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Definitions by vaki5

main squeeze 

One's boyfriend, girlfriend or spouse.

This humorous phrase dates back to the 1800s, when it referred to a powerful or important person. In the 1970s, it began to refer to romantic partners.
1) I'd like you to meet Holly, my main squeeze.

2) The story is about a young man and his main squeeze, a cute coed named Nancy.
main squeeze by VAKI5 May 14, 2005
To be drunk or intoxicated with alcohol.
Sometimes football fans get loaded before a game.
xloaded by VAKI5 May 14, 2005
German for "so what?".
Der Typ hat dich verlassen.
Na und?
na und by VAKI5 May 14, 2005
A system of software that stores and organizes data to enable users to add, modify and extract information; database management system.
A good on-line business has to have a high quality DBMS.
DBMS by VAKI5 May 14, 2005
Liquid crystal display; a technology used in monitors for notebook computers and flat screen monitors for desktop computers.

look LCD
An LCD monitor will cost you more than a traditional one.
L.C.D. by VAKI5 May 14, 2005

climb the corporate ladder 

To move up in the hierarchy of a corporation.

A 'ladder' is a device with steps used to 'climb' (or move) up and down, so the 'corporate ladder' is the series of steps people go through as they gain more power in a corporation and 'rise to the top' - from file clerk up to president.
You have to work very hard if you want to climb the corporate ladder.

hot swappable 

The ability to plug and un-plug different accessories to a computer without having to turn it off.
The laptop computer has a hot swappable port for a CD ROM or floopy disk drive.
hot swappable by VAKI5 May 14, 2005