mandingoe's definitions

Soul

The Godson of James Brown and Princess of Aretha Franklin.

James Brown, the Godfather of Soul.
Aretha Franklin, Queen of Soul.

by Mandingoe July 15, 2003

give me my pounds

The greeting gesture of tapping fists. To punch it in. An acknowledgement of respect.

Hey, hey, sup. Give me my pounds. Wanna shoot some hoops?

by mandingoe January 18, 2005

cratfight

an catty exchange among Democratic primary contenders.

He accused her of voting for the war. She cast him withering glance as a third candidate interjected about the importance of supporting the troops. The debate rapidly descended into a five-way cratfight.

by mandingoe March 2, 2007

pissing contest

1. a dispute that's a matter of one side's claims or bluster against the other's; a word feud; bickering; belly bumping. Contrary to some definitions, women are quite capable of(although usually less inclined to) "hold their own" in a pissing contest, which could morph into a shirt-shredding cat fight

2. many of the pointless definitions at this site that every one over the age of 8 already knows the meaning of

Liberal Conservative
Goth Prep
Pro-life Pro-Choice
Religion Atheist
ad nauseum in aeternum

by mandingoe June 8, 2004

teardown

A house purchased to be demolished where the land is used to build a larger, more expensive house. Teardowns are purchased because the land they sit on is worth more without the house.

My parents house in the old neighborhood is worth $600,000 but it would definitely be a teardown.

by Mandingoe January 12, 2008

staircase wit

thinking of the right answer too late; the perfect, usually piercing, riposte that you conceive only when replaying a verbal exchange later in your head

from the French l'esprit d'escalier, the witty repartee you thought of as you're going downstairs to leave

My coworker Ann had taken to calling me "Markus", which I hate. I told her I hated it, and her response was,"It's a term of affection."

I muttered something like "Well it's not".

What I SHOULD have said:
Considering her name, "OK, to cement this 'affectionate' relationship, I'll call you An(n)us."

by Mandingoe July 14, 2004

merkin

Friends of George W. Bush. A few merkins wear pubic wigs.

My fellow 'merkins, Let's Roll.

by mandingoe April 19, 2004