action figure

plastic plaything.

The coolest thing ever invented, besides the superball.

by Joshua Tapp January 16, 2004

jerry-rig - it's not accurate The actual term is jury-rig

Jury rigging refers to makeshift repairs or temporary contrivances, made with only the tools and materials that happen to be on hand. Originally a nautical term, on sailing ships a jury rig is a replacement mast and yards improvised in case of damage or loss of the original mast. Jury-rig has been in use since 1788 but the adjectival use of "jury" in the sense of makeshift or temporary dates from at least 1616, when it appeared in John Smith's A Description of New England.

A false etymology is that "Jerry-rigged" was employed by World War II British troops to refer to the German use of scavenged parts to keep vehicles and weapons functional, from the use of "Jerry" as a pejorative term for German soldiers.

The jury-rigged (not jerry-rigged) contraption made do for now. (jerry-rig - it's not accurate The actual term is jury-rig)

by jahli October 17, 2011

Acting all Xbox

Not working, Broken, defective. As in how the Microsoft Xbox 360 has a HIGH defect rate.

My PC is "Acting all Xbox"!

by Sodoom February 25, 2008

Actually

Another way of saying really? when someone tells you something crazy or dumb that happened.

Tom: Dude I almost died last night!

James: Actually?!

by Deathcabforeli May 5, 2019

ovary-acting

1. When a female does something extreme that may or may not be a result of what her ovaries are doing, yet they get blamed for it.
2. Overreacting in a female, esp. as a result of being on her period.

Eric: "Dude, Sarah really broke up with you just because you ate the last of the brownies?“

John: "yeah, but she'll be back within about a week or so. It's her time of the month, so she's just ovary-acting."

by DanTheMa November 27, 2013

animal rights activist

Terrorist who is a fanatical fascist and may be a memeber of peta, alf, elf, the humane society, or any other domestic terrorist group. These people have been in the city too long and either have brain damage or think Disney movies are real. They enjoy blowing up fur farms, fur factories, restaraunts, banks, stores, homes, etc. They see animals and humans as equal, which means they have all fallen away from God's Word, and are ignorant of Genesis 1:26. peta's elite propaganda members like to put out sexually immoral and sexist items to grab peoples attention. They also try to shock people into believing them by feeding them lies. Basicly, don't trust them or make any eye contact. They've been around animals too long and are now starting to sport animal-like behavior. Especially that ugly woman, Ingrid hitler, or whatever her name is.

"Did you hear about that arson attempt over at old man Sedgewick's fur farm?" "Yeah I heard they caught a couple of animal rights activists trying to light a match but they passed out because they were too weak from only eating vegetables."

by Rusty P Shackleford April 12, 2006

double action

"Double action" guns are much more common than single action - most semi-auto pistols are double-action, at least for the first shot.

That means that pulling back the slide on your semiauto pistol only chambers the round - it doesn't "cock back" the striker pin. Only when the trigger is pulled beyond "first stage" (halfway back) does the hammer/striker become cocked.

After that first shot, all other shots from the gun (until it is decocked, safety is activated, or you cycle through the rest of your ammo) are "single action," since the blowback from the previous shot provides the force to re-cock the weapon.

"My raps are double action, run the track from the back end" - Poppa Wu, "New Improved"

by ShazamVT April 3, 2008