Vatu's definitions

relax the issue

A non-confrontational device to make your final contribution to a strand of argument. The counterpart of "raising an issue".

"After having raised the point of budget revisions, Jim wanted to get on with other business so he relaxed the issue by alluding to maintaining the integrity of the project cycle."
"Well, it seems we are not going to see eye-to-eye on this so I want to relax the issue by saying just look at article number five."

by Vatu November 28, 2019

Go fuck yourself before you knock yourself

Stand down or you will be slapped.

Yo bro go fuck yourself before you knock yourself

by Vatu April 1, 2021

transiteria

A restaurant to grab something while in transit. Cf. trattoria, pizzeria, bistro

We don't have time to sit down, let's just grab a sandwich from that small transiteria at the airport.

by Vatu September 18, 2019

football amnesiast

A person who watches all the games but can't remember the results.

You watched the game but can't tell me the score. You are a true football amnesiast.

by Vatu July 7, 2018

sithy

An action or thing possessing the qualities of a Sith, i.e. emanating from the dark side.

Abusing the waitress like that was a sithy thing to do, but he had had it with her attitude.

by Vatu June 25, 2018