fugitive's definitions

finnochio

Literally, the Italian word for fennel. Colloquially, it means a gay person in the same pejorative sense as fag or faggot. As a literary sidelight, when Prometheus stole fire from the gods to give to man, he hid it in a fennel stalk.

"You think he's straight?"

"Nah. A guy that cute is always finnochio."

by fugitive October 1, 2004

astroturf

v. The technique of using boiler plate text to advance a political agenda. "Astroturfing" is typically done by sending the same letter to every newspaper one can find. A certain number of newspapers will be duped into thinking that the letter is original and heartfelt when it is neither.

Many newspapers were astroturfed with the pro-Bush letters posted at the pResident's web site. Many newspapers were convinced that a number of soldiers worship Bush as the Messiah incarnate.

by fugitive October 9, 2004

right wingnut

Someone in the blogosphere who is identified as being politically on the right. Usually a fucktard.

The right wingnuts at Little Green Footballs are going nuts over Bush's TANG memos.

by fugitive September 29, 2004

raisin head

Term for brand new American naval recruits the first few weeks of boot camp at the Great Lakes (Chicago, IL) Recruit Training Center (RTC). The term comes about as new recruits start off wearing black watch caps (knit stocking caps) instead of the classic white "dixie cup" hat of the traditional US Navy enlisted man.

Man, those raisin heads sure are a sorry bunch.

by fugitive October 4, 2004

Bamboozlepalooza

n. A reference to George W. Bush's 60+ days tour in 2005 attempting to promote the privatization and dismantlement of the American Social Security system. Initially coined by Josh Marshall of the Talking Points Memo blog.

Dubya's been throwing lots of effort and money into his Bamboozlepalooza over Social Security. The blatant lies just keep on mounting!

by fugitive February 25, 2008

motherfuck

Anything you must put next to the goddamn. Certain Chief Gunner's Mates in the US Navy have developed the ability to transform the English language so that expletives are transformed into nouns.

"Where do you want this, Chief?"

"Just put the motherfuck next to the goddamn."

by fugitive October 1, 2004

crispy snoots

Pig snouts that are barbecued for a long time. Crispy snoots are a regional favorite in St. Louis, Missouri. Usually smoked over hickory, and served with crispy trotters (pig feet) and deep fried ravioli.

The best crispy snoots I ever ate were from a place in East St. Louis that used beer in their BBQ sauce. Mmmm good!

by fugitive May 12, 2007