New English's definitions

lizard

A slang for a semi truck due to the movement it makes, particularly during a wind storm.

Interstate 80 can be slow going in the winter due to the large number of lizards.

by New English December 28, 2008

Development Dead Zone

These are areas in a town that is experiencing growth in one area while another has no growth and may be decaying, sometimes to the point of urban blight.

The street on the west side of town is getting all sorts of big box stores. On the east side of town it is a development dead zone with just a gas station, an old motel, and a run-down restaurant.

by New English July 17, 2010

Pre-Holiday Movie

These are the movies that are released from the middle of October to about the middle of November, just before the holiday movie season. They may have some elements of being a holiday movie (slim but potential Oscar nomination, somewhat epic, drama, romantic comedy) but are usually not the major draw that the holiday blockbusters are. These are frequently horror movies to capitalize on Halloween.

The pre-holiday movies serve Hollywood by advertising the holiday blockbusters.

by New English October 12, 2010

Monk/Nun Budget

The kind of budgets people will come up for you when they want you to move to an expensive town. The name comes from the fact that the people are only factoring in basic expenses such as rent, utilities, and maybe a car payment. This assumes that you live like a monk or nun, because they seem to figure that you never go out and eat very little or not at all.

I was duped into moving to that fancy resort town by being shown a budget that made it look like I could afford to live there. This was a true monk/nun budget because as soon as my car broke down I was out of luck.

by New English July 6, 2010

Target

A store that prides itself as being "upscale" but it is a horrible company to work for. All of the employees have some stupid abbreviation for their title. There are three types of people who work in Target; the loyalists who have a bulls eye tattooed on their asses, the people who are biding their time in between jobs, and the most tragic, the broken-spirited people who do not have the will to look for another job and take the abuse. The GSTLs are the worst people as they are drunk on their own power. The store manager is usually a figurehead. This company is like something straight out of Dickens. On top of all of this, the stores are so inefficiently run that it is a mystery that it maintains corporate status.

Target should be avoided due to its treatment of employees.

by New English June 6, 2009

Ballerina Kitty

This is when a cat licks its genitals, referring to the posture the cat assumes.

The mountain lion at the zoo did ballerina kitty.

by New English April 11, 2009

Yank Yank Gesture

This is when you do the jacking off gesture when something is boring, stupid, or pointless. It is a little less severe than the yank yank toss.

She was boring me to death on the phone so I did the yank yank gesture to pass the time.

by New English March 4, 2011