Cranberry Bob's definitions

courage

In certain parts of New Orleans, "courage" is synonymous for pep or energy.

I don't have any courage today; I guess I need a tonic or something.

by Cranberry Bob January 6, 2020

duck wearing a necktie

When a person would like to comment on a useless feature on something, he or she can compare it to a duck wearing a necktie.

Cut out vents and a fox tail on the antenna? That's like a duck wearing a necktie.

by Cranberry Bob January 16, 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

wearing them loose

When a woman is wearing them loose this means that she is not wearing a bra.

Kathy was wearing them loose when we went out last night. Each was a real handfull

by Cranberry Bob December 29, 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

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

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