tarantula pants

The unshorn parts of a woman's nether regions.

Ya see a chik with thick eyebrows, you know she's sportin the tarantula pants.

by giraffe-o February 01, 2007

deck the halls

To imbibe copious alcoholic beverages as a way of dealing with Christmastime stresses.

"I'm so exhausted by Christmas shopping with my whiny kids, I just want to deck the halls with some eggnog and brandy the rest of the day."

by giraffe-o December 02, 2009

texas grandparent

Someone who is expendable in a crisis, who can be sacrificed for the greater good. Based on the request from Texas Republicans to let old people die, during the 2020 COVID-19 crisis, so young people can go back to work.

“If we have an apocalypse, I’m throwing you to the zombies like a Texas grandparent.”

by giraffe-o March 25, 2020

ham sandwich

slang in police lexicon, meaning an untainted handgun a corrupt cop will have ready to plant on a suspect they've shot. Prevalent in New Orleans culture, during the militant state in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. (seen on PBS' Frontline)

My partner used to carry around a ham sandwich to pin on some poor fucker they might shoot down.

by giraffe-o August 26, 2010

tapping the admiral

sneaking a furtive, illicit alcoholic drink. The term stems from the case of British Admiral Nelson, whose corpse was pickled, in brandy, after dying at sea & sparked rumours that his men would drink from the barrell.

"We have a meeting with the boss this morning, wait until the afternoon before tapping the admiral"

by giraffe-o September 23, 2008

nemo

a joke or other informative nugget circulated ad nauseum via email, usually by someone unaware the recipients of their email have seen the entry many many times

named after the 'Found Nemo' parody image of the Pixar-Disney movie "Finding Nemo", in which the main fish character has been Photoshopped into a sushi platter

by giraffe-o September 14, 2005

Carolina French Toast

The act of preparing for natural disasters by stocking up on milk, eggs, and bread.

Must be a hurricane soon, everyone's shopping cart is full up with milk, eggs, and bread... must be making Carolina French Toast.

by giraffe-o August 28, 2011