Ben Frey's definitions

beta male

An unremarkable, careful man who avoids risk and confrontation. Beta males lack the physical presence, charisma and confidence of the Alpha male.

Pete knew he was losing the girl he'd just met at the bar to the guy who bought her a drink, but he was too much of a beta male to do anythigng about it.

by Ben Frey April 25, 2006

D&D-mo

Like screamo, a new variety of emo rock music which consists of kids who played Dungeons & Dragons in high school, sing about loserdom and teenage angst, reference 80's movies they were too young to see the first time around, and use at least 15 words in each song title.

D&D-mo bands include Fall Out Boy, Panic! at the Disco, Nightmare of You, Hawthorne Heights, The Academy Is..., Relient K, and Say Anything.

by Ben Frey May 4, 2006

Maris

A "girlfriend" that a guy claims to have, but nobody's ever seen her. May be either fictional and created to boost his image, antisocial, or highly resistant to spending time with his friends.

Based on Niles' wife in Frasier, who is often referred to but never seen unobstructed.

Hey man, glad you could make it to my party! Did you come alone? Where's your Maris this time?

by Ben Frey May 4, 2006

slingbox

A device that can attach to your Tivo or other digital video recorder, which allows you to access and watch your programs over the Internet. You simply log into your computer and watch whatever streaming video you have recorded on your Tivo.

Thanks to my slingbox, I can watch last night's episode of "24" which my Tivo recorded, even though I'm still on vacation.

by Ben Frey March 30, 2006

briefcake

A handsome male lawyer.

"Did you check out the briefcake in courtroom C?"

by Ben Frey April 6, 2006

TiVeto

To stop Tivo from switching the channel and recording a previously scheduled program, so you can continue to watch what's on live TV.

"Hey, do you need it to record this Mythbusters that's starting? I was watching the game."
"Nah, that's ok, you can TiVeto it."

by Ben Frey November 27, 2005

Lima syndrome

Unlike Stockholm syndrome, where hostages develop sympathy for their abductor, Lima syndrome is the result of the abductor / kidnapper sympathizing with his hostages.

Occurred in the Japanese Embassy hostage crisis of 1996, when members of a militant movement took hostage hundreds of people attending a party in the official residence of Japan's ambassador to Peru. Within a few days, they set free most of the hostages, including the most valuable ones.

In The World is Not Enough, James Bond thinks Electra King (Sophie Marceau) has Stockholm Syndrome for her kidnapper / lover Renard (Robert Carlyle). However, it turns out that Renard really had Lima Syndrome, and loved Electra deeply.

by Ben Frey January 28, 2007