D.S. Credito's definitions

challenging

Excessively or unnecessarily burdensome, complicated, difficult or stressful.

I had a very challenging childhood. My parents pushed me through school and out into the real world without giving me an ounce of real love.

by D.S. Credito March 13, 2015

shitchen

A pun on "shit" and "kitchen", which can refer to a kitchen where diapers are disposed of, usually in smaller dwellings where the household's main waste bin is located in the kitchen.

Man, after all those dirty diapers it's time to take the trash out. Hard to cook dinner when it smells like a shitchen.

by D.S. Credito July 16, 2016

unreleased urine flow

the excess pee that remains in the bladder after urinating at a urinal. For men, a possible solution to unreleased urine flow, which can cause a variety of health problems (including cancer), is to stand with pants dropped at or below the knees, or to pee sitting down. This can be problematic in public restrooms, for obvious reasons, but the long term consequences can be devastating.

The consequences of unreleased urine flow can range from a few drops of piss dribbling down the leg to full-blown bladder cancer.

by D.S. Credito March 27, 2015

controlled environment

a place or area where rules, regulations and behavioral norms are subject to strict enforcement or scrutiny. A person responsible for maintaining order in a controlled environment will normally strive to appear consistent when out in the open, but may enforce rules arbitrarily behind closed doors.

Kids who grow up in excessively controlled environments often fall behind in college, having all that freedom to cut loose but not knowing how to manage it.

by D.S. Credito March 12, 2015

eighty-six

to eighty-six a pregnancy is to medically terminate it, taken from the name of the "abortion drug" RU-486.

A woman might eighty-six a fetus in the earliest weeks of being pregnant, with the help of a health care provider who can administer a brief series of oral dosages.

Eighty-sixing is normally done only up until a point when a pregnancy is so far along that a surgical procedure is needed in order to abort.

Jenny: I just came up positive on this pregnancy test. It was just a one night stand. I'm gonna eighty-six it.

Eric: Yo, Kevin. You're lucky Jenny eight-six'd it after your fling at the lake last summer. Otherwise you would've been stuck paying child support.

by D.S. Credito September 27, 2014

two different people

A phrase describing two individuals who have very little to nothing in common, in terms of personalities, interests, opinions and/or beliefs. A softer way to say that two people are generally uncomfortable in each other's presence and because of the resulting tensions are unlikely ever to get along or even be able to stand one another.

Dave doesn't talk to his father anymore. They're just two different people who never saw eye-to-eye on anything.

by D.S. Credito May 6, 2015

freeter

an adult, though no longer a student, who does not have full-time employment and all the benefits that comes with it. Instead, a freeter chooses to work part-time or hold down odd jobs, even while full time employment is available.

Being a freeter means having more flexibility and freedom than someone with a permanent job. Freeters usually do not earn enough money to have their own home, so they often stay at home with their parents indefinitely, or else rent rooms in others' homes.

In today's economy, it's hard to know if a part-time employee is a freeloader or freeter, or is simply struggling to survive.

by D.S. Credito April 5, 2015