vanilla g-lotto's definitions

fuhgeddaboudit

Looking for the official spelling? Forget about it.

Consensus is definitely for "fuhgeddaboudit." But at least 53 different spellings can be found on the web. As of December 2004, here are the top ten...

spelling -- (google hits) -- (nytimes.com hits)

fuhgeddaboudit (82200) (20)
fuggedaboudit (6760) (14)
fuggedaboutit (6040) (4)
fuhgeddaboutit (5770) (35)
fuggetaboutit (3760) (0)
fuhgetaboutit (3430) (2)
fuhgedaboudit (2530) (8)
fahgetaboutit (2470) (0)
fugedaboudit (2240) (0)
fugetaboutit (2010) (0)

by vanilla g-lotto December 29, 2004

Prunetucky

Prunedale, California. So called because it's more rural than Salinas.

Dude, enough Denny's, let's catch the MST to Prunetucky for some real action. (sarcastic)

by vanilla g-lotto December 21, 2004

on-site

(Adj., Adv.)

At the office location of another person or organization.

Contrast to:
- remote (adj)
- off-site (adj)
- offsite (noun)
- telecommute, dial in (verb)

We're planning an on-site meeting with the client. (The meeting is at the client's office.)

She can fix most server problems remotely, but she'll have to go on-site for this one. (The person will be at the physical location of the server.)

I work on-site three days a week. (I am at the main workplace when I do the work.)

by vanilla g-lotto December 19, 2004

take him down a notch

If somebody is taking more than his fair share, or thinks he's all that, it's time "take him down a notch." Put him in his place.

To take someone down a notch, you don't have to insult him. You just beat him at his own game.

I took Mister Hotpants down a notch. His so-called girlfriend gave me her digits.

by vanilla g-lotto December 21, 2004

robocall

A prerecorded call that is sent to hundreds or thousands of telephone numbers. An automatic dialing computer goes through a targeted list of phone numbers.

Or: an individual call received.

political consultant says... We need to record a celebrity robocall, provision it, and hit our base at least ten weeks before early voting.

voter says... Damn, I came home to seven robocalls on my answering machine. And nothing from Match.com.

by vanilla g-lotto December 19, 2004

fuggedaboudit

Another way to spell fuhgeddaboudit. Forget about it!

It's usually spelled fuhgeddaboudit. But maybe 15% of the time you'll see fuggedaboudit or fuggedaboutit.

by vanilla g-lotto December 29, 2004

snowmachine

In Alaska, a snowmachine is a snowmobile.

Also spelled "snow machine"

by vanilla g-lotto December 26, 2004