Lady Csyde's definitions

manpurse

A bag carried by a man to hold his stuff. Some people consider it a little effeminate, others don't really care. The ones who don't care are usually the ones who actually have a manpurse.

Well, yeah, I do carry a frame pack around with me almost everywhere I go. It's my manpurse.

by Lady Csyde June 15, 2007

vein opener

A song, story, or other work of art so abjectly depressing that it makes you want to hide all the sharp objects.

I don't know what I was thinking when I decided to put Paula Cole's classic 90s vein opener "Where Have All The Cowboys Gone?" on a mix for listening to in the car. Totally inappropriate.

by Lady Csyde July 25, 2016

dactylolalia

The tendency to run off at the keyboard.

You: *long string of chatter*
Me: uh, u kno im on my fone, rite? u need to do st about ur dactylolalia cos i cant keep up.

by Lady Csyde July 15, 2010

Doreknob

A fan of pseudoleftist podcaster and “comedian” Jimmy Dore. Usually totally insufferable. Claims to be leftist, but supports Trump and Putin. Probably a tankie. Most likely the burned out husk of a BernieBro.

Doreknobs love saying “I didn’t leave the left; the left left me.” It’s true; the left doesn’t generally have room for delusional fascist simps.

by Lady Csyde March 3, 2024

inessential

Used of a work of art, a production that adds nothing of interest to the creator's portfolio. Does not necessarily imply that the work is bad per se, though mediocrity at best is often assumed. Often only of interest to fanboys and completists.

U2's most inessential work has got to be Pop.

by Lady Csyde December 3, 2005

hot cocoa sampler box

A Fark cliche created during the Christmas 2003 season. Refers to the archetypical dumb corporate Christmas bonus.

"I swear I'm going postal if I get another hot cocoa sampler box this year."

by Lady Csyde February 7, 2004

nightlight

A stub signal left behind in an old format for users who have yet to convert to the new format. The term comes from the SAFER Act, a US law allowing analog TV stations to keep broadcasting information on digital conversion (and, in some cases, local news and emergency information) after the station has otherwise gone all-digital.

I tried running some old Mac software on an old Mac, but forgot the software I was using was PowerPC-only. Good thing the nightlight box popped up; now I have to go find my PowerBook G3.

by Lady Csyde February 18, 2009