Skip to main content

As of late

A combination of two proper phrases, "As of today," and "Lately," meaning an event which recently happened or has been happening repeatedly. Current indifference to butchered English has made its use more popular than the correct phrases, elevating it to more innocuous than similar travesties "These ones" and "On accident."
Red Sox relief pitching has been terrible as of late.
by Pan Moon John August 3, 2010
mugGet the As of late mug.

you're too late, you'll never find 'em now

A prominent phrase said by Swiper the Fox in almost every episode of the hit cartoon "Dora the Explorer". He steals the goods from Dora and Boots and says this.
Heh, heh, heh. You're toooo late, you'll never find your backpack now. {He then throws the backpack into bushes, then runs the opposite direction. I wonder what his motive is, I mean come on. And same thing with the grumpy old troll, who lives under the bridge.
by El_Scorcho August 28, 2003
mugGet the you're too late, you'll never find 'em now mug.
Related Words

Strategically Late

The process of showing up too a dinner party late, not to be fashionable, but to wait until others are already there so you can strategically sit next to people you want to, and more importantly, away from those that you don't.
I dropped a deuce in my pants at the thought of spending two hours next to that fucking popinjay Cass D., so I made sure I came strategically late, to know where he was sitting and I sat at the other table.
by Mark Scott 69 February 27, 2009
mugGet the Strategically Late mug.

flaqualate [pronounced flack-a- late]

The word is flaqualate. This word has been very useful to a number of people in describing a feeling, and an action.
A woman walked outside to sit by the grass. There she found a bird on the ground who flapped and struggled and stressed and could not improve her condition. She could not re compose herself or fly. The woman was concerned and took the bird to a vet and asked for help. The next day she told me the story of this bird and tried to describe the (ascribed) feelings and real actions of this little bird. She created this new word.
I flaqualate over my mortgage payment being due. I don't have enough money.
Someone will flaqualate because his ex wife is yelling about the kids.
The boss is a pain and he will cause the entire department to flaqualate ( be unable to take action)
I had a flaqualtory response to that movie, It was a real psychological thriller.
My flaqualations went on for hours, but finally I no longer felt so crazy.
Even though the judge said it was okay, I found myself flaqualating for a while.
The neighbors began to flaqualate over my barking dog, so they called the cops to try and make me flaqualate too. Didn't work. I don't care.
by RobinR99 July 29, 2005
mugGet the flaqualate [pronounced flack-a- late] mug.

jubi-fucking-late

A modern and offensive twist on the word 'jubilate'.

Used in situations of overwhelming joy, in which swearing is essential to convey the extent of the emotion.
"Just got my test results back and I don't have AIDS! JUBI-FUCKING-LATE!"
by jubilation1234 October 9, 2011
mugGet the jubi-fucking-late mug.

up and late

When you wake up and you're late for work.
Being up and late is normal.
by The Word Crafter May 23, 2016
mugGet the up and late mug.

Share this definition

Sign in to vote

We'll email you a link to sign in instantly.

Or

Check your email

We sent a link to

Open your email