Definitions by gnostic3

ob

n. Short form for "obituary". Used by young busy folk who don't have time for extraneous syllables.

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See the ob? Star died.

Shame.

Dit.

ob by gnostic3 January 30, 2020

tinfoil 

n. In the 1940s strips of tinfoil were dumped from planes to shield them from radar detection. Now the word is applied to any event or announcement which shields a politician by deflecting the focus or attention of the press and public.

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Middle east peace plan, chinese viral apocalypse, pretty big news day!

Just tinfoil my naive friend. Just tinfoil.

tinfoil by gnostic3 January 30, 2020

streepee 

n. "Street people" as said by young folk, rappers, and others who lack both compassion and the time to say entire words.

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"Streepee livin' in them cardboard box. Got no doorway:; got no locks.Streepee eyes don't got no life:; no hope. Seekin' oxy:; seekin' rope."

streepee by gnostic3 January 30, 2020

torching the capitol

v. Destroying something difficult to constuct and of immense value and utility to mankind in order to save yourself from zombies or a righteous mob.

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See the news? They are torching the capitol. What a shame. So many people died building it.

Mostly slaves.

True.

torching the capitol by gnostic3 January 30, 2020

danglage 

n. Odd or extraneous bits of patient clothing, drapes or genitals that hang over the OR table and interfere with equipment function.

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I can’t slide this roller in properly. Can you check for danglage?

Check for danglage, DOCTOR.

Sorry.

danglage by gnostic3 January 22, 2020

trumping the shark 

v. Performing an ultimately egregious action which destroys the hard-earned credibility of a noble office.

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I thought yesterday was the worst action possible, but today he is trumping the shark.

trumping the shark by gnostic3 January 21, 2020

senatorial impartiality 

adj. A somewhat magical quality once abundant in America but which, like the buffalo and entertaining broadcast TV, is now seldom seen.

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Unicorn horns and senatorial impartiality do not exist! And I am a bit suspicious of this Tooth Fairy.

senatorial impartiality by gnostic3 January 21, 2020