maximo hudson's definitions

big bra to fill

The challenge to match the lofty obtainments of a female predecessor by any woman to succeed her.

Considering the achievements of Madeleine Albright, Hillary realized she had a pretty big bra to fill.

by maximo hudson June 6, 2009

Fifty is the new eighty.

A middle-aged individual's self-description when feeling old beyond their years

Fifty may seem young to you, now that you've turned forty-five, but I'm telling you, with my bad teeth, and back, and all the pain in my joints, my fifty is the new eighty.

by maximo hudson June 27, 2009

bad brain day

A day when nothing anyone says to you makes sense, nothing you say makes sense to anyone else (including yourself), following directions proves problematic and items which should be readily locatable cannot be found (or are found only after much searching on top of one's head).

I knew it was going to be a bad brain day when I finally located my keys in the drawer where I always keep them, my glasses on top of my head, and remembered only after entering the now empty garage that my wife had earlier mentioned that it was her yoga day, which meant she was taking the car.

by maximo hudson June 29, 2009

anti-Islamic terrorism

An act of violence or violent intimidation carried out against an individual or group of individuals because of their Islamic faith. A hate crime.

The bomb threat phoned into the mosque by a man screaming disparaging remarks about the Prophet Mohammed was deemed an act of anti-Islamic terrorism by the authorities.

by maximo hudson August 31, 2010

emotional affair

A pop psychology term which instills a sense of impropriety when describing Platonic and courtly love (and other forms of intimate non-sexual association). Since the relationships it defines are by definition chaste, its use is misleading and is often used manipulatively.

You call it coffee with a college professor, I call it an emotional affair.

by maximo hudson January 24, 2009

Lama Internet

The personification of the vast amount Tibetan Buddhist teaching available on the internet.

Since moving, I no longer have access to a guru, so I'll just go online and ask Lama Internet.

by maximo hudson May 16, 2009

cupboard surprise

A creative meal using whatever ingredients one has at hand in order to make it till one has more money and/or food stamps.

Mom's buttered tabouli salad mix rice con chocolate chip burrito was a classic of cupboard surprise, combining the necessity of eating with the availability of what we had on hand.

by maximo hudson May 24, 2009