kertruffle

A commotion caused by a misunderstanding that involves truffles and truffle-related things.

A kertruffle broke out between two warring clans over who gets to control the rights to the truffle mine.

by kirupa March 31, 2013

eartian

An intraterrestrial life form that demands oxygen, water, and food for survival.

Now, I am not a speciest or anything, but I wish all of the eartians would just go back to where they came from.

by kirupa December 09, 2012

mapp

A common way of referring to mobile applications.

When Steve Jobs unveiled the iPhone, the world had now changed. The days of the thick, client-side applications became numbered while the era of mapps on handheld devices began.

by kirupa December 08, 2012

hoodie

An article of clothing invented by Mark Zuckerberg that features many unnecessary pockets and a hood.

The success of Facebook is directly attributed to Mark Zuckerberg's deft use of the hoodie.

by kirupa February 16, 2014

purpular

Having the color of purple

Barney is a purpular dinosaur that has "enriched" the lives of many children and their parents.

by kirupa April 10, 2013

goat music

Music that is so terrible, soo simple, and sooo repetitive, a herd of goats probably played a large role in its production.

That Indian Kathakali show had some epic goat music blaring all over the place with four half-naked dudes beating a drum for two hours.

by kirupa April 19, 2015

funtroduction

A fun introduction to a topic

The witty dialogue in Pulp Fiction provides a funtroduction to the English language.

by kirupa February 16, 2014