Mystikan's definitions

cobber

n. Former Australian greeting/address which no self-respecting Aussie has used for at least 40 years!

"You can pick a Yank tourist in Oz 'coz they'll say 'cobber' when they come up to you."

by Mystikan December 30, 2003

fifth wheel

n. Person who accompanies two (or more) couples in a social situation, who does not have a partner of his or her own. Often the fifth person's attendance is encouraged by one of the well-meaning but ignorant female partners, who may feel sorry for the lonely person, but will inevitably ignore them once the lovemaking starts. It carries the connotation that the fifth person is often an unneccesary and unwelcome addition to the scene in these conditions. Derived from "the fifth wheel of a car", which needing only four wheels to run, has no need of a fifth.

"Jim and Sue, Mike and Sally invited me to come camping with them, but I refused as I would only have been the fifth wheel on my own!"

by Mystikan January 1, 2004

greed

n. 1. The defining characteristic of human nature. 2. The desire to own or control more resources than others.

Greed is not merely "I want more". Greed is "I want more than everybody else". Thus the majority of people are forcibly kept poor because if everyone had a million dollars, a loaf of bread would cost a hundred grand.

by Mystikan January 15, 2004

feminazi

n. 1. Extremist or radical advocate of female rights and privileges to the exclusion of those of males. 2. One who hates males. (cf. misandry, feminism.)

The respect formerly afforded to masculinity has been eroded by feminazi activism for at least 30 years.

by Mystikan November 19, 2003

misandrist

n. 1. One who hates men. 2. Advocate of denial of rights or social status to men.

The children were denied access to their father because the judge is a misandrist.

by Mystikan November 19, 2003

gestalt

n. 1. A system, structure or organism that is indistinguishable from its component parts, and can thus be reconstructed in whole from any of its parts. 2. G~ n. the collective consciousness of humanity or any other intelligent species. (cf. holographic, holistic) 3. adj. Self-determinining oranisation without need for a leader or central control (antonym heirarchy)

The human brain, because all its cells contribute to the operation of the whole and is not controlled by any one cell, is a gestalt structure.

by Mystikan November 19, 2003

gestalten

adj. 1. Occurring within or pertaining to a gestalt structure or system. 2. Holistically, in something's entirety.

In a moment of lucidity, he saw their whole plan in one gestalten flicker.

by Mystikan November 19, 2003