Anthony Brancato's definitions

Cocytus

The river of lamentation, one of the five rivers of Hades in classical mythology; later adapted by Dante as the ninth and lowest circle of Hell.

At the center of the eighth circle is a deep well, at the bottom of which is found the ninth circle, known as Cocytus.

by Anthony Brancato April 19, 2003

Tottenville

The southernmost neighborhood or district of New York City's borough of Staten Island, distinctive for its geographical isolation, low crime rate, and lack of racial and ethnic diversity.

The Conference House, once the site of abortive peace negotiations during the American Revolution, is the principal landmark of Staten Island's Tottenville section.

by Anthony Brancato April 19, 2003

juice monster

A user of anabolic steroids, especially one who uses them to excess.

Robert Golub, currently serving 25 years to life in prison for the 1989 murder of a next-door neighbor in a New York City suburb, was characterized by the media as having been an out-of-control "juice monster" at the time of the killing.

by Anthony Brancato April 21, 2003

cuckold

A person (formerly only a man, but now one of either gender) who is the spouse of an adulterer.

During the Clinton Administration, Hillary Rodham Clinton was sometimes sarcastically referred to as "The First Cuckold."

by Anthony Brancato April 19, 2003

Big Stagecoach

(usually preceded by "the") Fargo, North Dakota (due to its being the state's largest city).

It was during the peak popularity of Fargo-born singer Bobby Vee that a local disc jockey came up with the nickname "The Big Stagecoach."

by Anthony Brancato August 31, 2003

Guidoville

A neighborhood where many Guidos live or are thought to live, such as the Bensonhurst section of Brooklyn in New York City.

Shortly after the death of Yusuf Hawkins in Bensonhurst in 1989, columnist Pete Hamill wrote a highly controversial column in the New York Post entitled, "The Lesson of Howard Beach Was Lost on the Punks of Guidoville."

by Anthony Brancato April 20, 2003

half-man

A drug dealer, esp. a small-time, street-level drug dealer.

"Sniff a few lines with your buddy Noriega/Then bust the half-man in the bodega" (Big Lou, "Justice Not Found")

by Anthony Brancato April 20, 2003