pentozali's definitions

WYSINAWYG

What You See Is Not Always What You Get. An acronym especially appropriate to the Internet when you're trying to print something from a webpage and it doesn't come out the way you want it to.

I tried to print my friend's webpage, but all I got was a banner farm. WYSINAWYG!

by pentozali April 27, 2007

Adric

To martyr oneself in order to save others' lives. Named after the companion in Doctor Who (Tom Baker/Peter Davison era) who died in an exploding spacecraft in his attempt to prevent the Cybermen-controlled spacecraft from destroying Earth.

Oh my G-d, that crazy boy is trying to Adric himself by running into the nerve gas testing area!

by pentozali April 6, 2013

chorbadji

Turkish and Macedonian word for a person who's very rich. Pronounced "CHOR=bah-jee", this word comes from Turkish and refers to "chorba", a kind of thick soup or stew that supposedly only the rich can afford to eat.

Atanas, look at that chorbadji over there reading that Forbes magazine. He probably sits in a cushy office while we have you have to work in that rat-infested place in Newark, New Jersey!

by pentozali May 25, 2006

kekhat-pondur

A rather unusual way of describing a Chechen musical instrument, but perfectly logical when you consider that the bellows of this instrument are made out of a type of cardboard/plastic composite; a Chechen accordion. "Kekhat" means "paper", and "pondur" or "pondar" means "musical instrument". The Chechen accordion has a bright and loud tone quality and is well-suited to playing rapid, staccato passages.

The "Lovzar" Chechen Dance Ensemble had some very good kekhat-pondur players.

by pentozali February 26, 2009

music to grow plants by

Calming, soothing music, often New Age or minimalist like the music of Philip Glass, considered to be great for growing plants but sometimes somnogenic for humans.

Most of the music from Philip Glass' "Koyaanisqatsi" could be considered music to grow plants by.

by pentozali November 12, 2011

oobstacle

An obese person's arm that is so huge and heavy that it is hard to move, obstructs the rest of the torso and seems merely an extension of the chest and/or stomach of that person. From oob + "obSTACLE".

That's not just an arm on that lady. That's an oobstacle!

by pentozali March 2, 2010

interlectual

Sarcastic way of describing a person who seems to get all his or her knowledge from the Internet alone.

Joan is an interlectual---you'll always find her on the computer. I've never once seen her with a book in her hand!

by pentozali January 10, 2008