figleaf23's definitions

caber toss

a scottish contest in which the objective is to lift large vertical tree trunk and then toss it, flipping it so that it lands on its other end. The objective is not distance, but rather to make it land as upright as possible.

With the drone of the pipes firing his blood, Angus made a perfect caber toss, winning the highland games.

by Figleaf23 January 3, 2009

beating a dead horse

an act of sexual perversion combining bestiality, necrophilia and sado-mashocism.

A government study was funded to study various sexual perversions: sado-masochism, necrophilia and bestiality. The study was soon halted however ... the researchers decided they were just beating a dead horse.

by Figleaf23 January 4, 2009

cutman

the guy in a boxer's corner who treats his cuts between rounds

Fighters say Chuck is the best cutman in the business.

by Figleaf23 December 31, 2007

degrassi

a ludicrous, overwrought, badly written, lamely acted television show about a bunch of stupid irrelevant teens and their screwed-up implausible lives.

Degrassi was ripped off from an equally bad show in the '80s called Degrassi Street.

by Figleaf23 January 22, 2008

testilying

telling lies under oath; standard operating procedure for police officers acting as witnesses in trials.

See also: perjury

The story the cops gave was so ridiculous that everyone except the judge knew they were testilying.

by Figleaf23 February 26, 2009

Liar

Liar

1. someone who represents one set of facts, while knowing that a
different set of facts prevails;

2. (popular) someone who having led others to believe one thing, does
a different thing; a promise-breaker;

3. (colloquial) someone whose general conduct, level of reliability,
relationship with truth, and past preformance leave him or her with
little to no credibility in peoples' opinion;

In modern Canadian history, the biggest liars are former Prime
Ministers Stephen Harper and Brian Mulroney, along with a pissant
Minister of Defence Peter MacKay.

by Figleaf23 January 14, 2009

bray

the sound made by mules, onagers, right-wingers, donkeys and other members of the jackass family

The mule brayed in protest when urged to a trot.

by Figleaf23 January 14, 2009