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the brig

A jail or prison on board a U.S. Navy or Coast Guard vessel.
Zapp: Failure to prevent a mutiny. Throw her in the brig.
Fry: We don't have a brig.
Zapp: Then throw her in the laundry room, which will hereafter be referred to as "the brig."
by Rankojin September 8, 2004
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Not the brightest bulb in the chandelier

Someone slow, dimwitted or stupid - another way of saying "Not the sharpest knife in the drawer". Also, someone who stands out in a crowd as being particularly unintelligent.
Marisa: Why does Eric even bother talking in class - he has no idea what he's talking about.

Michael: What do you expect? I mean he's not the brightest bulb in the chandelier!
by SpencerDuhm March 15, 2009
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on the bright

A fake expression created by the folks at Burger King in an attempt to make their radio advertisements sound "hip" for a younger audience.
Interviewer: What's next for Ted?
Ted: I'll be at the BK drive-thru... on the bright!
by ferrgus October 16, 2008
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The Briggs Effect

When you suck at a game so hard that you must destroy the controller so no one has to suffer through watching how terrible you are.
Rosco: Wow, Ben really sucks at this game.
Steph: Yeah, hopefully the Briggs Effect will kick in soon and we won't have to watch this anymore.
by WittyPork January 11, 2013
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The Briggs Effect

Being very sore and feeling as if being hit by a bus from raging too hard at a concert or rave.
Man, after thrashing at the show last night, I'm definitely feeling the Briggs Effect.
by jehm faulking January 6, 2013
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look on the bright side is suicide

This is an ingenious quote by Kurt Cobain which means that suicide would be the bright side of a situation where you are isolated from the world and theres nothing to hold on to and you are full of anger and despair. Parasites in Africa commit suicide after they leave their parasite family because they have no where else to go.
by Wally April 16, 2004
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not the brightest lightbulb in the chandelier

as defined by the reality TV show Forensic Mysteries on HLN, this a synonym phrase for "not the brightest person around"
boy 1) yo come to my backyard, i want to start a party by going out to weed

boy 2) are you an uptard, your dad, or mom will notice.

boy 1) nope my mom is not even home from work and my dad is not the brightest lightbulb in the chandelier, he will think we are trying to burn Cheetos on the barbecue or something.
by Sexydimma March 16, 2013
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