william dean a. garner's definitions

Bazookastan

The land of weapons. A large urban space that contains more weapons per capita than any other place on Earth.

We landed in Bazookastan at 0500, just before first light, and found 500 warriors aiming their AK-47s at us.

by William Dean A. Garner March 4, 2011

Ca-Ching!ster

Noun. A banker or someone who handles large sums of cash and charges usurious interest. Another term for the Federal Reserve.

The Rothschild family is full of ca-ching!sters who control the world's major banks and ride roughshod over everyone.

by William Dean A. Garner May 23, 2011

Urban-Edge Literature

1. A new genre of literature that features edgy, urban settings; hip, colorful characters; and the cool, razor-sharp language of the streets.
2. Also called "Edge Lit"

Coined by BP Masin, 12Sep03

The new field of "urban-edge literature" is a huge success not only with inner-city youth, but also with the whitebread kids of the 'burbs. It resonates strongly with the tone of today's youth: hip, edgy, vigorous. It's "two-dimensional hip-hop."

by William Dean A. Garner September 12, 2003

Coolspeak

a style of talking in which the words and sentences comes across as cool and hip.

In Bad Boys II, Will Smith and Martin Lawrence kept the audience in fits and stitches with coolspeak.

by William Dean A. Garner May 12, 2011

baloops

full, beautiful lips, not unlike those of a balloon.

Angelina has some beautifulous baloops!

by William Dean A. Garner November 4, 2009

off the radar

1. Illegal
2. Illegitimate

I took his money and did the job "off the radar," avoiding the IRS, the FBI, and Mothers Against Drunk Driving.

by William Dean A. Garner September 11, 2003

ambulance chaser

1. Someone who runs after the EASY dream, not willing to do what it takes to earn the real thing.
2. A lazy person who chooses the easy wrong over the hard right.

Lawyers aren't the only "ambulance chasers" out there. Look at all the kids in Hollywood searching for the magic formula that they think will launch them to stardom. None really make it. . . .

by William Dean A. Garner September 20, 2003