Bill Peters's definitions

amp up

(vb) To turn up the volume or intensity.

The basketball team needs to amp up its defense.

His Math SAT is just 520. He better amp up 30 decibels to get into M.I.T.

Can't hear you dog. Amp it up, will you?

by Bill Peters October 9, 2006

Ali Baba

Unfortunate term among Iraq War GIs to describe any Iraqi bad guy: looter, thief, insurgent, terrorist, or suspect.

The use of "Ali Baba" is probably not helping us win the war for Hearts and Minds in Iraq.

by Bill Peters October 9, 2006

turtle suit

Kelvar vest or body armor

GIs often don't want to wear turtle suits because it restricts their moblity and range of motion, but it has proven to have saved hundreds of lives.

by Bill Peters October 12, 2006

can

(1)(n) Bathroom
(2)(n) Jail, overnight clink or holding cell
(3)(n) Buttocks
(4)(vb) To stop doing something; to fire or get rid of someone

(1) Hold on a minute, I gotta visit the can
(2) They threw the poor homeless guy in the can for pissing in the park.
(3) Sgt: Get off your cans and start policing this area
(4) They won't can me; I'm the only one who knows what's going on in this place.

by Bill Peters November 10, 2006

krunk

This one comes from the south and was part of "Bama Talk." It means to have a HELL OF A GOOD TIME. Often, but not always, it is understood that booze is involved.

"Let's go down to Stagga Lee's and get krunked tonight."

by Bill Peters July 13, 2006

ballpark

(n) (1) A same general vicinity or idea as something else; an estimate of the scope and range of something.
(vb) (2) To estimate or approximate.

(1) He's looking for a used car in the $5000 ballpark.

(2) I'd ballpark Derek Jeter's life earnings to be about $200 million.

by Bill Peters November 24, 2006

call out

(vb or n) To mock or insult someone or to issue a challenge for them to fight.

After hearing Julio call out Richard for stepping on his shoes, the students rushed to the scene to see what the excitement was all about.

by Bill Peters November 10, 2006