Athene Airheart's definitions

cume

Short for "cumulative," among other things.

Jane did really well on her final exams in college, she got a 3.7 cume!

by Athene Airheart March 18, 2004

it's your birthday

An expression of delight, similar to "It's my birthday." Probably accompanied by dancing around.

"Oooooh yeah, you dunked that shot... you da man, it's your birthday, woop! Woop!"

by Athene Airheart March 20, 2004

ramp rat

Someone who hangs around the airport a lot. Generally, more ramp rats will be found in smaller, friendlier airports, where there are flight schools and such to mooch coffee off of.

The ramp is the large concrete area where planes are parked. Contrary to it's name, ramps are usually fairly flat.

See airport bum.

I made a good landing, even the ramp rats behind the fence thought so when they saw it.

by Athene Airheart May 1, 2004

between the sheets

In bed.

This phrase is also part of a game where you take any common sentence or title and add "between the sheets." A popular juvenile activity.

The possibilities are endless.

"Romeo and Juliet... between the sheets!"

"The Passion of Christ... between the sheets!"

"The Return of the King... between the sheets!"

by Athene Airheart March 27, 2004

aileron

The control surfaces found on the outboard sections of an airplane's wing. They move up and down and control the roll of the airplane, turning it.

Aileron is from the French for "Little wing."

Before every flight, I check the ailerons to make sure they are working properly.

by Athene Airheart May 15, 2004

groundhog

Similar to groundling but slightly ruder. Someone who can't fly.

I'd like to have started flight school at sixteen but my dad is too much of a groundhog.

by Athene Airheart May 13, 2005

decimate

A frequently misused word.

Decimate literally means to reduce something by a tenth, but many people use it instead to mean "totally destroy." The word "obliterate" would be a better choice than "decimate."

Decimate comes from the root "deci-" which can be found in other words involving ten, "decimal" for example.

When I decimated the cookies I ate ten out of the hundred-cookie batch.

Joe decimated the rock collection by getting rid of one tenth of the rocks.

by Athene Airheart March 24, 2004