Ben Frey's definitions
Light appetizers for breakfast or brunch made in the style of single-piece sushi, but with fruit on a bed of sweet rice rather than fish and vegetables.
by Ben Frey November 27, 2005
Get the frushimug. A baby who is forced to become trendy by its urban hipster parents. More and more boutiques in upscale neighborhoods cater to these parents, stuck in 1/3-life crisis, who buy their baby clothes and accessories that are essentially scaled-down versions of the Hot Topic product line. It's a way for young moms to live the party life vicariously through their child, 16 years before that child will be allowed to party.
I don't know what's more disturbing: that the 35-year old mom in Starbucks is wearing a babydoll shirt that says "Sex Kitten"... or that her cribster is wearing the same thing.
by Ben Frey January 27, 2007
Get the cribstermug. 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.
Based on Niles' wife in Frasier, who is often referred to but never seen unobstructed.
by Ben Frey May 4, 2006
Get the Marismug. 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
Get the slingboxmug. Chicago phrase for the greatest ballpark in the world, Wrigley Field. Unfortunately not, by any stretch of the imagination, home to the greatest baseball team in the world. Coined by first baseman and coach Ernie Banks.
by Ben Frey June 11, 2006
Get the Friendly Confinesmug. A strange weather phenomenon first widely discussed in winter 2006, involving a thunderstorm with snow instead of rain.
by Ben Frey April 1, 2006
Get the thundersnowmug. Discriminatory barrier keeping a certain class of people out of an upper echelon of American government. Distinguished from a glass ceiling because not only is this class prevented from rising to the next level, they cannot even see what is going on up there.
Coined by incoming Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi.
Coined by incoming Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi.
"When my colleagues elect me as speaker on January 4, we will not just break through a glass ceiling, we will break through a marble ceiling." - Nancy Pelosi, Jan. 3, 2007.
by Ben Frey January 5, 2007
Get the marble ceilingmug.