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Udi

A very small ethnic group found in the Caucasus Mountains of Russia. Their language is (disputedly) related to Lezgin, which in turn is spoken in Azerbaijan and Daghestan. The Udi used to have two main ethnic centers in Azerbaijan: Vartashen and Nij. Azerbaijani nationalism has forced the Udi to settle in Armenia and Georgia, in scattered communities. They are a Christian people whose church is very similar to that of the Armenians. There is a movement by some Udi to form an organization "Aghvank" in Armenia, to preserve the endangered language of the Udi and their customs for future generations.

I'd like to learn more about the Udi people---their language seems to be very interesting.

by pentozali October 12, 2007

Grey Havens

Named after a location in J.R.R. Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings" saga, this means Heaven.

It seems like these batteries are on the way to the Grey Havens. The flash unit on my camera takes too long to recharge!

by pentozali June 18, 2007

lizard bitch

A female V or Visitor, on the original and new TV show "V". Definitely not a Fifth Columnist.

We have to wait until at least November to see what the lizard bitch Ana does with the Earth!

by pentozali July 7, 2010

nose cheese

The same nasty, smelly substance as ear cheese, the only difference being where it's found: around and under the nose. Like ear cheese, nose cheese is a combination of dead skin cells and soap and shampoo residues, creating a rancid, vomity or fishy odor.

Echhhhhh! I just kissed my girlfriend and she's got some nasty nose cheese----smelled like barf!

by pentozali April 12, 2010

give the soldiers a burial at sea

To defecate into a toilet

Chris, open that door! I have to give the soldiers a burial at sea!

by pentozali January 1, 2014

wow and flutter

Speed variations in a turntable,phonograph, or cassette player that cause irritating flattening in pitch with sour notes (wow) and/or garbled notes with jerky sharpening in pitch (flutter). Often heard from poorly manufactured, old, or poorly-maintained audio equipment. In the ages when LPs and audio cassettes were the only audio media available, stereo/high-fidelity magazines often used to rate audio components with wow and flutter specifications ranking at the top of the list.

George, your turntable has some nasty wow and flutter. The music sounds sour. It looks like it needs a new belt around the platter.

by pentozali April 8, 2006

sarinopium

Opium so concentrated that there's a very thin line between the dose that produces a "high" and a dose that can kill.

A lot of sarinopium comes from Afghanistan.

by pentozali May 25, 2011