Definitions by victor felix

MassArt 

Short for Massachusetts College of Art, the second-oldest art school in America (after RISD, or Rhode Island School of Design). Founded in 1873, MassArt is one of the most highly-rated art colleges in the country, and Boston's leading institution of arts-based higher learning. It is also the only publicly-funded art school in America, though sadly that will probably change; out-of-state tuition is already prohibitive.

The famous photographer William Wegman, known to millions for his arty and witty portraits of dogs, was a graduate of MassArt. But he didn't receive much recognition while a student at the famously formal institution.

MassArt by Victor Felix December 28, 2005

double-ugly 

Refers to someone so very, very ugly that he or she can only be described as double-ugly. Similar to butt-ugly but twice as repulsive; hence the plural.

One of the first instances of "double-ugly" in print was in a classic "Tom and Jerry" comic book from the 1950s.

Alternative spellings include: double ugly, doubly-ugly. Using a dash is proper when spelling compound adverbs and adjectives.

"Ugly? He's beyond ugly - he's so fucking ugly he's double-ugly!"

double-ugly by Victor Felix December 28, 2005

Newton 

Massachusetts town for which Nabisco® 's classic fruit-filled cookie is named. The Fig Newton® celebrated its 100th anniversary in 1991; Nabisco® built a giant oven especially for the occasion to bake the world's largest cookie, over one city block long. Considering that Newton is a very Jewish burg, it does seem rather whacked that any corporation would build a giant oven there.

The Fig Newton® was almost named the "Fig Brockton," after another Boston suburb.

Newton, like neighboring Brookline, is a town full of over-cautious drivers who delight in sitting at red lights.

Newton by Victor Felix December 28, 2005

pop tart 

Actually, the use of "pop-tart" as an adjective for a slatternly pop singer was first coined by Mark Hänser in the Long Beach (California) Union Daily in 1983, first in reference to "Pat Bena-tart" then famously about Scandal's Patty Smyth (of "Goodbye To You" and "The Warrior" fame.)

By Mark Hänser, from the CSULB Union Daily's "finals week" issue of June, 1983:

"Pop Tart (pop tärt) n. 1. A delightful toaster pastry manufactured by Kellogg's of Battle Creek, MI. Often iced, the flaky treat is filled with either yummy fruits or some other sweet, such as chocolate or brown sugar-cinnamon. adj. 2. Patty Smyth, lead singer of the pop-rocking quintet Scandal. Possessing a certain fondness for leather-topped party dresses and long black gloves. Smyth follows in the footsteps of a long line of female perfomers who like to tease as much as torch. syn - Pat Benatar, Suzi Quatro."

pop tart by Victor Felix December 28, 2005

civicide 

The willful and intention destruction of a great city, including murder and exile of its inhabitants. Policide, the willful and intentional destruction of a nation, can be used as a synonym — polis is the Greek word for "city."

Rome's destruction of Carthage is an ancient example of civicide; Washington's abandonment of flood- and hurricane-ravaged New Orleans is apparently a modern one.

civicide by Victor Felix December 28, 2005

Dark Horse 

A song (a great one too, although not terribly well sung or produced) and the title track of the 1974 Apple album of the same name by the late, great George Harrison. Dark Horse was also the name of the visionary guitarist and composer's record label (distributed by the Brothers Warner), which he recorded seven albums for after leaving Apple (the label the Beatles formed in 1968) in 1976. Harrison himself was also known as the Dark Horse of the Beatles, a reference to a racehorse that people bet little on in the beginning, but who ultimately outshines his competitors in the end. When you have Lennon, McCartney and Martin as your mentors and Clapton, Dylan, and Shankar as three of your best friends, you can't help but radiate brilliance, as George did — and still does. As the Man himself sang:

"I'm a dark horse
Running on a dark race course
I'm a blue moon
Since I stepped out of the womb
I've been a cool jerk
Looking for the source
I'm a dark horse."

Dark Horse by Victor Felix October 1, 2005

courtesy suck 

Oral sex, usually a blow job, that's initiated by someone as a kindly or courteous gesture. A courtesy suck can also refer to a woman who allows someone who's obsessed by her breasts to suckle her nipples as a courteous gesture - term coined by Mark Hänser of Boston, MA.

Synonyms: courtesy fuck, pity-fuck

1.Josh was such a pathetic dork, but after he blew his paycheck taking Monica out to dinner and a movie, Monica took pity on him - she found Josh's puppy-dog crush on her oddly endearing - and gave him a blow job. But it was purely a courtesy suck; she had no intention of swollowing, let alone letting him cum in her mouth.

2. Mike was so obsessed by Aurelianne's massive, pillow-y breasts and she, in turn, was so flattered by his attention to them that she allowed him to suckle her nipples while he carressed his manhood - a courtesy suck.

courtesy suck by Victor Felix September 27, 2005