Taken from electronic devices, which can operate in one or more 'modes' and thereby restrict their possible actions to a few options. Applied to humans, this usually is used as a suffix indicating 1. their normal thinking and reasoning abilities have been overridden by something they're 'hung up' on; or 2. their normal drives and ambitions have been replaced by a possibly irrational desire for some particular thing.
I tried talking to him about science, but he just went into Religious Wacko mode and started spouting scripture.
Watch out, those two are in geek mode.
No, I don't want a burger, I'm in burrito mode.
Watch out, those two are in geek mode.
No, I don't want a burger, I'm in burrito mode.
by Secret Agent Man September 17, 2003
Boring ass town in Maryland where the highlight is Harford Mall which is the smallest piece of shit mall I've ever seen. Kids drive around all day pretending to have somewhere to go and occassionally hang out in a parking lot and talk about their cars with loud mufflers. The girls are snobby sluts who start having sex at 13. Everyone has had atleast 1 STD that they all get from the same person. Everyone is an alcoholic because there's nothing else to do and most white kids think they're black.
by secret agent man April 01, 2005
Unidentified Flying Object. Originally a catchall term for anything flying that could not be identified by Civil Air Patrol observers during World War 2. Since then, taken over by lunatics that believe that for some reason, advanced alien civilizations have come to earth, are studying our assholes, and make contact with Roscoe and Billy Bob near their moonshine still in West Virginia. See buy a fucking vowel.
by Secret Agent Man September 19, 2003
Taken from the practice of leaving a car which has been thoroughly stripped up on concrete blocks. Something is said to be 'on blocks' when one comes back and finds it has been ransacked thoroughly.
I told you not to let anyone in--now my whole room's up on blocks!
Wait til Oscar gets back and finds his DVD collection up on blocks . . .
Wait til Oscar gets back and finds his DVD collection up on blocks . . .
by Secret Agent Man September 18, 2003
In U.S. Marine jargon, comparative for something worthless when you can't say "isn't worth shit" or "isn't worth a rat's ass"
by Secret Agent Man September 19, 2003
Mad magazine equivalent of the computer programmer's foo, that is, a word which can be used to stand in for any other (as in, for example, fictitious brand names, etc.)
The label said to induce vomiting, so I applied the Potzrebie maneuver.
I'm sorry, Ms. Jones, we're going to have to charge you $500 dollars for this repair... your, uh, Potzrebie device was broken. Yeah.
I'm sorry, Ms. Jones, we're going to have to charge you $500 dollars for this repair... your, uh, Potzrebie device was broken. Yeah.
by Secret Agent Man September 21, 2003
In college, a difficult professor might shaft the class. By extension, 'self-shaft' means taking the same class independent study.
by Secret Agent Man September 17, 2003