Cranberry Bob's definitions

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

Violet Time

Violet time is the time to be violated.

Violate me, in the violet time,
In the vilest way that you know!
Desecrate, savage me
Utterly ravage me
On me no mercy bestow.

Maude didn't go out with Harold. It was violet time.

by Cranberry Bob January 15, 2020

the bitching hour

The bitching hour is when the parental unit comes down en masse with criticisms of your habitual failures, laziness, and poor grades.

The reports come out today. It's time for the bitching hour.

by Cranberry Bob January 17, 2020

trash can fire

A trash can fire is a metaphor for something minor that people get unnecessarily upset about.

Heather's bra in a teacher's desk resulted in a school trash can fire; everyone got worked up about it and talked about it for days. Heather deliberately left one there.

by Cranberry Bob November 19, 2019

Crackaloo

Crackaloo is a game where players try to roll a marble in a hole.

Leigh was the champion at playing crackaloo - attributable to her sexual prowess.

by Cranberry Bob December 9, 2021

duck wearing a wonderbra

A duck wearing a wonderbra refers to a very unlikely event.

My going out with you is as likely as a duck wearing a wonderbra.

by Cranberry Bob November 26, 2019

GFPO

GFPO stands for "Good For Parts Only." This refers to a hopeless patient

I'm afraid that Millicent is GFPO. She's a hopeless case.

by Cranberry Bob December 3, 2019