Zalis's definitions

405

Heavily congested freeway that runs generally through the west-central part of Los Angeles, California.

(There are also interstate highways with this number in Washington & Oregon, but the California version is the most famous.)

The gridlock on the 405 is legendary throughout the country.

by Zalis December 8, 2003

'

1-A punctuation mark used by morons and idiots to pluralize words or to conjugate verbs in the third-person singular form.

2-A punctuation mark used to show possession of something.

3-Shows omission of one or more letters within a contraction
4-(American system) Used to set aside quotations within quotations.

1-He want's to see his parent's.

2-"Bob's X"==the X belonging to Bob.

3-couldn't, they're, he'll, I'm, you'd

4-Then, Mark said, "Dude, I hate to tell you, but Sheila said 'I wouldn't go out with him if he were the last man on earth.' Tough break, man."

by Zalis August 17, 2004

American Spelling

Initiated by Noah Webster in the early 19th century, American Spelling is perhaps the most successful effort ever to make the English language more phonetically written, thus decreasing its unnecessary difficulties for people trying to learn it as a foreign language.

Come on, do people in England really pronounce "centre" as "sen-tray"?

by Zalis August 3, 2004

pronoun

1) A noun that has lost its amateur status.
2) A word that replaces a common or proper noun. Pronouns can fall into sub-categories: subject, object, relative, prepositional, interrogative, reflexive, and demonstrative.

This is a demonstrative pronoun.

by Zalis February 5, 2004

blue falcon

Vehicle seen in all incarnations of the game "F-Zero."

The Blue Falcon is a well-balanced car that's good for beginners learning the game.

by Zalis December 3, 2003

game over

The situation you are in if your dropship crashes and leaves you stranded on a planet full of nasty extra terrestrials.

I guess this is it, man, I guess we're pretty fucked, game over, man, game over!

by Zalis August 5, 2004

Good With Guns

1. The state of being proficient with fire arms.
2. Having or using strong bicep muscles.
3. A punk rock band based in Lincoln Nebraska.

Good With Guns really played well last week; they found that happy medium between sober and wasted.

by Zalis November 15, 2004