PRwiz101's definitions

Taiwan stop

v. To fail to stop at a red light at night in Taiwan, even though the red light does signify "stop".

"After I went through the red light at night, I got ticketed for a Taiwan stop."

by PRwiz101 April 7, 2009

slablet

(n.) - a slang word for a computer tablet such as the iPad or other branded tablet devices

"There are so many computer tablets to choose from these days, and more are on the way, I'm not sure which slablet to buy."

-- overheard at a watercooler in Redmond, Washington on April 7, 2010

by PRwiz101 April 8, 2010

antislamitism

(n.) -- Publicly-voiced attitudes toward Islam and Moslems worldwide, often irrational and prejudiced.

"There is so much antislamitism today, what with the Ground Zero mosque controversy and other issues. It's not fair to judge an entire people just because of a few isolated
incidents or radical fanatics."

-- overheard at a water cooler in a lower Manhattan office on September 1, 2010

by PRwiz101 September 9, 2010

cause group

(n.) - A special-interest group or social activist group that espouses a specific cause to improve society or promote social or political concerns

"There is no special cause group for Dutch people in America, but there should be since many of our English words, such as Dutch treat and dutch oven and dutch wife are slurs on the Dutch."

- overheard at a watercooler outside a bookstore in Amsterdam on April 3, 2010

by PRwiz101 April 4, 2010

funemployed

People who are unemployed and using the free time to have fun and explore new areas in their lives while they wait for their next job opportunity.

"Hey, man, I just love being funemployed now. I can have all day and night to enjoy my life and have fun, instead of working for The Man, you know."

-- overheard at a watercooler in a public library in Longmeadow, Massachusetts, June 29, 2009

by PRwiz101 July 3, 2009

idea juice

(n.) - the inner creative juices that fuel a person and drive him or her to come up with new ideas

"Last month, I was in a funk, and I could hardly come up with any new ideas for my cartoon strip. But now I am back to normal and the idea juice is flowing!"

-- overheard at a watercooler in a design studio in Manhattan on January 15, 2010

by PRwiz101 January 22, 2010

jabberwalking

Jaywalking while jabbering away on a cellphone.

"That guy over there is jabberwalking, and if he's not careful, he'll get run over by a car or a bus!"

-- overheard at a watercooler in Taipei, Taiwan on July 23, 2009

by PRwiz101 July 27, 2009