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

Nixon of the North

nickname for former Prime Minister of Canada, Stephen Harper

Political scandals such as the in-and-out scheme and the Cadman affair led people to dub the Prime Minister the "Nixon of the North".

by Figleaf23 December 23, 2008

gravy train

a very lucrative or rewarding situation or arrangement, likely to
continue for some time.

When the Congressman got elected to the Senate, he knew he was on the gravy train

by Figleaf23 January 9, 2009