5 definitions by Olive Thomas

Amityville

Some unusual quirk of a house, like a miswired light switch or unseen noise source like a loose attic fan that make a place seem haunted. Usually a construction defect or something that is in need of servicing.

Was uttered by a homeowner on the HGTV show "House Detectives" when having them look over her house.

"And this is the 'Amityville' light switch... the one on the left doesn't seem to do anything but this one turns on both the hall and that one porch light over there..."

by Olive Thomas July 11, 2005

ass ferret

The agry mischievous creature that burrows deep within your lower colon, causing much discomfort and kicking out a lot of loose debris.

AKA Irritable Bowel Syndrome.

I must've picked up that The Stand virus cuz that damned ass ferret is doing his step aerobics today...

by Olive Thomas July 11, 2005

low cost high velocity bullet stopper

The technical term for a soldier. First coined during the 1990/91 Gulf War.

"Well it look like Jeff is going to be a low cost high velocity bullet stopper, I mean soldier."

"Yeah and I'm going Medical (corps) so try not to get shot Jeffie!"

by Olive Thomas July 11, 2005

redneck Tupperware

Plastic tubs of Cool-Whip, butter spread or similar reused as for food storage.

Lurline had shelves of redneck tupperware yellowed by her home-made spaghetti sauce cooling in the old Norge out back...

by Olive Thomas May 28, 2006

The Stand

A really, really, really vicious nasty brink-of-death cold of flu or similar illness that you truly and sincerely wish would just 'finish the job' and kill you already...

Unfortunately you live through every last stinking moment of it.

From Stephen King's "The Stand" a tale about an 'end of the world' plaque.

Winter of 2003 I must've come down with that "The Stand" virus. Ribcage felt like it was wrapped in a bandclamp from all the coughing.

I swear I saw a family of Ebola viruses packing for Florida it was so bad.

by Olive Thomas July 11, 2005