Noss

VERB:
To act weird in public just for grins. To play a practical joke. To try to freak people out by calculatedly bizarre behavior. To mess with peoples' minds.
NOUN: The act itself.

"We like to noss whenever we're in a crowd."
"Don't mind me, I'm just nossing."
"Do you think his act was serious, or was it just a big noss?"
"I noss, therefore I'm weird."
Term coined in Indianapolis, Indiana in early 1970's.

by James J. Mitchell September 07, 2006

Awk and pshaw

NOUN:
The opposite of shock and awe. The feeling of letdown and disappointment on the heels of what once was thought to be a great military victory in Iraq. Pronounced with a silent "p," this could be used as a reference to any type of disappointed high hopes.

"The shock and awe of the Iraq invasion have been replaced by feelings of awk and pshaw."

by James J. Mitchell September 18, 2006

Hulamagatchie

NOUN:
Thingamajig, whatchamacallit, wossname, thingamabob. Term used to describe something whose exact name is unknown.
First overheard in Bloomington, Indiana, in 1973.

"Hand me that there hulamagatchie, will ya?"
"You can't look at just one aspect of the thing; you've got to consider the entire hulamagatchie."

by James J. Mitchell September 01, 2006

fussbudget

NOUN:
A person who is always complaining or putting up a fuss. Derived from a combination of the word "fuss" and "budget," which used to mean a type of container.

Stop complaining, you old fussbudget.

Shirley's such a fussbudget. All she ever does is whine.

by James J. Mitchell October 23, 2006

babysitter's helper

NOUN:
Duct tape, used as a restraint, or for purposes of muffling human speech, cries, or screams.

"I couldn't get the kids to behave, so I threatened to use babysitter's helper on the little ankle-biters and they straightened right up."
"Some babysitter's helper across the mouth might get her to shut up."

by James J. Mitchell August 31, 2006