Swansonize

SWON-suhn-ize ('swɑn • sʌn • aɪz)

Term coined by Robert E. Swanson during his 1975 speech about train horns; it means to turn an otherwise noisy and jarring sound source into something musically pleasing

After having perfected the sound of trains, I wanted to see if I could swansonize ships to sound more respectable.

by xxxman360 April 3, 2024

Shannonized

Getting your ass kicked by the unassumingly sweet, petite blonde in class. She's a beast!

Damn dude! You just got Shannonized!

by AK47-22 July 27, 2016

Samsonized

(Sam - son - ized)

1. to arrive at work with the expectation you have a certain amount of work (what you had when you left the day previous) only to find out you have extra work assigned to you unexpectedly.

2. a sudden feeling of overwhelming workload, often accompanied by a large feeling of dread and possibly dizzieness.

3. sometimes used as a joke.

Haha, you poor sucker, you've been Samsonized

by A Tech Rep July 13, 2007

Swansonian lie

To be so wrapped up in your own sarcasm that you forget the truth; To inadvertently lie due to overwhelming sarcasm; blur the line between truth and sarcasm

"I can't tell if I'm being sarcastic anymore, I may have told a Swansonian lie" sarcasm lie

by Swarcasm April 2, 2010

stensonize

In a business setting, to fill one's daily schedule with so many meetings that little or no time is left for any other activity whatsoever.

Examples of this occur frequently in software development companies, particularly those based in Southern Oregon.

"John, would you like to meet me at lunch at 1:00?"
Answer: "I wish I could, but my whole day is completely stensonized!"

by Mauzer January 6, 2010

Samsonized

To make something better or to improve it.

Man you really samsonized your ride.

by TDBE May 14, 2018

Samsonize

To improve or make better.

You need to Samsonize your ride.

by TDBE May 14, 2018