teleny Parrish's definitions

Tyler

A Tyler is a guard at a Masonic Lodge. They stand outside the door and make sure no one is listening or trying to get in. Maybe you know of a time when you might try having a Tyler doing lookout for your private gathering.

He tried to get in, but the tyler wouldn't let him.

by teleny Parrish April 20, 2022

vidalism

The pose of voicing truths that are simultaneously obvious to any knowledgeable listener, yet have only occurred to the speaker.

His dystopian fiction contained a hero who was plagued by Vidalisms.

by teleny Parrish June 18, 2020

Grow an ovary

The female version of "grow a pair".

She said looking at the woman in Willem de Kooning's painting was like watching a lynching. I told her to grow an ovary.

by teleny Parrish June 11, 2017