megillah

Something long complex, and possibly tedious. Fr. Yiddish/Hebrew, for "scroll." Certain scrolls are read on particular holidays; it takes a long time, hence the secondary meaning.

I asked for instructions, and he explained the whole manual to me, the whole megillah, from beginning to end. It took two hours.

by octopod August 30, 2008

Twentieth Century

1. The ~ Limited, an extinct luxury train from New York to Chicago.
2. Hell on Earth, 1900-1999, or 1901-2000, for would-be purists.

In the Twentieth Century fools prated of progress, and mass murder was an athletic event.

by Octopod November 08, 2003

whinging pommy bastard

Englishman that complains a lot; or, an Englishman. Whinge means to whine or to complain, a pommy or pommie is an Englishman, and bastard is just for emphasis.

Why do you Australians always talk about "whinging pommy bastards?"

by octopod November 05, 2006

plumbing

The reproductive system (gender neutral).

She went to the OB-GYN to have her plumbing checked out.

by Octopod November 06, 2003

prune face

The pompous gigolo John Kerry, noted for his wrinkly, albeit botoxed features.

The French looking prune face picked the Breck Girl as his running mate.

by octopod July 06, 2004

Gotham

The big city, the Big Apple, etc. From superhero comics.

The arch-criminal Lex Luthor plans to steal all the bearer bonds in Gotham.

by octopod May 30, 2004

Numero uno

A llama, q.v. From Spanish "Number one!"

My llama, Numero Uno, is smooth and soft.
Pay me in advance.

by octopod December 02, 2003