Definitions by matthiasfw

fair chair 

The stamped metal chairs (sometimes padded), usually of a puke-brown or dull gray color, with a seat that folds up that you often encounter en masse at public fairs and other gatherings, outdoor weddings, sit-down concerts, church auditoriums, and so forth. Said chairs are designed to be stackable and often come on large racks. Notorious for getting skin-searingly hot if left exposed in sunlight for any length of time.

I went to a concert this summer and nearly burnt my legs on one of those fair chairs!

fair chair by Matthiasfw December 1, 2007

exercisous 

Enabling or promoting exercise, effective at making you more fit.

I used to walk every morning, but I switched to bicycling because it's more exercisous.

exercisous by matthiasfw October 29, 2007

extended loan 

A method of semi-permanently giving something away to someone while reserving your right to ask for it back later if you change your mind.

I gave my first mp3 player to Jim on extended loan, but since my new mp3 player got stolen, I was able to ask for the old one back.

extended loan by MatthiasFW August 6, 2007

hypecast

A portmanteau of hype and typecast, hypecasting is where a company adopts a popular song as a theme song for its commercials, running them for so long a period of time or so frequently that whenever one hears the song, one cannot help but think of the company who co-opted it. Often the corporation will take a specific line of the song and focus on that section of the song to the exclusion of the rest of its lyrics, effectively "typecasting" the song as the theme song of said company, overruling the song's original message.

Bob Seger's song "Like a Rock" got hypecast by Chevrolet.

hypecast by MatthiasFW July 29, 2007

snip and tuck 

The set of sex change operations changing someone from male to female below the waist. The opposite of an addadicktomy.

After Sam got her snip and tuck, she was much more settled and amiable.

snip and tuck by MatthiasFW July 27, 2007

most-wanted deck 

A deck of cards (usually an ordinary set of 52 or 54 playing cards) on which is printed the names and photos of individuals considered by the card printer to be important persons to commit to memory, to make it easier to find and capture them (or kill them).

The official military term for this is "personality identification playing cards".

For the Second Gulf War, Coalition troops were given personality identification playing cards with the names and pictures of Iraq's most wanted.

I could tell the most-wanted deck I got on E-bay wasn't authentic, because while Saddam Hussein was the Ace of Spades, Tariq Aziz was the Eight of Clubs.

most-wanted deck by MatthiasFW July 24, 2007

demablogger 

A portmanteau of demagogue and blogger, it is a person who uses a blog as a soapbox from which to preach to the unwashed masses and the rest of the world.

Compare to pedablogger, who uses their blog to educate rather than to orate.

Pete with his 'rant of the day' is one of the most entertaining demabloggers I know.

demablogger by MatthiasFW July 7, 2007