errand

Noun. An expedition involving the acquisition of some good, usually perceived as essential, when in fact completely unnecessary. Because errands involve a component of travel, they are often confused for a leisure activity. From the root, errant, aimless.

I had a busy day today running errands.

by SkippyD1 May 3, 2006

ersatz

Being an inferior substitute or alternative.

The show "Mad TV" is an ersatz "Saturday Night Live".

by AbnormalBoy May 7, 2004

Errrt

The sound you or someone else makes when about to under go a transformation.

Uh oh, Look you gotta help me I think I'm about to transfo... errrt.

by Fargarkle November 24, 2019

eratication

A term used to describe the total wipe-out of an entire rat population.

He was personally responsible for the complete eratication of a widespread underground colony of gargantuan rodents.

by Dr Bunnygirl April 14, 2021

racial erratic

Similar to a glacial erratic, which is a rock that deviates from the prevailing local bedrock. A racial erratic refers to one's neighbors of questionable skin color despite their generally good morals, as well as high levels of education and social class.

Yeah we totally have a racial erratic citing down the block. A black family of lawyers just moved in. On OUR side of the gates!

by D. Saunders February 13, 2008

run errands

A trip to get or do something, especially for something you don't really like to do or have to do for someone else. It's not like shopping!

Sorry I cannot see you now I have to run errands.

by Aaadrian September 7, 2006

Erato

In Greek mythology, Erato is one of Apollo's Muses (Muse of romantic poetry). The name means "desired" or "lovely".

Erato is a fascinating muse.

by EratoSeanna September 4, 2009