Jay Young's definitions

plural

A person with multiple personalities.

There are several online communities run by plurals.

by Jay Young April 18, 2005

drip

(noun) A weak, indecisive person; someone who is incompetent, lame or lacks courage.

They broke up a year ago and he's still following her around, mooning over her -- What a drip.

by Jay Young March 19, 2014

the berries

Perfect, excellent: the most wonderful thing.

Do these earrings go with this vest?

It looks great. It's the berries.

by Jay Young May 8, 2004

copacetic

Running smoothly, going well, all right.

How ya doin'? Everything copacetic?

by Jay Young January 15, 2004

derf

noun: An inept or foolish person, someone who doesn't use their head. On the PLATO computer system of the 1970s (which in many ways foreshadowed the Internet), a derf was one who left their computer terminal without logging out.

verb: On PLATO, a prank played on a derf. Sending out unpleasant or embarrassing messages under the handle (or "signon") of a person who'd forgotten to log out. Or ruining programs they've been working on.

noun: Wow, "Melvin of MIT" is a real derf! Look, he just walked out and left his terminal logged in.

verb: Hey Melvin, I just tried to run one of your programs and it looks like somebody got into it and put in a bunch of porn. Looks like you got derfed!

by Jay Young March 8, 2008

hootie

Sweetheart, girl- or boyfriend, someone you're dating or stuck on.

Who's yer hootie?

by Jay Young January 15, 2004

flying toaster

A famous screensaver invented by Wes Boyd for the Macintosh computer, showing a squadron of winged toasters zooming across the stratosphere.

Call me old-fashioned, but I still think the flying toaster screensaver is cool.

by Jay Young February 20, 2005