Evac156's definitions

full boat

In poker, slang synonym for the hand officially called a full house: three cards of one rank, plus two cards of another rank. Three aces and two sevens is denoted as "aces full of sevens." Since many people in a poker game are uninvolved at any particular time, it gives poker players far too much time to make up new slang phrases about the game.

I had a 10 and a 7 in my hand, and the flop showed 7-7-10, so I had made my full boat.

by Evac156 February 24, 2005

crater

Verb. To fall as if from a great height, hit the ground with a significant impact, and end up below ground level. Used figuratively to describe a severe downturn in popularity, reputation, value, etc.

The president's approval rating really cratered after the latest scandal.

My stock portfolio cratered during the tech sector implosion a few years back.

by Evac156 February 22, 2005

cone of silence

An imaginary zone from which sound or discussion can't escape. The cone of silence is used to keep something quiet or private. Most often applied to spoken communication, but can also apply to writing or email.

From a running gag on the TV show "Get Smart" in which a plexiglass device would lower from the ceiling and cover the heads of two speakers, so that their conversation couldn't be spied upon. The cone of silence rarely worked correctly on TV, and usually isn't much better in real life.

Employee 1: Hey, I just overheard your boss talking about you. You won't believe what he said.

Employee 2: Let's take this one to the cone of silence.

by Evac156 May 2, 2005

magazine stand

A person who has far too many issues. One who is overloaded with angst. Derived from the fact that a magazine stand (in the non-slang sense) is a place where one can find many issues (also in the non-slang sense) of various periodicals.

"I had dump my girlfriend. She had way too many issues."

"Issues? She was a magazine stand!"

by Evac156 February 24, 2005

circumfornicate

To waste time. A cute way of saying "fuck around." Combination of "circum-" meaning "around" as in "circumnavigate" and "fornicate," to fuck. Usually good for a puzzled experssion followed by a chuckle the first time someone hears it. Akin to circumflatulate, but harsher and harder to explain in polite company.

Would you idiots quit circumfornicating and get back to work?

by Evac156 February 9, 2005

ebayer

Derogatory term used in online gaming (see MMORPG, MMOG) to describe someone who has not earned the equipment or character they are using. Often high-level players will use eBay to sell premium equipment they have earned in-game, or sometimes sell an entire account, with all characters and equipment, exchanging real-world money for in-game items. This practice is generally discouraged by the companies that produce and host the games. Someone who has acquired their character or gear in this way is generally recognizable by inept game-play, which would not be expected of someone who has actually earned their position.

Player 1: I just met this guy, a level 195 Enforcer wearing a full suit of living dragonscale armor, and he didn't even know how to find the shops in Old Athen.

Player 2: Just another clueless eBayer!

by Evac156 February 22, 2005

rag boat

In poker, a full house or full boat made up of cards of very low rank. The low valued cards are themselves referred to as rags, but when they become part of a full boat, they suddenly become a very strong hand. A rag boat generally occurs when a player finds himself involuntarily playing a very bad hand, or chooses to play them with the knowledge that it's a very bad gamble. Therefore, a rag boat is mostly luck. A rag boat also occurs in the sense of a hand that would have been made if such a bad gamble had been taken, but wasn't.

Player 1: "If only I'd played that three-eight, I would've ended up with a full boat and won."

Player 2: "It was better to fold, you'll go broke hoping for a rag boat."

by Evac156 February 24, 2005