D F Stuckey's definitions

boowai

Mythical river in New Zealand, used for a location of something or someone whose location is unknown to the speaker, or where time is being wasted.

Mispronunciation of the Maori name of Puhwhai, a meandering and swampy river in Northland.

A."where's John?"
B."Up the boowai somewher, I guess."

Richard:"I'm back, dear!"
Judy:"From the boowai, I suppose, not doing anything useful!"

by D F Stuckey March 6, 2004

quorn

An edible protein that is not animal or vegetable based, developed in Europe. Quorn is a fungus and therefore not animal or vegetable, although bichemically similar to animals on the cellular level, so is a good source of nutrition. The organism from which Quorn is harvested is a batch-grown form of the tinnea fungus that causes athletes foot in humans.

" How do you like the stirfry? I used quorn instead of chicken for a change."

by D F Stuckey March 9, 2004

in like flynn

To succeed in attaining a goal, especially in the sexual sense and for a man.

Refers to Errol Flynn the actor, noted for his large number of successful pursuits of women and girls.

"This test is easy, I'll be in like Flynn!"

"Sally invited me to her place now her folks are out of town! In like Flynn, I think. . . "

by D F Stuckey March 11, 2004

Liverpool Kiss

English term for a Head butt, a form of physical attack where the victim is hit on the forehead by the attacker's head.

"After critiquing an opposition player's tackling style, Roger recieved a serious Liverpool Kiss"

by D F Stuckey March 14, 2004

manager

Slang term for a woman among a group of single women at an enetertainment venue, whose self-appointed task is to prevent single males or groups of males from approaching any of the members of "her" group.

While not always physically unattractive, the manager of a group will always have an unattractive attitude towards socail interaction with men, possibly due to a traumatic experience herself. Astoundingly, few if any are lesbians despite male belief; Many are in fact as despairingly lonely and in need of male companionship as any other single woman if not more so on average. They are in fact reacting in a manner as close to aggresive as their upbringing will allow.

" There was a bunch of real lookers in the club last night, but their manager kept getting in my way when I went over to ask them to dance "

by D F Stuckey March 16, 2004

duck's nuts

To be the best in a category. Similar to bee's knees, and dating from the same time period circa 1930s

A:"Is C&C:Generals great or what?"
B:"It's the duck's nuts, alright!"
A:"Huh? You been hanging with granma again, dude?"

by D F Stuckey March 16, 2004

benchmarks

Points of reference for a particular task or job. Or indicators of how well someone is doing.

Based on the days when engineers tested equipment for various vehicles on benches, and had marked the bench with reference points to show how well the device performed.

The basic benchmarks here in this job include that you perform at least 90% of the tasks in each working day, and clear at least 50% of anything left from the day before.

by D F STuckey March 23, 2004