A person who spends all of their valuable time towards counting useless change. They most of the time brag about a penny being worth two more cents than usual.
Another Word for Mountain Dew, drink of the gods. The origin of this word is unknown but it sure is fun to say. Also sometimes called Mountain Bartle Skeet. Most often used by hicks or rednecks.
Person 1: Pass me an Ice cold can of Bartle skeet.
Person 2: But Mountain Dew gives you kidney stones.
Person 1: I want my BARTLE SKEET!
A school-yard term used in games of chasey to indicate that you can't get "it" or to call a truce. Beyond the age of 12, used to communicate a desire to not get involved or answer a difficult question.
Folklorists and other researchers have noted the use of the term and its variants in various parts of Australia, particularly, it seems, in Western Australia.
However, in Western Australia one sometimes hears the term – usually as ‘barleese’ – in the conversation of adults. In these contexts, ‘barleese’ may be used to indicate that the speaker has ‘had enough’ of something, usually something that they consider to be excessive, irritating or otherwise unpleasant. Another use for the term is to indicate that the speaker considers something to be too difficult to contemplate or to carry out.
Bartelme originated the TriBeCa Film Festival December of 2000. She relinquished all rights after 9/11, formally by December 2001. She is also the founder of TriBeCa Native Inc., a 501(c)(3), nonprofit organization designed to raise funds to support programs by addressing the underlying conditions of societal and environmental problems in New York City. Initiatives include TriBeCa Chocolate and the TriBeCa Guide.
"Nicole Bartelme's premise for the TriBeCa Film Festival was more connected to the heart of the independent film community but also linked to music (remember MTV's involvement the first year? That was the result of meeting with then co-chair Tom Freston). Beyond incorporating films with great sound tracks, theater and painting were at the soul of the festival- "a true festival of the arts". Brian Flax –indiwire.com
EBK stands for "Elite Ball Knowledge." 1 In internet slang, "ball knowledge" originally referred to a deep understanding of football/soccer or basketball, but it has evolved into a broader term for having a highly sophisticated, deep, or niche understanding of any specific topic (such as music, movies, or subcultures).
Person A: "That scene was a direct homage to an unreleased 1982 Japanese indie film."
Person B: "Wow, EBK."
Texas is categorized as a swing state in presidential elections, but has voted for Republicans more times than for Democrats in recent history. As such, as demographics change political alignments, some Democrats believe that Texas will vote blue, or Democratic, due to their Hispanic and African American voters, who often align themselves with the Democratic Party's liberal wing.
Blexas has been cited as possible in the upcoming decades, but only if Democrats continue to win the Hispanic vote in bigger margins.
Democrat 1: What is your prediction for the 2024 presidential election?
Democrat 2: Well uh, Blexas!
Democrat 1: You've been saying that since 2008 though.
Brought to public attention by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein in the book on the fall of Richard Nixon, All The President’s Men, ratfucker was Nixon’s term for a political operative who sows chaos among opponents; an agent provocateur. It is thought to have originated among campus political rivalries at USC, and seems to have some usage in the US military.
Along with Nixon’s other ratfuckers, Roger Stone caused fights at otherwise peaceful Democratic Party protests to generate a false narrative that the Democrats were violent and dangerous.
Term used to describe someone who is a mix of both rural (country) and urban (metropolitan) lifestyles/upbringings. He/she is typically equally comfortable in both settings and is able to seamlessly slip back and forth between the two, appreciating the characteristics of each.
That ol' gal of mine drives the 12 lane freeway during the week and a John Deere on the weekends. She likes opra and the Grand Ol' Opry. I love them countrypolitan women.