Johnny Z. Styles's definitions

rug rat

(noun) A toddler or a young child who is not yet old enough to walk so crawls using all four limbs instead. A newborn baby or children under one-year old are sometimes referred to as rug rats.

Tom and Angela's little rug rat is only ten months old and he'll be walking on his own any day now.

by Johnny Z. Styles May 15, 2010

Mid-Twenties Breakdown

A time of mental breakdown that occurs during a person's twenties, often a result of an inability to function outside of college/university or other types of structured environments. Feeling alone and/or useless also tends to be a symptom of the mid-twenties breakdown.

Soon after Paul finished grad school at age 24 he found that he couldn't get a job and had a mid-twenties breakdown and moved back to his parents' basement where he spent most of his days playing Xbox and smoking weed.

by Johnny Z. Styles May 28, 2010

Occupational Slumming

Taking a job that is beneath a person's education or skill level as a means of retreat from adult responsibilities and/or avoiding possible failure in one's true occupation.

Although he was trained to be an architect, Hank took a job at Burger King instead because he didn't believe he'd be able to design a building that anyone would be interested in financing. His parents were disappointed by Hank's obvious occupational slumming.

by Johnny Z. Styles May 28, 2010

passed over

"Passed over" means that someone has been denied a well-deserved promotion or bonus.

Professor Smith, who has been with the university for 26 years, was passed over for tenure; the blonde woman professor with the long legs and big boobs got tenure though, despite working at the university for only 2 years.

by Johnny Z. Styles May 31, 2010

counter-terrorism

(n.) counter-terrorism refers to offensive measures taken to deter, prevent and respond to terrorism.

Before the 2010 Vancouver Olympics began all the manhole covers in and around the city were welded closed as a counter-terrorism measure.

by Johnny Z. Styles May 31, 2010

recurving

Leaving one job to take another that pays less but places one back on the learning curve.

Bill quit his job at Garvo Industries and took a new job with Oigle Tech so he could learn about the newest software programming applications. He justified this job move on the grounds of recurving.

by Johnny Z. Styles May 31, 2010

historical stasis

To live in a time when nothing of importance or significance seems to happen. Symptoms of living in a historical stasis include addiction to the Internet, magazines, and television news programs.

Compared to the exciting and sometimes volatile 1960s, the 1970s was a period of historical stasis.

by Johnny Z. Styles May 31, 2010