Definitions by holloway

horiztigo 

A play on vertigo except that someone experiences problems such as dizziness, spinning movements, nausea and vomiting all while being horizontal. This is typically due to drunkenness or some other influence.

I suffer horiztigo and I keep falling over.

horiztigo by holloway January 25, 2009

thabto 

Two Heads Are Better Than One

Gee Ghostwriter, I don't know who THABTO is -- sure is a mystery!

thabto by holloway April 1, 2008

sprocket 

A child, particularly a baby

How are the little sprockets doing?

sprocket by holloway January 4, 2008

Mushroom Hubs

Named "mushroom hubs" for the way they mysteriously seem to sprout under desks near people's feet. No one can explain how or why it got there, but serious things start breaking if you touch it.

Herbert always has the gadgets, he's even set up his own mushroom hubs

Mushroom Hubs by holloway November 16, 2007

!eureka 

irc talk for when the problems overwhelm you and you can't think of a solution

I haven't made any dinner for my in-laws and they're arriving in 5 minutes. I have a can of beans and some washing powder.
!Eureka!

!eureka by holloway June 30, 2007

festivous 

A misspelling of Festivus

festivous is not Festivus

festivous by holloway December 21, 2006

Flatten and Reinstall 

To format and then install a computers Operating System, typically due to being hacked.

From a technical perspective this involves formatting at least one partition.

The "Flatten" comes from a hurricane analogy; flattening the landscape and having to rebuild from nothing.

You've been hacked and they got root? Flatten and Reinstall.

You listened to a Sony CD? Flatten and Reinstall.

Flatten and Reinstall by holloway June 30, 2006