gnostic3's definitions

robustity

n. Having a certain vigorous strength. A word often applied by under-educated Aussie surgeons to robust tissue that will heal well despite poor suturing technique.

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Admirable robustity in those diaphragmatic crura Shiela! Reckon your sloppy stitching will still close the hiatus up tighter than a platypus’ egg hole.

by gnostic3 February 23, 2024

fidget spinner

n. Small revolving hand-held device that Oh no! Look! Shiny stopping!! Want outside! Ice cream! Can I have Tuesdays? No! No! No! Ohhhh! Spinning! Seems to calm and bring focus to a certain subset of Shiny stopping! No!No! No! Erasures.

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Must have fidget spinner. MUST HAVE FIDGET SPINNER! MUST...HAVE....FIDGET.....SPINNER!!!!

by gnostic3 June 10, 2017

ashleying

n. Moving like a tornado, at work or at play. Additionally, in Australia, it can refer to sewing obscene hats or smiling sweetly whilst handing out rocks shaped like heads.

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The world would be a better place if more people were ashleying.

And we would all have anus hats.

by gnostic3 November 25, 2022

dawncracking

v. Staying out late, very late, often for nefarious purposes.

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You been dawncracking all week Lemar. What up with that? How you gonna do any proper operations if you are all the time tired?

Leave me alone nurse. Don't tell me you didn't do some dawncracking when you was young.

What you mean "When I was young"? Don't you make me scalpel-cut your sassy arm.

by gnostic3 November 13, 2016

ho hummish

adj. Moderately bleak state of being. Similar to eeyoriffic but not so gloomy.

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I don't think I’ll go out tonight. I feel a bit ho hummish.

by gnostic3 December 21, 2017

Colour deaf

Adj. An inability to hear or understand certain words related to coloration, shading, texture etc. Sometimes used as a cover-up for in attention or ignorance.

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What is this? I said to paint the kitchen mauve with beige accents! Does that look mauve?

Sorry dear. Don't yell. You know I'm colour deaf.

by gnostic3 October 25, 2014

Anger management

v. Organising one's life so as to be first to listen to the new Rolling Stones song or, by extension, any faddish piece of pop culture.

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Dude! I can't get married this weekend;: I'll be too totally involved in Anger management.

Court order or peer pressure?

by gnostic3 September 14, 2023