a mythical (though some have sworn to see it) creature that is very similar to a leprechaun. They are very short and usually have grey or white hair and have a constant wink with one of their eyes. They are well-known to silently creep and when confronted they give off a "oozhey goozhey goo" sound (usually in an Irish accent). They have a mean disposition and have been known to steal, meddle, and occasionally kill human beings. The creature often carries a pipe and has yellow and black rotting teeth. There were numerous reported sightings of the creature at St. Olaf College (Northfield, MN) in the late 1990s and early 2000s and other places since.
The one-eyed winking midget visited me in my dreams last night again. This time he was creeping around the room and was suddenly on my chest pounding me and biting out chunks of my body.
Fogey/fogy /fougi/ sl. (early 18C+, orig. Scot) old-fashioned, stuck-in-the mud.
Person with old fashioned ideas which he is unwilling to change: Come to the disco and stop being such an old fogey!
You think me an old fogeyand an old tory, his thoughtful voice said. I saw three generations since O’Connel’s time. I remember the famine. Do you know that the orange lodges agitated for repeal of the union twenty years before O’Connel did or before the prelates of your communion denounced him as a demagogue? You fenians forget some things. (James Joyce, Ulysses. Penguin Books,1992. p. 38)
church hurt is where you experience a degree of distance, pain, or judgement from your church community. Essentially, you are just unable to “find your place”. This is prevalent in the Christian community, but can be extended to other religions.
Now that I am an adult I am beginning to heal from the church hurt that was inflicted on me as a child.