1. (noun) A mystery, puzzle or conundrum. Something well know for no apparent reason (that's the conundrum).
2. Living proof that inheritance taxes and income taxes for the rich aren't anywhere near as high as they should be.
2. Living proof that inheritance taxes and income taxes for the rich aren't anywhere near as high as they should be.
Paris Hilton is famous. Why?
by avgfhadsfkjbvhadsfjhbv September 02, 2006
Similar to a has-been, but without the interval of being genuinely famous between originally being a nobody and then becoming a nobody again (afterwards).
The term is also sometimes applied to pseudo-celebrities that are used to pad out the roster of guests at TV programs and other events that wanted real celebrities, but couldn't get them.
Sometimes, the never-will-be is deluded enough to think that they truly were famous at some point, and is irritated that they aren't generally treated like the celebrities they feel they should have been.
Synonym: never-was.
The term is also sometimes applied to pseudo-celebrities that are used to pad out the roster of guests at TV programs and other events that wanted real celebrities, but couldn't get them.
Sometimes, the never-will-be is deluded enough to think that they truly were famous at some point, and is irritated that they aren't generally treated like the celebrities they feel they should have been.
Synonym: never-was.
by avgfhadsfkjbvhadsfjhbv September 29, 2006
People and vehicles at airshows and airports charged with the vitally important task of obstructing photographers trying to get pictures of the aircraft. They typically wear orange shirts and/or reflective vests to enhance their visibility. They are best known for making their appearance *just* when the most interesting aircraft of the entire event is about to pass by, remaining present until they have spoiled the photo opportunity, and then returning to their lair.
by avgfhadsfkjbvhadsfjhbv August 26, 2006
An international sporting event for evaluating new performance enhancing drugs, blood doping, masking agents, and other forms of cheating. Also a simultaneous event in which the chemistry people try to develop testing techniques to catch the cheating from the first event. Some cycling is also apparently involved.
See: amphetamines, erythropoietin, growth hormone, steroids, testosterone
See: amphetamines, erythropoietin, growth hormone, steroids, testosterone
There are two types of competitors in the Tour de France -- cheaters, and those that haven't been caught (yet).
by avgfhadsfkjbvhadsfjhbv October 02, 2006
American excess at its most excessive.
Everything that's bad about the United States all rolled into one location.
A colossal waste of energy, in the middle of nowhere.
Everything that's bad about the United States all rolled into one location.
A colossal waste of energy, in the middle of nowhere.
Las Vegas should be seen at least once, if only to prove that it really does exist, and isn't the demented fantasy of a Hollywood set designer.
by avgfhadsfkjbvhadsfjhbv September 08, 2006
Suburban house that is actually a concealed indoor marijuana plantation. Grow-ops are usually loaded with high intensity lights for the crop, and often have illegally bypassed electrical meters, both to reduce costs and to prevent their detection by electrical consumption. They are often detected because of their heat -- either via infra-red thermography, or in colder climates, because snow melts on the roof faster than on other houses in the neighborhood. Some larger scale grow ops are installed in larger industrial buildings, rather than in residential areas.
The term is in common use in suburban Canada,
The term is in common use in suburban Canada,
by avgfhadsfkjbvhadsfjhbv September 08, 2006
by avgfhadsfkjbvhadsfjhbv September 08, 2006