Definitions by grapes

sorprende 

Spanish for "it surprises", when someone is unfamiliar with a common thing/notion/occurrence, usually used in a derogatory sense. Can be an adjective or a noun.

The apocraphal story of George H. W. Bush's sorprende experience with bar code scanners--he was reportedly amazed by the technology in a modern grocery store, because of his "elite" status. Snopes says it is false.

sorprende by grapes September 10, 2007

TEHO 

"To Each His Own" or "To Each Her Own", meaning there's no accounting for taste, different strokes for different folks, your mileage may vary, viva la difference

Some people like red wine with monk fish, TEHO.

TEHO by grapes May 15, 2006

BOE 

Back Of the Envelope, a rough calculation, said to be made in a hurry on the back of a scrap of paper, see BOEC

How much is gravity on the moon?
My BOE calculation is about 1.6 m/s/s

BOE by grapes April 19, 2006

HTG

Initialism for "Honest to God"

When I said Cruise was a nutbag, I didn't mean it literally, HTG.

HTG by grapes August 10, 2005

piece of ass 

generally, any female person

you're a piece of ass, what does that make you, special?

piece of ass by grapes March 8, 2005

TG 

Acronym for "Thank God"

At least I escaped with a couple fingers, TG

TG by grapes October 10, 2004

IASIHTET 

I Am Surprised I Have To Explain This

Often used ironically

LOL means Lots of Linguini. IASIHTET

IASIHTET by grapes September 2, 2004