(n.) A wealthy neighborhood or region, named after what its spoiled children see when they spot Orion’s Belt in the sky.
The backyards in Orion's Gucci Belt may smell vaguely of George Bush's breath. It's an urban legend that the people who live in Orion's Gucci Belt root for financial crises and own large birds of prey that steal from the poor.
The backyards in Orion's Gucci Belt may smell vaguely of George Bush's breath. It's an urban legend that the people who live in Orion's Gucci Belt root for financial crises and own large birds of prey that steal from the poor.
Person 1: "Wanna go to Chipotle?"
Person 2: "This is not the Rust Belt. This is Orion’s Gucci Belt. We feast at the Cheesecake Factory."
Person 2: "This is not the Rust Belt. This is Orion’s Gucci Belt. We feast at the Cheesecake Factory."
by nolandc September 26, 2019

(n.) A phrase often shouted at pregames, "1 if by subway, 2 if by Uber" is a management technique to cluster the party into people taking public transport and those taking a taxi to go out.
A play on Paul Revere's "1 if by land, 2 if by sea" exclamation from 1774. Happens to be a convenient proxy to segment the group into the wealthy and poor.
A play on Paul Revere's "1 if by land, 2 if by sea" exclamation from 1774. Happens to be a convenient proxy to segment the group into the wealthy and poor.
by nolandc September 12, 2019

by nolandc August 31, 2019

(n.) the act of writing non-work-related content into a spreadsheet while at work, so as if to appear you're toiling away.
Veiled procrastination. Allows the Excel-poet to engage in confident eye contact whenever the boss walks by. Meanwhile, sweaty colleagues scramble to appear busy, mystified.
Veiled procrastination. Allows the Excel-poet to engage in confident eye contact whenever the boss walks by. Meanwhile, sweaty colleagues scramble to appear busy, mystified.
by nolandc September 24, 2019

(n.) During an argument with your significant other, vigorously repeating "I love you" for minutes, hours (or however long it takes) so that your partner stops arguing and goes to bed.
Such acts of heinous repetition are reserved for the endgames of critical arguments. If overused, endgame filibusters will cause the individual to go blue in the face, and potentially cause their partner to break up with them.
Often resembles demonic possession.
Such acts of heinous repetition are reserved for the endgames of critical arguments. If overused, endgame filibusters will cause the individual to go blue in the face, and potentially cause their partner to break up with them.
Often resembles demonic possession.
Person 1: "...I love you I love you I love you I love you --"
Person 2: "I can't believe you are endgame filibustering me."
Person 1: "-- I love you I love you I love..."
Person 2: "I can't believe you are endgame filibustering me."
Person 1: "-- I love you I love you I love..."
by nolandc September 15, 2019

(n.) a category of Netflix and Chill, the social phenomenon of watching serial killer documentaries on Netflix with a romantic love interest.
Often initiated by a young woman who wants to send a message to their crush: "I'm cute, edgy, and I have the tools to kill you should you mess with me." Has caused a boom in the number of millennials with an interest the heinous crimes of psychopaths.
Often initiated by a young woman who wants to send a message to their crush: "I'm cute, edgy, and I have the tools to kill you should you mess with me." Has caused a boom in the number of millennials with an interest the heinous crimes of psychopaths.
by nolandc September 15, 2019

(n.) a failure in friend group politics; when two parties fail to come to an agreement about how a night on the town should play out.
Like in a No Deal Brexit scenario, parties involved in the bar crawl face a severance in relations for the evening, splitting into respective factions. Each must rely on texting outside friends to survive.
Like in a No Deal Brexit scenario, parties involved in the bar crawl face a severance in relations for the evening, splitting into respective factions. Each must rely on texting outside friends to survive.
by nolandc September 12, 2019
