83 definitions by tradesman

streetwise

1. To be wise in the ways of the life in a large metropolitan area.

2. (Derogatory) (To be said of a stupid person) To know what street one lives on.

1. He's lived in Detroit all his life. He's very streetwise.

2. Matt's not completely stupid, at least he's streetwise.

by tradesman April 1, 2003

pucker factor

A term used to describe the tightness of your sphincter following a close call. Some as yet unidentified factors are high enough to cause discomfort as you must take an appreciable amount of time to remove from your butt that what you were sitting on.

Almost laying down my bike around that corner had a pucker factor of 7.

by tradesman June 10, 2003

cheesepuff

An individual that puts on a bigger front than he really has. Same as a braggart, but less savory.

Don't let that cheesepuff bullshit you.

by tradesman April 1, 2003

Chevy

Acronym for: Can Hear Every Valve Yell.
Mostly unreliable. Can be found up on blocks anywhere.

A lot of people lease their Chevys. That way they'll get the two years of useful life from it, and not pay the tremendous repair bills.

by tradesman May 11, 2003

deadbeat mom

A female parent that doesn't pay child support. See: deadbeat dad.

by tradesman July 11, 2003

Mustang

While a lot can be said against it, I'll take a Mustang over a Camaro any day. Mostly because a lot more can be said against the Camaro.

My favorite Mustang is the '67 G.T. 350.

by tradesman July 11, 2003

bupkis

Nothing, zero, zilch.

I put a lot of hard work into this project, and all I got was bupkis.

by tradesman May 8, 2003