Bob's yer uncle

Easy peasy, no additional effort required for the desired effect, home in hose.

A: "How do I make this popcorn?"

B: "Put it in the microwave , push the button, and Bob's yer uncle."

by Ann Pearl Owen February 10, 2010

broke

Adjective, nonfunctional, in need of repair.

Rural usage, derived from past participle and/or the past tense of verb to break.

Usually used to refer to previously functioning machines which no longer work correctly.

The refrigerator's broke, we need to get it fixed.

by Ann Pearl Owen April 02, 2008

broke

Adjective, nonfunctional, in need of repair.

Rural usage, derived from past participle and/or the past tense of verb to break.

Usually used to refer to previously functioning machines which no longer work correctly.

The refrigerator's broke, we need to get it fixed.

by Ann Pearl Owen April 02, 2008

busted

Adjective: Broken, nonfunctional

Colloquial term which can be used to describe things that are in pieces as busted dishes, but is more commonly used especially to describe mechanical devices that do no longer work.

I had to get my car towed 'cause it's busted.

by Ann Pearl Owen April 05, 2008

fat and sassy

Adjective: Happy, elated, exuberant, in a fine state physically and emotionally, couldn't feel better, fit as a fiddle.

Rural Midwestern expression.

Question: How you doing?

Answer: Fat and sassy!

by Ann Pearl Owen April 05, 2008

boughten

Adjective: Purchased, bought rather than home made.

Frequently used in association with the word "store."

Archaic, rural usage derived from the obsolete past participle of the verb to buy.

My skirt was store boughten, not home made.

by Ann Pearl Owen April 02, 2008

It's a snap

Simple, easy, automatic, demanding nothing.

A: "How do you get to the bus?"

B: "It's a snap -- just across the road."

by Ann Pearl Owen February 10, 2010