octopod's definitions

Yeah, right!

Ironic or sarcastic expression of agreement that really means disagreement or dismissal. See whatever.

No, Howard Dean is a man of character and conviction . . .
Yeah, right!

by octopod November 22, 2003

kaffir

1. Arabic term meaning "infidel.' See kafir, kaafir. Plural kufaar, kaafirun.

2. Borrowed into Afrikaans and S. African English as insulting term for an African.

Under apartheid, the "kaffirs" had to live in locations.

by octopod July 11, 2004

sock it to me

Let me have it! Do your worst! Rock my world! Used on a Nixon-era TV comedy show starring Rowan & Martin.

Sock it to me!
(A pail full of water hits the speaker's face.)

by octopod November 9, 2003

highbrow

Pretentious, snobbish, intellectual or pseudo-int. See lowbrow.

"Your best girl friend
She might be a highbrow,
Changing clothes three times a day . . ."
-- Sippie Wallace

by Octopod November 4, 2003

fiat money

Money that is only money because some government says that it is.

There's no gold or silver backing greenbacks.

by octopod January 16, 2004

dog's dinner

A mess, a fiasco. British.

The European Union has made a dog's dinner of its economic policy.

by octopod June 17, 2004

There goes the neighborhood!

The first you-name-the-ethnic-group has moved in, and the racist neighbors are restless.

"We're from Remulac. It's a village in France."
"There goes the neighborhood."

by Octopod November 5, 2003