tomte's definitions

Jossed

What happens when a passive-aggressive writer feels compelled to recreate his childhood bullying. Starts out by giving his audience lots of love, encourages them to believe things will turn out well, then backhands them at the end--and they inexplicably come crawling back for more.

If you watched Act III of Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, you probably got Jossed.

by tomte August 15, 2008

Looney

The Canadian Aureate $1 coin, so named because of the Common Loon engraved on the reverse side (not, as sometimes reported, because of the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse).

The use of the word "Looney" to refer to the dollar coin is quite prevalent in Canada. Canadian dollar stores are quite often called Looney-Twoney stores, for example.

You can't use Looneys to pay bridge tolls in the U.S., more's the pity

by tomte October 31, 2007

preppy pause

A phenomenon of early '80s New Wave dance music (supposedly attractive to preppies of the era), where the song is interrupted by a moment or two of silence.

The Howard Jones song "Welcome to Conditioning" has a preppy pause.

by Tomte November 16, 2005

sagantist

A preening pseudo-scientist who uses scientific knowledge or technological advances derived from that knowledge for his or her own self-aggrandizement.

You ever see "Contact?" The character of David Drumlin is a total sagantist.

by tomte September 12, 2005

urbanite

Chunks of concrete resembling rocks.

Etymology: after proper names for naturally-forming rocks and minerals, i.e. rhyolite, kimberlite, etc.

Anybody know of a vacant lot with some urbanite and steel rebar in it?

by tomte October 14, 2004

Hassan chop!

I am about to kick your ass six ways from Saturday.

Etymology: from the Warner Bros. cartoon character Hassan, a generic Middle Eastern grunt constantly about to cleave Bugs Bunny or Daffy Duck in twain.

You dared drink my last apple beer?! HASSAAAAAN CHOP!

by tomte June 6, 2004

Yeeeeaaaaaaaahhhhh!!!

The sound of Howard Dean derailing his own presidential bid.

"We're going to South Carolina and Oklahoma and Arizona and North Dakota and New Mexico. We're going to California and Texas and New York! Yeeeeaaaaaaaahhhhh!!!"

by tomte June 6, 2004