The Legendary Ironwood's definitions
1. A prefix used to create the superlative form of an adjective or adverb. Also used for emphasis to stress an idea/emotion. Is superior to the prefix "plus."
ex.
doubleplusgood = fantastic/wonderful/amazing/etc.
plusgood = great/fine/better/etc.
This term originated from George Orwell's novel, 1984 as a part of the modified English language of Newspeak. In the book, doubleplus was used to eliminate "unnecessary" words to limit one's vocabulary/ability to express.
ex.
doubleplusgood = fantastic/wonderful/amazing/etc.
plusgood = great/fine/better/etc.
This term originated from George Orwell's novel, 1984 as a part of the modified English language of Newspeak. In the book, doubleplus was used to eliminate "unnecessary" words to limit one's vocabulary/ability to express.
from the book...
"If you want a stronger version of "good", what sense is there in having a whole string of vague useless words like "excellent" and "splendid" and all the rest of them? "Plusgood" covers the meaning, or "doubleplusgood" if you want something stronger still. "
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Larry: Did you just see that three pointer I just made? It was doubleplussweet.
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Gregizor: Our IB internal assessment is due tomorrow!? This is doublepluslame!!
"If you want a stronger version of "good", what sense is there in having a whole string of vague useless words like "excellent" and "splendid" and all the rest of them? "Plusgood" covers the meaning, or "doubleplusgood" if you want something stronger still. "
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Larry: Did you just see that three pointer I just made? It was doubleplussweet.
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Gregizor: Our IB internal assessment is due tomorrow!? This is doublepluslame!!
by The Legendary Ironwood June 12, 2006
Get the doubleplusmug. This word if chiefly used by Canadians, and is a knitted winter hat, or beanie.
Touks commonly have the classic pom-pom on top.
Touks commonly have the classic pom-pom on top.
by The Legendary Ironwood March 13, 2005
Get the toukmug. Variation of the paper hornet. A paper wasp is a piece of paper that is folded tightly multiple times to form a 'V' shape. The paper wasp is then shot at an unsuspecting victim, from a rubber band placed around the thumb and middle fingers.
The pain of a hard shot is quite painful, and similar to the sting of a wasp. Hence, paper wasp.
The pain of a hard shot is quite painful, and similar to the sting of a wasp. Hence, paper wasp.
I just was wailed with a paper wasp when I was changing for gym, that's going to leave an unsightly bruise.
by The Legendary Ironwood March 16, 2005
Get the paper waspmug. Noun. A man diary is the same thing as a journal or a diary. It is used to add masculinity to such phrases as, "I write tender stories of my day in my man diary." This also applies to blogs, ie. livejournal, blurty, xanga.
by The Legendary Ironwood March 21, 2005
Get the man diarymug. 1. Word used in "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory," by Willy Wonka. He claimed that the pictures of snozzberries on his wallpaper tasted like snozzberries.
2. A snozzberry is a mystery fruit/flavor that knows no origin. Generally has an unpleasent flavor.
2. A snozzberry is a mystery fruit/flavor that knows no origin. Generally has an unpleasent flavor.
===1===
A:Try some more. The strawberries taste like strawberries. The snozzberries taste like snozzberries!
B: Snozzberries? Who ever heard of a snozzberry?
===2===
A: What the hell flavor Kool-Aid is this?
B: By my guess, I'd say snozzberry.
A: Raunchy.
A:Try some more. The strawberries taste like strawberries. The snozzberries taste like snozzberries!
B: Snozzberries? Who ever heard of a snozzberry?
===2===
A: What the hell flavor Kool-Aid is this?
B: By my guess, I'd say snozzberry.
A: Raunchy.
by The Legendary Ironwood March 13, 2005
Get the snozzberrymug. Dodge knee is the condition where in gym class you are playing a heated game of dodgeball when a ball is thrown your way. When you try to bend down in order to dodge out of the way, so that your knee contacts the gym floor, you have just given yourself the first-degree burn, dodge knee.
"Hey Killer, what's wrong?"
"My knee kills, i got some wicked dodge knee last period and it still stings."
"My knee kills, i got some wicked dodge knee last period and it still stings."
by The Legendary Ironwood March 15, 2005
Get the dodge kneemug. Noun
1. Name given to a classification of shots made in the game of basketball. A three pointer is accomplished when the player with the ball successfully makes his shot behind the three-point line. Worth three points due to great distance that shot was made from.
2. Last hope for white guys in the NBA.
Failure to make the three pointer commonly results in an airball and much mockery.
Note: Three pointers are often shot from “downtown.”
1. Name given to a classification of shots made in the game of basketball. A three pointer is accomplished when the player with the ball successfully makes his shot behind the three-point line. Worth three points due to great distance that shot was made from.
2. Last hope for white guys in the NBA.
Failure to make the three pointer commonly results in an airball and much mockery.
Note: Three pointers are often shot from “downtown.”
by The Legendary Ironwood June 12, 2006
Get the three pointermug.