mandingoe's definitions

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

fo sho

most certainly; without a doubt

Would you like another canape?
Fo sho!

by mandingoe June 8, 2004

Vanilla

plain

conventional

unflavored

Just plain vanilla beans and rice for dinner.

by mandingoe April 14, 2004

tit in a wringer

upset; pissed off

Usage note: Can be applied to either sex, manboobs not withstanding.

annoyance ranking:
* pissed off
* tit in a wringer
* pissy
* ticked off
* undies in a bundle
* bent out of shape
* peaved
* miffed (agitated and fey)

Rush: It really gets my tit in a wringer when feminazis claim that date rape accounts for over 75% of all sexual assault.

by mandingoe October 10, 2005

bust a grape

Become violent. Snap out

Jim bust a grape and got a month in ad seg.

by mandingoe April 26, 2004

SUV factor

the likelihood (in %) that a car's passengers will survive a collision with a Hummer.

Old lady: I want a car that's safe.

Salesman: Then you should consider this Volvo. It's got an SUV factor of 85. About the only car with a higher SUV factor would be a Hummer.

by mandingoe September 9, 2004

dead-enders

Rummy-speak, circa late 2003, for the isolated Sadam loyalists who oppose U.S. occupation and take RPG target practice on our boys. Apparently a large club.

Rumsfeld dubbed the insurgents who are making life so difficult for coalition forces, Iraqi authorities and anyone caught in the cross fire "dead-enders," losers from Saddam Hussein's regime with nothing left to do but go down fighting. Time Magazine 11/16/2003

by mandingoe June 8, 2004