Definitions by handle187

on the strength

Done with a strong sense of faith (eg: in God).

Everytime we go out, it's on the strength that one of us doesn't get robbed !

on the strength by handle187 November 6, 2003

hard copy 

A printed-on-paper version of what you see on a computer screen, used mostly in a business sense, such as with spreadsheets, forms, or invoices.

hard copy by handle187 October 31, 2003

shooting the shit 

To converse lightly, with no specific topic or objective in mind.

See also: shooting the breeze

So, Bill and I were shooting the breeze and suddenly we came up with an idea for a new website.

shooting the shit by handle187 October 31, 2003

jeez 

A general interjection which, although usually expressing grief, can be used with much versatility.

Etymology: A substitution for "Jesus Christ!!!" Evidently used mostly by uptight people with a strict upbringing.

Expressing grief: "Jeez, all I did was get the order of the numbers mixed up."

Expressing exaltation: "Jeez, I didn't know the installation would be that easy !"

jeez by handle187 October 31, 2003

off da meat rack 

(Also, "off the meat rack") - Of a superlative quality

Etymology: A play-on-words of the phrase "off the meters".

Synonymous with: "off da books", "off da chain", "off da hook", "off da meters"

"Yo, the afterparty Q threw the other day was off the meat rack, son !!!"

off da meat rack by handle187 October 31, 2003

signal to noise ratio

The amount of screaming one generates, in proportion to the amount of real content they are communicating.

People who grow up in empty households (often with a lot of older people) feel as though noise and signal are in direct proportion, which causes them to pump more noise in the hopes of generating more signal.

See also: catharsis

"When I asked her what her problem was, the signal-to-noise ratio was just off da meat rack !"

signal to noise ratio by handle187 October 31, 2003

on blast

At a high volume; loud

"He was riding down the block with his speakers on blast."

"Damn, son, your shirt is on blast."

"The way he was messing with the knobs I thought he was about to put my shit on blast."

on blast by handle187 October 31, 2003