humblepiece's definitions

zerk

A small hole in automotive body or parts used for lubrication of internal components

Car owner: Are there any grease fittings on a 2009 Corolla that need to be lubricated as a part of the standard lube-oil-filter work?
Mechanic: Your Corolla does not have any grease zerks for you to lube.

by humblepiece January 7, 2021

Rescue Randy

A life-sized dummy used in training programs for safety and rescue works.

"Yeah, Randy was one of our former students that didn't make it through the program," he said with a laugh. "We use him for all the different rescue scenarios. If somebody was to get hurt inside the hub, they need to bring Rescue Randy out and bring them to the ground. It's a mockup for rescues."

by humblepiece April 22, 2018

coronagate

Contemporary conspiracy theories behind COVID-19 origin and sponsorship

Opinion: “Coronagate presents the ultimate leadership test.”

by humblepiece April 1, 2020

dep run

In Quebec and parts of Eastern Ontario (Canada), a "dep run" means you're headed to the local convenience/corner store, or "depanneur" in French Quebecois

Phone call: - Hey, are you home now?
- I'm out for a dep run, we got no milk. Shouldn't be long.

by humblepiece July 26, 2017

one-and-done

A single-dose vaccine shot -- unlike the two-dose vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna and Oxford-AstraZeneca.

Breaking news: “Experts on the one-and-done advantage offered by a COVID-19 vaccine”
The ease of distribution offered by a single-dose shot and its ability to be stored in a regular fridge are among the new vaccine’s biggest strengths

by humblepiece April 27, 2021

outTrumper

An activist of the anti-Trump movement to oust the POTUS.

The outTrumpers: mid-terms session . (The Economist Expresso, May 8, 2018)

by humblepiece May 8, 2018

rouge

A try (a punt or a missed field goal) that scores a single point for the kicking team under CFL rules, when a kicked ball touches or crosses the dead line or a sideline in goal, and touches the ground, a player or some object beyond these lines, and is signalled with a red flag.

American Guy 1: What the fuck did I just watch? (I don't understand the CFL)
American Guy 2: As someone who only watches the NFL. I'm afraid I can't help you because I'm just as mindfucked as you...
Canadian Guy: Only in Canadian Football, if you kick a ball out of the endzone for what in American Football would be a touchback, you score 1 point, called a Rouge or a Single.

by humblepiece May 27, 2017