Anthony Brancato's definitions

Art Deco

The predominant style of architecture, interior design etc. in North America and most of Europe during the 1930s.

The streamlined, geometric design motifs of Art Deco (from 1925) prevailed throughout the 1930s.

by Anthony Brancato April 19, 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

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

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

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

edicius

Suicide (spelled backwards).

There is French-based heavy-metal band called Edicius, which is "suicide" spelled backwards.

by Anthony Brancato August 23, 2003