fidget spinner

n. Small revolving hand-held device that Oh no! Look! Shiny stopping!! Want outside! Ice cream! Can I have Tuesdays? No! No! No! Ohhhh! Spinning! Seems to calm and bring focus to a certain subset of Shiny stopping! No!No! No! Erasures.

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Must have fidget spinner. MUST HAVE FIDGET SPINNER! MUST...HAVE....FIDGET.....SPINNER!!!!

by gnostic3 June 10, 2017

doctoresque

adj. Pretending to be a physician but in actuality having only limited paramedic or chiropractic training.

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That looks like a cancer, better let me take a closer look.

I didn’t know you were a doctor.

Well, actually I’m doctoresque; it’s better; there’s no malpractice insurance fees.

by gnostic3 February 17, 2018

robos

n. Redundant, aged, or otherwise unemployed AI machinery. Frequently robos can be found sharing a can of grease out by the railroad tracks.

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I pity the robos who will never write another essay.

by gnostic3 July 09, 2023

beating Armenia

v. A hollow, minor victory over a lesser power to make up for a drubbing by a superior power. Also a sexual euphemism in Canada.

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The Russian hockey team spanked us yesterday, but no worries:; tonight we’ll be beating Armenia.

by gnostic3 March 18, 2021

windlet

n. Tiny gust of air. Any sparse briefly refreshing breeze on a sultry day. Originally an Australian term.

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It’s hotter than a dinkum’s curse today, mate. I’d give a wallaby’s shout for a windlet.

by gnostic3 August 10, 2020

sesquicolon

n. A punctuation mark consisting of a colon and a semi-colon ( :; ) used when you can't figure out which one is the proper choice.

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Jenn totally nailed that hernia :; the sac came off :; the vas stayed in.

Did you just use two sesquicolons in one sentence? You are the man.

by gnostic3 December 20, 2016

hawking

v. Thinking up a beautiful, thoughtful, or elegant plan: usually to avoid work or school.

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Fake leg casts! That will not work. You are not hawking man. Stand back; let a man-sized brainpan get to work up in this clubhouse.

by gnostic3 January 31, 2018