pentozali's definitions

bananahead

A battle droid, from "Star Wars".

I love it when I hear a bananahead in "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" saying "Roger, Roger!"

by pentozali February 17, 2009

slide rule

Used as an adjective, this means old-fashioned, out-of-date. Usually applied to attitudes.

Man, Mr. McMahon is so slide rule! Why does he always use long division, when there's a calculator right on his desk?

by pentozali May 1, 2008

duduk

Pronounced "dooh-DOOHK", this amazing, warm and sweet-sounding oboelike musical instrument from Armenia and Georgia is the one instrument in the world that sounds like a human voice. Djivan Gasparyan is one of the best-known soloists on this instrument. The duduk is usually suited to slow, mournful melodies but it's not unusual to hear it playing bright, happy music. In Georgia, the name of the instrument is "duduki". Variants of the duduk do exist in several other countries, for instance Azerbaijan, but the names for them vary, like "balaban" in Azerbaijan and "balaman" in Daghestan, but their tonal quality tends to be a little louder and more penetrating.

I love the sound of the duduk---it's very soothing.

by pentozali September 27, 2010

ich

Delicious Armenian dish made from bulghur wheat pellets in tomato paste with onion, red and green peppers, parsley and sometimes mint. Sometimes ich is a bit spicy. Pronounced as in the word "each", and sometimes spelled "eech" or "itch".

Ays ich shad lav e! (This "ich" is very good!)

by pentozali October 16, 2008

gira

GEE-rah (with hard "g"). A delicious, refreshing, sweet, low-alcohol beverage made from fermented bread, the Lithuanian equivalent of Russian kvass. Great to drink on a hot, sticky-humid day! One of the best brands to get is Duonos Gunernija (DWOH-nohss gooh-BAYR-nee-ah), sold in bottles and tall cans. Has a honey taste with slight notes of chocolate. Usually available in stores in Russian neighborhoods, like Riverdale in the Bronx and Brighton Beach in Brooklyn, both in New York, and Geary Blvd. in San Francisco, although some nonethnic gourmet food stores might be starting to carry it.

I LOVE gira---it's the most thirst-quenching stuff in the world!

by pentozali June 22, 2013

barfium

The mythical substance used as a polish for wooden floors, for instance gyms in high school and college, that smells like vomit.

Ugggh, what a stiiink! They must've just put barfium on the gym floor!

by pentozali January 13, 2008

sailor

A person who sails the oceans. This word is used to replace the word "seaman", the latter word sounding suspiciously like a certain viscous bodily fluid.

Uh, John, don't call Mr. Davidenko a "seaman", call him a "sailor". "Seaman" doesn't sound so nice.

by pentozali December 28, 2005