smogress

(smahw' gress)
1. the impression of progress when nothing is really getting done.
2. lip service to or about "progress" when you are actually just spinning your wheels.
From "smoke and mirrors" + "progress."

Back in the 1950s there were great predictions about flying cars and fantastic robots. It was all smogress; no one knew at the time the practical difficulties en route to that dream.

by quoit June 30, 2009

internyet

a term for the internet when it is slow or down. from 'internet' + 'nyet' (Russian "no")

My progress at work would be better if it weren't for the internyet.

by quoit November 08, 2016

stage 155

the Cialis-Levitra-Viagra stage of a man's life. from: 155 in Roman numerals is CLV.

A mean, nasty old man has reached stage 155.

Someone who is mean and grumpy all the time, no matter what age, has reached stage 155.

by quoit June 16, 2009

phonambulate

the obnoxious roaming around people do when talking on their cell phone, especially when they get in your way. from: phone + ambulate

Hey, dude! Why do always phonambulate into people?

by quoit June 16, 2009