maelstr0m_X1's definitions

the O'Reilly factor

the number describing the population of sex offenders in a community

I checked the O'Reilly Factor a few years back when I was living in New Brunswick. It was disappointingly high...

by maelstr0m_X1 April 19, 2017

stipulation

an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else

a stipulation of fact was made in order to avoid delay

by maelstr0m_X1 November 4, 2004

encephalogram

An x-ray picture of the brain taken by radiographic examination of the brain in which some of the cerebrospinal fluid is replaced with air or another gas that acts as a contrasting medium.

"the encephalogram has come back, and the prognosis of the victim's head trauma is not to promising"

by maelstr0m_X1 November 5, 2004

kwanza

(1) the basic unit of money in Angola
(2) common misspelling of the "holiday", Kwanzaa

...and how much is that worth in kwanzas?

by maelstr0m_X1 December 25, 2004

indifference

apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions

The deprived child showed indifference towards a better life, for his life was all he knew.

by maelstr0m_X1 November 9, 2004

expository writing

the process by which one reads about from many different sources, about twenty pages in length each, that have little to do with each other, analyze them and then combine them to find a uniform thesis; advanced bullshitting

oh man, expository writing at Rutgers blows!
these assignments in expository writing are completely ridiculous!
where am I going to use expository writing in real life? oh, right: NOWHERE!

by maelstr0m_X1 December 28, 2005

confubble

1) baffle
2) infatuate
3) to toy with, as emotions
4) to vaguely confuse; vaguely confuzzle

i think i'm speechless
and i'm just confubbled

by maelstr0m_X1 March 22, 2005