Una Malachica's definitions

lachrymose intolerant

avoidance of overly dramatic movies or tv shows that feature complicated domestic plots

Crankshaft refused to watch soap operas on the basis that he was lachrymose intolerant.

by Una Malachica April 3, 2009

bookaholic

someone who keeps buying books to add to a stack of unread books

I have no more room for books on my shelves, but I keep buying new ones. I'm a bookaholic. Well, it's a fairly inexpensive, fairly harmless obsession.

by Una Malachica March 5, 2008

word of click

the way information is transmitted from person to person in the computer era--by clicking on links

We used to hear things by word of mouth; now, we hear them by word of click.

by Una Malachica February 24, 2008

suburbocrat

someone who lives in the suburbs and votes Democratic

I finally realized that I could vote Democratic even though I live in the suburbs--I am now a suburbocrat.

by Una Malachica March 18, 2008

bad hair life

when you never have a good hair day

I keep hearing people talking about having a bad hair day. Well, I have a bad hair life

by Una Malachica March 23, 2008

husband's ear

inattentiveness to what his wife is saying.

He can hear the ballgame on the TV but not even realize his wife is talking to him--He has husband's ear. Also see mother's ear.

by Una Malachica February 13, 2008

diabulimia

the practice of diabetics who avoid taking insulin, which can cause weight gain, in order to control their weight. Despite its name, the disorder does not involve purging (Source: New York Times).

She turned to diabulimia because she was more afraid of being fat than being dead.

by Una Malachica March 2, 2008