphmug. Urba-diction may be the crème de la crème of all addictions.
Characterized by extreme highs or euphoria, jones-ing, loss of control, compulsion, anxiety, winning, losing, and possible failure to eat, sleep, or accomplish any required tasks.
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Characterized by extreme highs or euphoria, jones-ing, loss of control, compulsion, anxiety, winning, losing, and possible failure to eat, sleep, or accomplish any required tasks.
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by escuchon July 27, 2008
Get the Urba-dictionmug. Someone who habitually snorks during an enthusiastic bout of laughter.
Snorkers are often subject to extreme or mild embarrassment, usually accompanied by flushing and/or rapid covering of the mouth. Occasionally snorkers appear to be well accustomed to their habit of snorking, and merely smile afterwards.
Anyone who snorks multiple times on a regular basis may be suspected of being a fake snorker.
Snorkers are often subject to extreme or mild embarrassment, usually accompanied by flushing and/or rapid covering of the mouth. Occasionally snorkers appear to be well accustomed to their habit of snorking, and merely smile afterwards.
Anyone who snorks multiple times on a regular basis may be suspected of being a fake snorker.
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x: Hey, I'm telling ya, I was on a roll. I got two snorks on the last joke.
y: Yeah, well, Lula's just a snorker. Hers doesn't count. That makes one.
X: Does count.
y: Doesn't.
x: Hey, I'm telling ya, I was on a roll. I got two snorks on the last joke.
y: Yeah, well, Lula's just a snorker. Hers doesn't count. That makes one.
X: Does count.
y: Doesn't.
by escuchon May 13, 2008
Get the snorkermug. Proposed spin-off of UD for all juicy words and defs pertaining to special sex interests and extra-funky body fluids. (et cetera.) Exclusive.
"Catering to specialized tastes."
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"Catering to specialized tastes."
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x: Word up! I am so amped abt Diss'd-Urbin Dick-Shunary! It's such a bone-dropper havin to wade through all that ca-ca like 'gladden' and 'sacre bleu'.
y: Yeah, I wasted like a whole minute checkin out 'bumph'. Sooo not what I thought. Like, leave that cha-cak in the dust. We're gone, dude.
x: Word out.
y: Yeah, I wasted like a whole minute checkin out 'bumph'. Sooo not what I thought. Like, leave that cha-cak in the dust. We're gone, dude.
x: Word out.
by escuchon May 14, 2008
Get the Diss'd-urbin dick-shunarymug.