Alpino's definitions

Italian

the original Latinos, face up to it my Mexican brothers, our flag is about the same, as is the food, passion and I'd rather be mistaken for a Mexican any day than a WASP.

have a family ethic, besides the work ethos

IF the Roman Empire was in Iraq these days, gasoline would cost 25 cents a gallon

Black folks get Italian names by MARRIAGE, not slavery.

anyone with Italian blood is usually a little bit happier, content, hedonistic

from Sicilia to Roma to Valdaosta, from NYC to Toronto to small towns in Minnesota or Montana- it's all good

An Italian named Pigafetta was Magellan's navigator.

by Alpino July 3, 2008

Elk-Qaeda

When a grunt returns from Iraq or Afghanistan- his attitude about hunting.

or simply, the serious nature of elk hunting.

Man loading a rifle into his truck out west.

friend- "what are you doing?"

man- "Looking for elk-qaeda"

by Alpino December 15, 2008

husky reins

holding a woman's hair with one or both hands in various forms of sex, from the front or from behind

"she tried to get away but I controlled the situation with her husky reins"

by Alpino February 5, 2012

Subaru

Subaru - the ultimate status symbol, besides a new bong, or on their way to Cuba, Nepal, or Palestine - especially in ski or college towns. Ask any good mechanic what a POS they are, yet their owners will never admit it, but spend senseless $thousands repairing it & pretending it is "well built & reliable" Not registerable unless covered with rainbow, coexist, or "=" stickers

Better my sister in a whorehouse than my brother in a Subaru

by Alpino February 1, 2023

gringo

an offensive hispanic word for white people. just like the word mayate for black people. we are told it isn't offensive, just like indianos, chuntaro or mojado "friends say it to each other"

We're not racists, you gringos and mayates are racist.

Pinche gringo, pinche gringitta.

by Alpino June 13, 2010

ski trash

The reality of ski bums... the cute name for these type of "professional" skiers who exist hand to mouth, mooching beers or bongs, living on other peoples couches... but have a really good time skiing over 100 times a season!

Half the people in this town on unemployment or washing dishes at night are ski trash.

Q. What do you call ski trash without a girlfriend?

A. Homeless

by Alpino March 15, 2010

x-rated photos

Also known as "kill books" . Really nasty bloody brain splattered photographs of dead Iraqis or Afghanis taken by grunts after the shooting stops. A lot of these are traded like baseball cards, and often wind up in the hands of pogues and fobbits who use them to talk shit back in the world "look how bad-ass I was"

"dude, you'd better not let the MPs searching our shit in Kuwait find your x-rated photos or you'll get an Article 15"

by Alpino March 29, 2010