Companion

Downsized or miniature versions of local phone directories that were portable enough to be carried around in your car. They were popular during the late 1990s and 2000s in the era when cell phones were becoming ever more commonplace and affordable (but before I-phones were popular) and many still relied on the white pages or yellow pages for information.

If you had a cell phone, the problem of carrying around a bulky phone book in your car was solved when miniature versions - known as companions - were made available and could easily be placed on the seat whenever a phone number needed to be looked up while on the road.

by Epitoooooozy February 18, 2022

Commissionfag

Someone who hates those who won't give them money for their ridiculously steep prices.

I wanted to ask them for a picture, but I couldn't because I don't want to abuse my money, so the commissionfag ranted about me and blocked me.

by Yoyomom January 8, 2023

sole comparison

Instead of trying on a new pair of shoes, simply holding up the bottom of the new shoe to the bottom of the old shoe. If it matches up, get it.

I was in too much of a hurry at Target yesterday to try on those new sandals, so I just did a sole comparison. Oh well, they were only 20 bucks.

by lafawnda527 March 18, 2009

designated driving companion

The poor sob who gets to keep you company while you're DD-ing for people. Ideally, a hot girl who you can laugh at the drunks with.

Hey girl I need a designated driving companion, you in?

by Jbizzle760 November 12, 2009

tri-laterial commission

A job or task given to a group of three very influential parties from across the world formulating an order of work from across the nation's sea. To hear the unspoken and read the unwritten. Speak the Untold and Rule alltheworld.

3 groups of people authorized to carry out a duty.

Checks and Balance system in our country is a form of tri-laterial commission in the United States.

by Cristina Marie June 6, 2014

Compassionate quasi-libertarian

A dilettante who is interested in libertarianism, but would more often than not break with the philosophy, politics, and economics of libertarianism for supposed compassionate reasoning ; that comes from an opposing camp. They're a believer in the political doctrine that is libertarianism which emphasizes individual liberty and a lack of governmental regulation, intervention, and oversight both in matters of the economy and in personal behavior where no one’s rights are being violated or threatened. Yet they are quick to cede their beliefs to appease opposing camps or to maintain supposed good optics.

This compassionate quasi-libertarian is oft associated with girouettism The practice of frequently altering one's views and opinions to follow current trends, bandwagonism The tendency to jump on the bandwagon, i.e. to join a craze or trend, sometimes for profit, or with someone who is dangerously softhearted or affrighted to argue into the weeds about into the trade offs, consequentialism, rule utilitarianism, etc.

The compassionate quasi-libertarian was scared to mention the third variable effect where this "Z" that wasn't mentioned in the study the debaters were discussing was more likely to influence "A" rather than "B" that was mentioned in the study, but the compassionate qusai-libertarian was scarred that he'd be accused of not wanting to help "A"; albeit, in his heart he believes that intervening with "B" wouldn't help "A" and if only the got around to intervening with "Z" instead of "B" than everything would be swell.

by MoribundMurdoch August 30, 2020

Companion Animal

An animal that a human keeps as a companion; pet. This phrase is popular among animal rights activists who find the idea of owning a pet to be exploitative.

My neighbor offered to care for my companion animals while I'm out of town next week.

by FilmFanatic August 25, 2013