Cranberry Bob's definitions

crushed

When someone has succeeded maximally in meeting a goal, she may say that she has crushed it.

I crushed that p. chem exam!

by Cranberry Bob February 1, 2020

The Naked Truth

The Naked Truth is an allegorical statue in St. Louis.

The sculptures refused to depict The Naked Truth with clothes because "Den she would not be naked."

by Cranberry Bob December 18, 2019

I hear banjo music

"I hear banjo music" refers to isolated, dangerous places; with an allusion to the film Deliverance (1972).

We're really in the boonies. I hear banjo music.

by Cranberry Bob December 4, 2019

crow

In naval usage, a crow is the eagle on the petty officer insignia.

I got rated and got my crow.

by Cranberry Bob December 17, 2020

sundowning

Sundowning is a term used to describe a decline in cognitive abilities toward the late afternoon or evening. It is a common pattern in senile dementia.

Poor Grandma tends towards sundowning around dusk; she's fairly alert in the morning but gets more confused in the evening.

by Cranberry Bob January 13, 2020

blind tiger

A blind tiger is an establishment that sells bootleg beer or whiskey in a dry county.

Grandma operated the best blind tiger in De Kalb County, Alabama

by Cranberry Bob March 16, 2020

up shit creek

To say that someone is up shit creek is to imply that he or she or it is in real jam.

I didn't study for my final exam; I'm up shit creek.

by Cranberry Bob January 12, 2020