venereal disease

A disease that is transmitted sexually, such as syphilis, gonhorrea, chlamydia, or genital herpes. This term was very common until the advent of the 1990s, when medical professionals began preferring the term sexually transmitted disease, or STD.

They rarely use the term venereal disease anymore, because it sounds like a singular disease rather than one of any number of sexually transmitted diseases. So instead of saying "Joe has VD," now we say "Joe has an STD."

by pbm19 June 30, 2008

Sixburgh

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, otherwise known as the Steel City and the City of Champions. Named "Sixburgh" after the Steelers became the only franchise in NFL history to win six Super Bowls.

Where should we go this year? New York? Nah. Chicago? No way. How about Sixburgh to see the Steelers, the greatest sports franchise in history?

by pbm19 February 02, 2009

cool whip

something you can't have pie without.

Stewie: You can't have pie without Cool Whip. Brian: Cool Whip? Stewie: Yes, Cool Whip.

by pbm19 January 21, 2008

Macbook Air

the latest incarnation of Macbook computers. unbelievably thin, razor sharp, and pretty much invisible all around.

"Hey, Jim, did you see my new Macbook Air?" "No." "Neither did I."

by PBM19 January 17, 2008

cherry cherry boom boom

The pseudonym of Martin Kierszenbaum, a music executive at Interscope Records, and a producer and songwriter for Lady Gaga. His nickname is mentioned in her songs "Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)," "I Like it Rough," and "Starstruck," and is the reason most of you know this term.

Person one: "Why does Lady Gaga say 'cherry cherry boom boom' in so many of her songs?" Person two: "It's the pseudonym of her producer. Sort of how Sean Kingston annoyingly says "JR" at the beginning of all of his songs."

by pbm19 June 27, 2009

hamburger phone

A hamburger that doubles as a landline telephone, as seen in the movie Juno.

(Bad reception) Caller one: What did you say? Caller two: Ahh, sorry. I'm on my hamburger phone.

by pbm19 January 31, 2008

telegram

A once-popular system of telecommunications, in which the sender would contact the telegram service and speak their message over the phone. The person taking the message would then send it, via a teletype machine, to a telegram office near the receiver's address. The message would then be hand-delivered to the addressee. From 1851 until it discontinued the service in 2006, Western Union was the best-known telegram service in the world.

Hey, let's send Mom a telegram for her birthday! She just loves receiving that little yellow envelope.

by PBM19 January 16, 2008