Very unusual type of clarinetlike Basque folk instrument, the name derived from Arabic "al-buq" = "the horn" consisting of a crescent-shaped animal's horn, two wooden pieces inserted into the midsection of the horn with holes drilled to produce tones in two-part harmony, a reed inserted, and hidden in, the smaller opening of the horn, and at the bottom of the horn's midsection, a cradle through which the thumbs of both hands are placed to hold the instrument. The instrument produces a piercing, reedy sound reminiscent of the Russian zhaleyka or a small bagpipe, and a common harmonic interval on this instrument is the major sixth. Although the alboka has nearly disappeared from the Basque country since the Franco regime, its use currently seems to be enjoying a rise in popularity due, in part, to Ibon Koteron, the trikitixa (small Basque button accordion) player Kepa Junkera, the group Ortzadar, and the namesake group Alboka.
by pentozali January 16, 2011
From Yiddish, this acronym stands for "Kish Mir Im Tokhes". A way to tell someone off that you dslike.
by pentozali November 08, 2005
Dif tor he smusma, T'Kal!
by pentozali February 08, 2012
Small guitarlike instrument from the Andean countries of South America about the size of a ukulele, with a delicate tinkly sound almost like a harp, although there are other sizes including the smaller walaycho and the larger ronroco. Charangos are now made exclusively of wood, since the original material, armadillo shell, comes from a severely endangered animal and it is now illegal to export the instruments made from the animal. However, old armadillo shell charangos are legal for export and purchase as long as one has the proper documentation. Paul Simon and Arthur Garfunkel brought this instrument to the world's attention because of their collaborative efforts with Los Incas in the songs "El Condor Pasa" and "Duncan".
You bring your quena, John, bring your sikus, and I'll bring my charango. Let's play some music, guys!
by pentozali October 14, 2013
Pressing the keys on a cell phone, radio, or computer keyboard and getting improper results because your fingers have hit more than one key at a time. A common problem for those of us with pudgy fingers.
I can't use that cell phone. I keep on fat-fingering the buttons, and I keep on getting wrong numbers!
by pentozali May 03, 2006
Children, especially really annoying, hyper children who always seem to be getting into trouble and/or everyone's way.
Can't I ever get a good quiet meal at this restaurant? Every time I go here, there are always a few rug rats running around who don't look where they're going!
by pentozali April 09, 2007
Derogatory word in Chechen for the Russian language. Apparently from the Chechen pronunciation of "Cossack" and the Chechen rebels' image of all Russians being Cossacks.
(Chechen guerrilla commando to Russian prisoner): Vy russkii?
(Russian prisoner, speaking partly in Chechen and partly in Russian): So ghazqiin wu, ty zhopochnik!
(Russian prisoner, speaking partly in Chechen and partly in Russian): So ghazqiin wu, ty zhopochnik!
by pentozali August 11, 2008