Ben Frey's definitions

sopralto

A female singer with broad singing range - soprano to alto.

Evelyn is a sopralto and can sing about any musical number written for a female part.

by Ben Frey April 30, 2006

air rage

Venting anger by an airplane passenger on flight attendants and other passengers, caused by poor service, bad food, cramped seats, delays, etc.

After the plane sat on the tarmac for four hours, the flight attendants could do little to appease their passengers' air rage.

by Ben Frey April 5, 2006

fuckin' A

An expression of enthusiasm and agreement: short for fuckin' ABSOLUTELY.

"After the final, we should grab a couple sixers and some herb and stop by the Delta house."
"Fuckin' a, man, fuckin' a.

by Ben Frey December 28, 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

red pony

Also called a snot rocket, the act of covering one nostril and blowing forcefully on the other to expel flotsam and jetsam from one's sinus cavity, usally in a public place. Named for a character in John Steinbeck's "The Red Pony" with a predilection for said disgusting affectation.

I didn't have any kleenex and didn't see anyone down the street, so I launched a red pony on the sidewalk before hopping on the bus.

by Ben Frey June 11, 2006

fear goggles

What you're looking through the morning after you wore beer goggles and had a one night stand.

I must have been pretty drunk last night, because the girl I woke up with looked totally awful through my fear goggles.

by Ben Frey May 17, 2006

wrap rage

Injuring oneself by using a sharp object to try to open hard-to-open plastic packaging like the kind they sell cheap consumer electronics or household items in. Growing phenomenon described in the Pittsburgh Gazette and popularized by Stephen Colbert.

Ironically, he got so caught up in wrap rage that he almost sliced off his finger using a screwdriver to open the package containing an X-acto knife.

by Ben Frey March 29, 2006