schlemiel

a habitual bungler, a klutz

A schlimazel's toast always falls butter-side down. A schlemiel always drops the knife.

by mandingoe September 24, 2004

budget

some one who wants more than what he paid for; a cheapskate

No wonder she call you a budget. You always lookin' to get something extra.

by Mandingoe May 27, 2004

standard deviation

a sexual fetish that was previously considered perverse but is now commonplace

Bondage and foot fetishes are standard deviations

by mandingoe September 24, 2004

dotcom

some thing that falls fast

The number of teams with a chance of making it to the playoffs is dropping like a dotcom stock.

Variant: dropping like stock in Enron

by mandingoe June 16, 2004

miffed

peaved; mildly annoyed and mildly effeminate

annoyance ranking:
* pissed off
* tit in a wringer
* ticked off
* undies in a bundle
* miffed

Frankly Biff, I'm becoming a little miffed by your frequent absences.

by mandingoe October 10, 2005

big swinging dick

1. the financial industry's term for a rainmaker; a Wall Street executive who brings in enormous amounts of money for the firm, possibly because he has just screwed a customer.

An expression made famous by Michael Lewis in Liar’s Poker, published in 1989.

2. a mover and shaker in any organization

Calling some one a dick is an insult.
Calling some one a big dick is a bigger insult.
Calling some one a big swinging dick is a term of respect.

Not a nickname for a large gorilla named Richard.

But Dick Perle didn't want to be a mere influence peddler. He wanted to be a businessman, a venture capitalist, a Big Swinging Dick.

by mandingoe October 05, 2004

deliverance

A great book and great movie that has been reduced to a line of viscerally disturbing dialogue. This movie did for homophobia what "Saturday Night Fever" did for disco.

Mountain Man: What do you want to do now?
Toothless Man: Grinning He's got a real pretty mouth on him, don't he?
Mountain Man: I'm gonna make you squeal like a pig. Weeeeeeee.

by mandingoe May 18, 2004