smoking sensation

A very popular person or phenomenon. The term was widely used during the 50s, 60s and 70s. Not the same as "smoking cessation."

Elvis was a smoking sensation for many years.

by yes juanito yes December 13, 2014

bread aisle

The location in food stores to find bakery products like buns, rolls and multigrain bread.

After quitting doughnuts, I met my fiancé in the bread aisle.

by yes juanito yes February 15, 2015

nightmare-athon

A never-ending time of terrible experiences. Combination of nightmare and marathon. It feels like a recurring bad dream.

I lost everything and almost died. Coviid-19 has been a nightmare-athon.

by yes juanito yes May 05, 2020

sociolect

In sociolinguistics, a social dialect associated with a certain socioeconomic class, ethnic or age group. It is a combination of the terms "social" or "socioeconomic" with "dialect."

Valspeak is a sociolect that originated in California's San Fernando Valley in the 1970s with the language of the Valley Girl. Examples are "fer shur" and "totally" usually made with high variation in pitch. Popularized in music and film in the 1980s.

by yes juanito yes April 05, 2012

hard to say

Difficult to explain in words. Can be used to evade answering a question.

Ann: "Does this make me look fat?"

Mike: "Um, hard to say."

by yes juanito yes December 17, 2014

lovertoy

Something fun to play with when you with fuck buddy. A shared sex toy.

Please, pass the lovertoy.

by yes juanito yes October 31, 2014

power outage banter

Unusual conversation with family, friends or neighbors after loss of electricity following a big storm or natural disaster. Starts innocuously then devolves into random talk driven by nerves.

After the lights went out, I spoke with neighbors I never even met. The power outage banter started with what happened, then ended-up with weird and unrelated topics. Now we just smile a little when we see each other.

by yes juanito yes October 28, 2014