glass cannon

Refers to a person, weapon, or vehicle which has a high output, but a low defense, life, durability, etc.

The Blaster (City of Heroes), dex zon (Diablo 2),golf glub (Silent Hill 4),and Red Gazelle (F-Zero GX) are glass cannons.

by whatsaname October 7, 2004

glass king

To possess more smoking utensils and glassware than anyone else known in the area. To be a Glass King is to have brand name smoking devices of every shape, size, color, and style.

RooR, Medicali, Zong, Vapir, Vaporbrothers, Volcano, Bongs in general.

Person 1: Check out my glassware... (shows array of pieces)
Person 2: 'ey man you really are the glass king
Person 1: yeah yeah, now choose one and lets spark it

by Blake W March 14, 2008

glass headboard

glass headboard - the highest position a woman can achieve through the exchange of sexual prowess for executive power

Stephanie has hit the glass headboard; Bob won't promote her past regional manager no matter how good she is in bed.

by TooSick4U October 16, 2008

glass sculpture

a bong or a piece. mainly used for cannabis consumption.

"my, what a fine glass sculpture you've got there!"

by maaaarshuuuuh October 28, 2008

glass prison

Glass Prison can refer to a few things. Generally it is used to describe an addiciton to alcohol. However, it can also be used in the context of emotional problems. By having a mental problem that nobody can see, one feels essentially trapped in an invisible box. A 'glass prison' of such.

"I cannot break out of my glass prison all alone"

by Roddn Smith November 21, 2006

glass bowl

what you write on a public moderated chat when you mean "asshole". First seen in Wash Post columnist Carolyn Hax's discussions.

I told him he was being a glass bowl last time he did it

by PriorKnowledge September 11, 2011

glass bead game

An activity or field of study so arcane and detached from, and with no application to, the real world that it is rendered absurd. E.g., theology, analytic/linguistic philosophy.

A waste of one's time.

Refers to the recondite game studied and played in the Herman Hesse novel, The Glass Bead Game.
Synonymous idiom: Ivory Tower

The theologians contemplating how many angels can fit on the head of a needle is mere glass bead game.

The study of astrology is a glass bead game.

Postmodernist philosophy is a glass bead game.

Don't waste my time with your Eco-feminist glass bead game.

by Shawlatan September 1, 2014