humblepiece's definitions

slipping jimmy

The fake fall in front of a car

Employee: I have been using a wheelie-walker for five months, and I keep being promised a ramp will be installed
Boss: Oh, it's not in this year's budget
Employee: Failing that, I'll be doing a "Slipping Jimmy". I did actually fall a over at home negotiating the bathroom. Can't really sue myself, alas.

by humblepiece April 19, 2015

zipper merge

A zipper merge happens when motorists use both lanes of traffic all the way to a defined merge area, and then alternate in "zipper" fashion into the open lane. By doing it this way, both lanes are used right up until the end, which advocates like New think is a more efficient use of road space.

1st Motorist: "Zipper merging is best for slow heavy traffic. If traffic is light, early merging is fine."
2nd Motorist: "Only problem with zipper merge are the idiots who will not let you merge in front of them so they pull up tight to the car in front of them. They do this even if you try to merge early. I typically will merge at the first available open space."

by humblepiece May 23, 2015

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

trade ends

To come to the same result, or score in the game, in the same way, or to exchange it.

On the ice, Sweden and the U.S. trade ends, while Canadian fans exchanged misery.

by humblepiece June 19, 2018

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

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

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