humping the elephant

Taking satisfaction or delight in calling attention to the elephant in the room. Sometimes kissing the elephant

She got so drunk at the party she started humping the elephant

by ABK from J&K July 5, 2008

electroclash

A style of electronic music fusing elements of techno, punk and 80’s synth pop. Epitomised by a move away from the largely DJ-driven dance music of the 90’s towards a more performance-based format with a much stronger emphasis on lyrical content. Essential early influences include 80’s synth artists like Gary Numan, New Order, pre “Dare” Human League (eg: “Being Boiled”), The Normal with “Warm Leatherette” and the dark disco style of Giorgio Moroder. Aesthetically the movement owes much to the 80’s cult sci-fi film “Liquid Sky”.
The term “Electroclash” was coined (and copyrighted) by New York DJ Larry Tee who staged the first “Electroclash” festival in 2001 grouping together likeminded electro artists including Fisherspooner, A.R.E. Weapons, Adult., Peaches, Chicks on Speed and Ladytron. The term gained widespread currency that same year when established DJ Felix Da Housecat teamed up with the High Priestess of Electroclash, Miss Kitten to produce “Silver Screen - Shower Scene”, giving the movement it’s first worldwide smash hit.
Lary Tee’s act of copyrighting the term “Electroclash” appears to have alienated many artists who now furiously deny any association with it leading to some uncertainty of where the movement’s boundaries actually lie. This situation has been further compounded by later bandwagon jumpers latching on to the movement’s more obvious cliché’s (eg: vocoded vocals and lyrics about androids) resulting in some ridicule incurred by the independent artists being undeservedly heaped upon the wider movement.

Reconmended Listening:
* Larry Tee -The Electroclash Mix
* Fischerspooner -#1
* Ladytron - Light and Magic
* Miss Kitten and the Hacker - First Album
* Felix Da Housecat - Kittenz & the Glitz
*Adult. - Anxiety Always
*The Faint - Danse Macabre

by sutekh July 4, 2004

elegant gothic lolita

a type of japanese fashion characterized by frilly, victorian, baby doll and little girl dresses.

she dresses elegant gothic lolita.

by argyle November 20, 2003

Electrolytes

n. The only substance known to mankind that has been scientifically proven to cure hangovers. It's also the third ingredient in Gatorade, right after sugar and yellow dye #5.

Person 1: Awwwww, my head is killing me. Last night was rough.
Person 2: Here drink some Gatorade, it's got electrolytes and shit.

by gabulldogs123 May 29, 2008

Electric Soup

"Electric Soup" is originally the colloquial name for the beverage made by infusing milk with natural gas which was readily available from broken gas lanterns in the hallways and closes of tenements and flats across Scotland before North Sea gas was used and electric lamps were introduced. "Electric Soup" was commonly made and consumed by tramps, alcoholics and delinquents and was reported to have a mind altering effect.

We started goin' in tae pubs together, then we went on tae secondary school, then we started on the electric soup.

by Schemie MacJakie November 2, 2009

Electric Wookie Backdoor Boogaloo

the subtle dance coaxing a girl into allowing you to plug the backdoor and also the act itself.

"My wife let me whip out the electric wookie backdoor boogaloo and cork the brown eye last night."

"Righteous, much."

by C. Sampson May 25, 2009

Elephant's Cock

(Chiefly British, and best appreciated in a British accent.)

Any large-bore corrugated tubing. Generally made of thick plastic - making it stiff - while the corrugations allow for some flexibility. Generally used for routing cables around a room, or exhaust gas from an air conditioning unit.

I say - heat's building up in the machine room. Don't suppose you could toddle over and check the elephant's cock's not fallen off the air con, old boy?

by cfm2 December 17, 2011