A cuspidor is a large bowl, often of metal, serving as a receptacle for spit, usually from snuff dipping or tobacco chewing. Generally considered to be the same as a spittoon, although spittoons tend to be shorter than cuspidors. The word comes from the Portuguese “cuspir” meaning to spit which itself comes from the Latin “conspuere” meaning to spit upon.
Noun. (plural cuspers) A person considered to have been born on a cusp between significantgenerations. (astrology) A person born on a day at a junction of star signs.
The Latin phrase "incidit in scyllam, cupiens vitare charybdim" comes from Greek mythology in the story of Odysseus known also as Ulysses. Scylla and Charybdis were rocks on either side of a narrow inlet. The phrase means trying to avoid Charybdis one founders on Scylla. It represents the idea of having to choose between two evils and has the force of being "on the horns of a dilemma," "between the devil and the deep blue sea."
(1)n- soemone who pays exorbitant prices for drugs. (2)v- to rip someone off when selling them drugs. (3)n- someone who is addicted to materialism & consumerism.
(1)trey bought an 1/8 for $60, what a custie! (2)i custied out mike when he bought that gram off me. (3)page is being such a custie for shopping so much.