zanny's definitions

skipper

The person who steers a sailboat or is in charge of giving directions to the other people on the boat.

The skipper looked quite pleased as he directed his boat across the lake.

by zanny May 26, 2004

tacking

When a sailboat switches back and forth, alternating which side of the boat is facing the wind. Tacking allows a boat to make progress in whichever direction the skipper wishes to go.

The catamaran tacked toward the sunset.

by zanny May 26, 2004

heelside

A snowboarding term. It is when a snowboarder is going down the slope with his back to the mountain.

After a day of snowboarding my calves were killing me from boarding so much on my heelside.

by zanny May 26, 2004

I'm over it

An expression used when someone is tired of talking about something; another way of saying, "Ok, this conversation is pointless, let's talk about something else."

Sally: Oh my God, Pam is sooooo annoying. She always....

15 Minutes later

Sally: I can't believe that anyone could be as annoying as her...
Donna: Yeah. Well, I'm over it.

by zanny May 27, 2004

stoked

When someone is really happy or excited about something.

When Billy got a shiny new bike for Christmas, he was stoked.

by zanny May 24, 2004

the falling leaf

When someone is first learning how to snowboard and they are scared shittless to attempt carving, so they go all the way down the slope on their heal side by first heading downhill with their dominant foot, and then their other foot, immitating the motion of a falling leaf.

Sarah was tired of falling on her ass every time she tried to carve, so she just did the falling leaf all the way down the slope.

by zanny May 26, 2004

edumacation

Used to refer to an education that someone received at a crappy school, or a lack of education all together.

I received my edumacation at Willits High School.

by zanny May 26, 2004