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carperpetuation

The act of, when vaccuming, running over a piece of lint or string eight or nine times with the vacuum cleaner, picking it up, examining it, then throwing it back down to give the vacuum one last chance.
Repeat as frequently as necessary.
Linda!
You're doing carperpetuation again!
Just take that fucking piece of string over to the wastepaperbasket or flush it away in the shitbowl instead of pissing away the whole goddamn day trying to vaccum it up!
by Telephony August 6, 2014
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carpe librum

(v) seize the book.

Geeky variation of carpe diem to seize the book and not miss out. Derived to suit the book monsters inside us.

They are real for us.
Person A: I don't know if I should read this book. There are mixed reviews about it.

Person B: Just carpe librum. You won't regret knowing better.
by puerille October 31, 2015
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name carpetbombing

excessive name dropping, a combination of name dropping and carpet bombing
Person one: "And then the President said, and then Micheal Jordan said and then Lagerfeld showed up, George Clooney said hello to me, Dan Rather was like, oh my God, and then there was Tom Cruise, Meryl Streep, Tom Brokaw, The Queen of England, Mayor Bloomberg.."

Person two: "Shut up."

Person one: "Why?"

Person two: "You're name carpetbombing."
by AYYFRON April 24, 2011
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John Carpenter

1) American film director, producer, writer, composer, and sometimes actor, known for the Halloween and The Thing films.

2) Contestant on the US version of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, who won the grand prize without having used any Lifelines (but using Phone-A-Friend only to have his father on the line to hear him win the million dollars). Who says a bespectacled bookworm-looking person can't be badass?
1) John Carpenter is one of the best horror filmmakers alive.

2) John Carpenter doesn't need any Lifelines to make WWTBAM his bitch!
by Trey4Life February 6, 2012
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Like a carpenter making chairs

To become bored of a hobby or pastime once enjoyed, particularly because of it becoming part of a job or daily routine.
You spend enough time putting the hammer to people, you start to feel like a carpenter making chairs. Drains the fun right out of it.
by Kompress0r September 26, 2020
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Carpet Match the Drapes

Term used when someone is asking whether a person's pubic hair color matches the color of the hair on their head. This question is usually asked of a person with red hair.
Hey Charlie, I saw you went home with that cute redheaded chick from the bar last night. Did the carpet match the drapes?
by Midnight310 August 16, 2011
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corpse camping

Term used in onling gaming, particularily in MMORPGs, where one player griefs another by camping his corpse so he is unable to ressurect his character or upon ressurecting is immediately killed again...with the process repeated untill one or the other gets tired and quits.
Man, Balinor will not cease to corpse camp me every chance he gets when I play EverQuest.
by [LK]Myrik December 15, 2004
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