n.
1. The knowledge, expertise, and skill one acquires after years of Chinatown bus experiences and adventures, usually referring to Fung Wah.
2. The ancient Chinese martial art of escaping fires.
1. The knowledge, expertise, and skill one acquires after years of Chinatown bus experiences and adventures, usually referring to Fung Wah.
2. The ancient Chinese martial art of escaping fires.
"Get there 10 minutes early, travel light, don't sit near the bathroom, bring your own food, hope for a 4-hour trip but plan for 6 or more... whoa -- I KNOW FUNG FU."
"One time my bus was leaking oil, so we were stranded in Connecticut for 8 HOURS!"
"Oh yeah? MY bus flipped over twice and then burst into flames -- and I survived."
"Wow, you are a true fung fu master."
"One time my bus was leaking oil, so we were stranded in Connecticut for 8 HOURS!"
"Oh yeah? MY bus flipped over twice and then burst into flames -- and I survived."
"Wow, you are a true fung fu master."
by usman noyo April 16, 2007
n.
1. The knowledge, expertise, and skill one acquires after years of Chinatown bus experiences and adventures, usually referring to Fung Wah.
2. The ancient Chinese martial art of escaping fires.
1. The knowledge, expertise, and skill one acquires after years of Chinatown bus experiences and adventures, usually referring to Fung Wah.
2. The ancient Chinese martial art of escaping fires.
"Get there 10 minutes early, travel light, don't sit near the bathroom, bring your own food, hope for a 4-hour trip but plan for 6 or more... whoa -- I KNOW FUNG FU."
"One time my bus was leaking oil, so we were stranded in Connecticut for 8 HOURS!"
"Oh yeah? MY bus flipped over twice and then burst into flames -- and I survived."
"Wow, you are a true fung fu master."
"One time my bus was leaking oil, so we were stranded in Connecticut for 8 HOURS!"
"Oh yeah? MY bus flipped over twice and then burst into flames -- and I survived."
"Wow, you are a true fung fu master."
by usman noyo April 28, 2007
n.
One who joins Twitter after historically forswearing, ridiculing, or otherwise condemning its use, thus becoming a hypocrite; hence the portmanteau.
One who joins Twitter after historically forswearing, ridiculing, or otherwise condemning its use, thus becoming a hypocrite; hence the portmanteau.
John: this is so stupid, wtf is this Twitter thing.
Kate: @John stop metatweeting about how much you hate Twitter, you hypotwite!
Kate: @John stop metatweeting about how much you hate Twitter, you hypotwite!
by usman noyo August 05, 2009
n.
The practice of outsourcing a job or task that is traditionally performed by employees or a contracted company to a non-organized, usually large group of people, generally in the form of an open call or competition.
The practice of outsourcing a job or task that is traditionally performed by employees or a contracted company to a non-organized, usually large group of people, generally in the form of an open call or competition.
A: "I wish I could write a dictionary for all the cool slang out there, but it's too big a task for me alone, and I can't afford to pay anyone else to do it."
B: "Crowdsourcing is the solution to your problem.. I know -- you should make a website called urbandicitonary.com, or something. People will just fill it up and edit and moderate all on their own, and you won't have to pay a dime!"
See also the X PRIZE, Wikipedia, Netflix Prize, Millennium Prize, etc.
B: "Crowdsourcing is the solution to your problem.. I know -- you should make a website called urbandicitonary.com, or something. People will just fill it up and edit and moderate all on their own, and you won't have to pay a dime!"
See also the X PRIZE, Wikipedia, Netflix Prize, Millennium Prize, etc.
by usman noyo December 07, 2007
n.
1. The defining, sometimes intangible element of an entity, event, or concept which makes it nifty.
2. The level or measure of how nifty something is.
Syn.: niftiness Ant.: lameity
1. The defining, sometimes intangible element of an entity, event, or concept which makes it nifty.
2. The level or measure of how nifty something is.
Syn.: niftiness Ant.: lameity
Example 1:
"After much thought and consideration, I have conclusively determined that the nift of your new pair of shoes lies in its shoelaces."
Example 2:
"Whoa, sweet webcomic! Truly, the nift of Sluggy is unparalleled any other."
"After much thought and consideration, I have conclusively determined that the nift of your new pair of shoes lies in its shoelaces."
Example 2:
"Whoa, sweet webcomic! Truly, the nift of Sluggy is unparalleled any other."
by usman noyo August 16, 2007
n.
1. One's full name, or the expansion of one's nickname.
2. A nickname that is an artificial expansion of one's real name.
1. One's full name, or the expansion of one's nickname.
2. A nickname that is an artificial expansion of one's real name.
A: Bobbie? Is that a nickname?
B: No, it's her nicholasname. Her nickname is Bo.
His real name is Harvey, but we call him Harvolomew for short.
B: No, it's her nicholasname. Her nickname is Bo.
His real name is Harvey, but we call him Harvolomew for short.
by usman noyo July 12, 2008
n.
An unplanned, usually unjustifiably long session of watching several videos on any Flash video site that recommends more videos, usually resulting in some variant of YouTuberculosis; analogous to an addictive video link surfing episode.
An unplanned, usually unjustifiably long session of watching several videos on any Flash video site that recommends more videos, usually resulting in some variant of YouTuberculosis; analogous to an addictive video link surfing episode.
"I was just going to watch that one video, but then these other two videos looked funny, and before I knew it I was drowning in a Flash flood... and that's why I need an extension on the paper."
by usman noyo December 02, 2007