JMC70's definitions

End of discussion!

A statement meaning that the speaker wants the subject of conversation closed,in an unfriendly way.

"Michael,Patrick is sleeping with you tonight,and that's final! End of discussion!" snarled Uncle Lou,with his toothbrush in his mouth.

by JMC70 May 18, 2017

Aitch

Something that resembles a capital letter H,such as a football goal post.

This must be a football field; see the aitches? One aitch at each end.

by JMC70 November 13, 2016

Pinwheel

A dance popular in the 1930s and 1940s, done in a squatting position,with the hands on the floor and rotating the legs round and round,thus resembling the motion of a pinwheel. It is often performed in theatrical revues and follies.

Mike,Wade,Eric,Pat,Gary,Brock,Scott,Musa,Todd,and Tony are all good at doing the pinwheel. Each of them has performed it in the Thanksgiving Follies scene in South Pacific.

by JMC70 December 14, 2016

tough beans!

Used to comment that something unfortunate cannot be fixed or helped, and usually also that the speaker does not seem to care that this is the case. Basically a colloquial form of “Tough!” as in “Well, that’s too bad!”

Jake: “Ben, I want seven cupcakes like you have. I hate having only six cupcakes!”
Ben:”Well, Jake,tough beans! You know the rules: seven cupcakes for me and only six cupcakes for you! So live with it!”

by JMC70 July 13, 2020

Take a picture and it'll last longer!

Said in an angry or sarcastic way to indicate that you resent being stared at when you demand privacy.

"Take a picture and it'll last longer!" pantsless 3-year-old Patrick's expression seemed to tell his cousin 10-year-old Michael and Michael's friends Josh and Frankie,as they stared at him.
"Take a picture and it'll last longer!" yelped pantsless 8-year-old Jamie,after getting depanted by the turtle and rabbit as the crowd stared at him.

by JMC70 February 14, 2018

K kid

A fellow who has such a gift or talent for karate, he has earned a black belt. Hence the term.

Best friends Jim, Hayden, and Harvey are all quite the K kids. All three have gotten black belts from being capable of chopping five boards at once, with their bare hands or legs.

by JMC70 February 1, 2025

work release

A system where prisoners work to get paid while serving their sentences.

When Patrick was in prison,he worked at Prospect Hill Cemetery for work release.

by JMC70 October 21, 2017