An intelligent member of the parrot family that is very affectionate and can learn to talk and whistle tunes. If they are left in their cage all the time they become depressed and pretty nasty. However, if they are interacted with on a daily basis and fed a varied diet they can brighten your life for 20 years or more.
Noun. An Australian tourist behaving badly. Found mainly on ski fields, but may occur in other settings.
Mostly male, but breeding pairs are common when attached to snow boards. Identified by loud squarks - mating call - across hitherto quiet mountain sides.
Plumage - varies, but usually includes scruffy unwashed hair and vulgar T-shirts.
Habitats - ubiquitous to adrenaline fuelled sporting areas. During migration, can befoul any transit lounge in under five minutes. Ski queues can similarly transform into rutting zones.
Behaviour - smoking on pristine slopes and defiling local shrine with their scat.
Just look at that Cockatool drinking a beer while pissing into snow drifts.
(1) A co-worker who repeatedly angles his/her head over your shoulder to see your screen. (2) A busybody or eavesdropper. (3) An uninvited person who shows signs of curiousity in your private life.
Derived from the machinations of the bird on the television show "Bareta" who sat on Robert Blake's shoulder, the term is also intended to be less obvious to the "g.c." himself when he is being referenced.
"I can't talk right now. I got gay cocktoos all around me."
"Quit reading over my shoulder, yo! You're like a gay cocktoo!"
"Hang on. I got a gay cockatoo."
When you have to pee in a movie but don’t want to miss anything, and must do the following mental equation: will the amount I have to pee cause enough discomfort to diminish my attention capacity for the remainder of the movie to an extent which is greater than the amount of the movie I would miss by making a mad dash to the restroom.
I saw Satantango last night, wonderful film but by the 5th hour I had to start doing pee calculus.
Short-hand for the word floccinaucinihilipilification, meaning the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).