jevanyn's definitions

eating your own dog food

To use one's own product or service. Originally applied to software companies using their own software in-house, the meaning can extend to any situation that might impose some burden on customers, clientele, constituency, co-workers, etc.

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) proposed an amendment requiring members of Congress and their staffs to buy health insurance on the exchanges they are setting up, forcing lawmakers to get insurance the same way some of their constituents will. In some circles, this is known as "eating your own dog food."

-- from electoral-vote.com, 14 Oct 2009

A (historical) example of -not- eating your own dog food would be Microsoft developers using IBM's OS/2 operating system while developing Windows software because it was more stable than their own operating system (Windows 3.1 and Windows 95 at the time).

by jevanyn October 14, 2009

sister car

When somebody on your block has the same exact car as you, including paint color

I thought somebody had stolen my car and parked it up the block, but it was a sister car

by jevanyn July 5, 2018

Halo zone

Area around a police cruiser where everyone behaves like a little angel. Unrelated to the computer game of the same name.

Passenger: Dude, why is everyone going so slow?
Driver: There's a five-oh up there, we're stuck in the halo zone.

by jevanyn December 12, 2009

defridgerate

To allow something to reach room temperature, as by leaving it out of the refridgerator.

Dammit, you left the milk out again! It's completely defridgerated now!

by jevanyn August 17, 2009

assholitical

adjective: tending to express one's point of view, esp. political, when it is not desired or appropriate.

Honey, I know you got into an argument about gay marriage the last time we had dinner with the Hendersons. I'd appreciate it if you weren't so assholitical this evening, mkay?

by jevanyn August 28, 2009

Twaiku

1. The practice of tweeting in haiku
2. Any such tweet

Japanese poem
Hundred forty letters, tops.
This is a twaiku

by jevanyn September 8, 2010

bed gravity

An irresistible force that draws you back to bed, or toward any mattress, couch, or other soft horizontal surface. Usually stronger when one or more persons are already on said furnature.

Mom: Time to get up for school!
Son: Must! Fight! Bed gravity! ZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

by jevanyn May 13, 2011