Blue Jack's definitions

t9agram

Also known as a t9onym. When you type one word into predictive text, and another comes up because the letters are on the same keys. Popular examples include book/cool and Smirnoff/Poisoned.

On cup good now? Damn t9agrams!
(On bus home now)

by Blue Jack October 6, 2008

philosophysics

The crossover between physics and philosophy, like around the origins of the universe. Closer to mathematics than either of these disciplines.

Stephen Hawking is a philosophysicist - he is involved with philosophysics.

by Blue Jack October 9, 2008

tinternet

'The Internet', in a stereotypical Northern English accent in which the word 'the' is shortened to 't'. Used normally in a tongue-in-cheek or self-parodying fashion. The word 'tinterweb' also exists, but is rarely used.

Research? Log onto tinternet and let's see what we can find.

by Blue Jack January 20, 2009

NJTs

Non-Jeans Trousers. More formal than jeans (not usually used about tracksuit pants, for example).

This place has a dress code, so wear your NJTs.

by Blue Jack January 20, 2009

issuetainment

TV show that attempts to tackle an issue, but is geared up more to entertain than to make a difference.
Originally coined by Screen Wipe's Charlie Brooker.

Did you see that issuetainment last night, where they made those fat kids do sports? They weren't trying to help them, just make them look silly on TV.

"The only solution is to find a new threat, which brings us to 'Ian Wright's Unfit Kids' (C4), a weekly 'issuetainment' programme in which the former footballer and renowned enemy of grammar forces a bunch of overweight youngsters to take part in some extracurricular PE." - Charlie Brooker, Screen Burn (9/16/2006)

by Blue Jack January 22, 2009

snowhican

When the snow has cleared from most of your car, but a layer remains on the roof. This gives the appearance of the car having a white mohican haircut made of snow.
See also snowhawk.

Looks like bad weather further north. That car going past has a snowhican.

by Blue Jack March 9, 2009

corridor class

Standing or sitting in the sections between carriages on a busy train, 'cos all the seats are taken.
Usually on an unplanned long-distance trip, where the seats are all booked in advance.
About as far from first class as you can get without going outside the train.

After missing the train we'd booked seats on, we had to travel corridor class until we got to Birmingham.

by Blue Jack December 9, 2008