Phase One optimism
Incurable optimism on the part of at least one person that the "Season of Good Will" has the power to somehow magically prevent arguments/fights between all those people in the family with well-known socially dysfunctional personal qualities and/or antagonistic issues with other
similarly-minded family members.
Phase Two realisation
That same senior family member hates being wrong about anything and gets annoyed that nobody kept the peace after all.
Last time aunty Doris came for Christmas she didn't leave until March because of the Family Crisismess
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).
Precedes or follows either a gratuitously disrespectful or honest remark, originated in New York City. Used in similar fashion to "no offense" or "to be honest," interchangeably.
Ya mans is wild buns, respectfully. Respectfully he's washed.
After school, The Modells on Jamaica Ave was active. Respectfully.