Anthony Brancato's definitions
The predominant style of architecture, interior design etc. in North America and most of Europe during the 1930s.
by Anthony Brancato April 19, 2003
Get the Art Decomug. A sharp or prolonged decline in the birth rate, such as that which occurred in the United States from 1958 through 1968.
After 1957, the U.S. birth rate (per 1,000 population) declined for eleven consecutive years - the longest baby bust on record.
by Anthony Brancato April 19, 2003
Get the baby bustmug. Originally, the generation born (in the United States) in the late 1950s and 1960s (roughly corresponding with the eleven-year decline in U.S. birth rates starting in 1958; compare wordbaby bust/word) to whom a popular novel of this title (by Douglas Coupland) was dedicated; now usually applied to those born during the 10 to 12 years immediately following this.
The entertainment media have taken to regarding Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez as "Mr. and Mrs. Generation X."
by Anthony Brancato August 22, 2003
Get the Generation Xmug. "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
Get the half-manmug. Life In Prison, NO Parole; a sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole, as for murder.
There is a growing movement in many states to replace the death penalty with LIPNOP, which stands for "life in prison, no parole."
by Anthony Brancato April 19, 2003
Get the LIPNOPmug. When investigators entered the building after the fire had been put out they found several cryptic messages spray-painted on the walls, including "NOSRA" - "arson" spelled backwards.
by Anthony Brancato August 23, 2003
Get the nosramug. Since the company he worked for went out of business and he did not quit or get fired, he was eligible to go on the dole.
by Anthony Brancato April 19, 2003
Get the dolemug.