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resistentialism

July 4th 2006 00:00

(ri-zis-TEN-shul-iz-um) noun

1. seemingly spiteful behavior manifested by inanimate objects. eg. - If your jacket pocket gets hooked on a door knob as you pass, both the door knob and the jacket pocket and showing resistentialism.

Inanimate Object 1, Human 0

Resistentialism is a theory in which inanimate objects display hostile desires towards human beings. For example, objects that cause problems (like lost keys or a fleeing bouncy ball) exhibit a high degree of resistentialism. In other words, a war is being fought between humans and inanimate objects, and all the little annoyances objects give people throughout the day are battles between the two. The term was coined by humorist Paul Jennings in a piece titled "Report on Resistentialism" published in The Spectator in 1948.

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aficionado

July 3rd 2006 00:16

(uh-fish-ee-uh-NAH-doh) noun

A person who likes, knows about, and appreciates a particular interest or activity; a fan or devotee

English Soccer Fan

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tarantism

June 30th 2006 00:43

(TAR-un-tizm) noun.

An uncontrollable urge to dance.

Dancing (from Wikipedia)

Tarantism is, allegedly, a deadly envenomation resulting from the bite of a kind of wolf spider called a "tarantula". The condition was common in southern Italy during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The stated belief of the time was that victims needed to engage in frenzied dancing to prevent death from tarantism. Supposedly a particular kind of dance, called the Tarantella, evolved from this therapy.

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** Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this image under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License. It originated from the Wikipedia page for Dancing.

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suckout

June 28th 2006 23:22

(suck*out) noun

In Texas Hold'em, if you have a strong poker hand that is beaten by another player who had a poor hand but got lucky or "hit their draw", it's called a suckout. Sometimes called a Bad Beat.

The term is most often used if someone makes a poor move by calling a huge bet with nothing, then catches two or more miracle cards for the win. eg. "Wow, you had KJ? When the flop came JK9 and you went all-in I was sure you were bluffing so I called with my 35. Good thing I caught running 3s for the set!"

Imagine is someone went all-in and you have one of these!

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sambuca

June 28th 2006 00:34

(sam·bu·ca) noun

1. ancient triangular stringed instrument.

2. Roman siege engine.

3. Sambuca is an elderberry and anise-flavoured, usually colourless liqueur. It is often referred to as white sambuca in order to differentiate it from derivative spirits that are deep blue in colour (known as black sambuca) or bright red (red sambuca).

Flaming Sambuca

A traditional Italian preparation is sambuca con mosca (literally, "with flies"); sambuca served with three coffee beans representing "health, wealth, and happiness", dropped into the drink.

A flaming sambuca is typically made by lighting the drink in a shot glass and allowing it to burn. The flame should be extinguished before all the alcohol has burnt off and the shot is drunk once it has cooled enough so it does not burn the mouth. A popular but potentially dangerous party trick is to take a shot of sambuca into the mouth and have someone light it. The flame is then extinguished by closing the mouth.

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transmogrify

June 27th 2006 02:22

Werewolf (from Wikipedia)

(trans-MOG-ruh-fy) transitive verb:

1. to completely alter the form of something
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spinners

June 25th 2006 23:36

(spin·ner) noun.

A spinner (sometimes spinna or spinnaz) is an automotive accessory, popular with the hip-hop community. They are wheel covers which spin independently of the wheel itself when the brakes are applied. This is achieved by using a roller bearing.
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salad days

June 23rd 2006 01:17

Man in his salad days. (from Wikipedia)

(salad days) noun

"Salad days" is an idiomatic expression, referring to a youthful time, accompanied by the inexperience, enthusiasm, idealism, innocence, or indiscretion that one associates with a young person. More modern use, especially in the United States, refers to a person's heyday—when somebody was at the peak of their abilities—not necessarily when they were young.
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billingsgate

June 22nd 2006 01:06

BILLingsGATEs

(BIL-ingz-gayt) noun.

profane, abusive language; coarse words
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phallic

June 21st 2006 00:16

16th-century tented roof church at Boris Godunov's estate Ostrov near Moscow

Russian tented churches are sometimes interpreted as phallic symbols. (from Wikipedia)

(phal·lic) adjective.

The Latin word phallus (from the Greek phallos) and its derived adjective phallic, adopted in English and in many modern languages, refers to the penis.
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