LIC/NYC

Jimmy Carter's got Terminator eye.

Oh Juan, Stop

dot

dot

[dot]

-interjection
An expression used when one is so taken aback by a negative, bizarre, or startling interaction that one is left speechless. Also used when an event is so negative, bizarre, or startling that verbal commentary is deemed unnecessary.

ETYMOLOGY: Dot is a play on the visual appearance of an ellipses. Depending on the severity of the situation dot may be repeated (i.e. dot dot dot) to emphasize one's sentiments. Dot is also frequently emphasized when paired with such modifiers as "major" and "super."

-noun uncommon, and usage is often irritating to those within earshot
An occurrence of menstruation.

ETYMOLOGY: Dot in this sense is a play off of the word period which, when used as a character denoting a full stop in a sentence, resembles a dot.

grounder

grounder
[groun-der]

-noun
A partner (sexual or romantic) with whom a relationship is formed for the sole purpose of staving off one's own inherent craziness.

ETYMOLOGY: though the origin is somewhat murky, grounder hails from the Baltimore area, where the native custom is to keep a hoard of several grounders at one time.

an inorganic idiom

"killing the cat before you get to the vet"

to have a negative outlook that hampers one's potential enjoyment of a situation

EXAMPLE: I know you're dreading hanging out with those socially inept friends of yours from out-of-town, but you can't kill the cat before you get to the vet. You might actually appreciate their quirkiness.

simile du jour

"You look good in blue. It makes your blonde locks go pop like Lichtenstein."
- as said by Vegas to her Nordic Love God at 12:52 pm

high prosciutto

high prosciutto
[hahy prō-shōō'tō]

-noun
A pretentious, combative individual who supports arguments with evidence and ideas that are frequently inaccurate and have no basis in sound scholarship.

-adjective
Of, pertaining to, or characterized by vocal and fraudulent intellectuality

ETYMOLOGY: derived from the term hyper-pseudo intellectual, the use of high prosciutto takes the concept a step further, implying that the sensational and attention seeking nature of the individual or idea is akin to stale ham.

ALTERNATIVE FORMS: hyperpseudo

sturgeon

sturgeon

[stur-juhn]

-verb
To spoon, greedily.

ETYMOLOGY: roughly playing on the abundance of nautical terms that are sexually suggestive, sturgeon in this context is a nod to the fact that certain varieties are harvested for their caviar.

-noun uncommon
A mixed drink, especially one with gin, usually containing a high ratio of liquor to mixer.

ETYMOLOGY: the usage of the name of a fish has a homophonic translation to "stirred gin," and also serves as a reference to the stereotypical hard drinking ways of seafarers.

eggs

eggs
[ěgz]

-interjection

Whatever. Used to indicate indifference to a state of affairs, situation, previous statement, etc.

ETYMOLOGY: derived from the shortened form of whatever, wh'evs has homophonic parallels to huevos, which is the spanish word for eggs.

ALTERNATIVE FORMS: wavos, whevs