william dean a. garner's definitions

Quantoretta

What is now incorrectly termed "dark matter" is actually a three-dimensional field of particles called quantoretta (plural). Each individual particle is called a quantoretto, the smallest unit of Universal matter, which is electromagnetic (among other unknown, yet-to-be-determined forces) in nature.

Quantoretta are the entities that allow communication across the Universe to be orders of magnitude faster than the speed of light.

Coined in 2001 by William Dean A. Garner in an unpublished novel.

Quantoretta can be harnessed to "see" trillions of light years into the Universe, and allow space travel from Earth.

by William Dean A. Garner April 1, 2011

do-up

1. Attire
2. A person's outfit
3. Clothing, apparel
4. Cool clothes

Denise's "do-up" turned heads at the throw-down: black silk spray-on dress, no undies or bra. Oooooo-oo!

by William Dean A. Garner September 20, 2003

riffing

1. talking via stream-of-consciousness thinking
2. freeform talk
3. first-derivative talking

I sat down to write you a letter and then picked up the tape recorder and just "riffed" 'til the batteries deflated.

by William Dean A. Garner September 11, 2003

Butter Jacket

Undesirable fat on a man, especially on the upper body.

The bouncer was clearly a strong-looking man, even though he had on a 75-pound butter jacket.

by William Dean A. Garner April 25, 2011

master-blaster

A bad-ass handgun, like a .357 Magnum or Desert Eagle .50 cal

Vince pulls out his master-blaster, all seven inches of it, draws a bead on Friar Tuck, says "Adios, asshole!" and pulls the trigger. Friar Tuck disintegrates in a giant red cloud.

by William Dean A. Garner September 18, 2003

weight

1. A "heavy"
2. Bodyguard
3. Hitman

Juice walks into Club234 with two "weights" who clear a path 10 meters wide for their five-foot, two-inch boss.

by William Dean A. Garner September 9, 2003

Quinch

Literally, a quarter-inch. Something small and insignificant or dull and unimportant.

Barack Obama, not to mention every President after Andrew Jackson, is a mere quinch, owned and operated by The First Sphere of Influence.

by William Dean A. Garner November 7, 2011