QuacksO's definitions

mullitarry

An armed-forces organization dat practices da infamous "hurry up and wait" scenario a lot, particularly da latter part --- da unfortunate troops often hafta lounge around in bored distress for long intervals while their indolent superiors take their sweet ol' time to think over their battalion's next moves.

Any province or country with a mullitarry usually has shops and stores well-stocked with folding aluminum chairs, since da nation's soldiers require a steady supply of said legs-and-back-relieving implements to purchase and carry around wif dem, ready to break out and sit in during frequent and extended periods of inactivity.

by QuacksO January 15, 2023

screwba diving

Refers to where two aqualung-wearers "take da plunge" and have underwater sex.

Tiffany and I wanted to try screwba diving for da first time, but da water was so cold dat I couldn't "get it up" once we got below da surface. Guess we'll hafta wait for warmer weather to give it another shot.

by QuacksO January 26, 2022

anxzionty

Feelings of nervous uncertainty regarding "Kingdom of Heaven" matters.

I don't believe in establishment religion as a whole, so I don't ponder or worry about it in any way; I merely practice the Golden Rule and leave it at that --- no bouts of anxzionty for me, thank you very much!

by QuacksO November 25, 2021

herediterry

Refers to your ancestors' traditionally preferring cotton-fleece garments, and so dat is why you yourself have such a strong liking for said warm 'n' comfy lounge-wear.

If your forebears loved to stroll around town in their fluffy white bathrobes, then they might have passed down a "herediterry" trait in TWO ways, in dat not only did they enjoy wearing said soft and absorbent fabric whenever possible, but they likely also had to endure frequent brief investigatory detainments from da local cops --- i.e., "Terry stops" --- due to their choosing said unusual-to-be-clad-in-when-occupying-a-public-place clothing, and so both da townspeople and any observing law-enforcement members would naturally wonder if said individuals were behaving themselves, in need of medical care, or even sane!

by QuacksO February 27, 2024

conversation-continuing crouch

Refers to the humorous-looking but gentlemanly maneuver that you perform when you hafta pass between two people who are speaking with each other, but you still wanna maintain your momma's oft-admonished politeness-directive of "don't stand between two people when they're talking"; what you do as you approach the pair, therefore, is to hastily stoop down far below head-height and then speedily slitther your way through between the two conversers, so that they can continue talking and maintaining eye-contact "over your head". Again, employing the "triple-C" can indeed appear amusing to observers, but they will still be grateful to you for your showing them this extra measure of etiquette, especially if their conversation was rather tense/involved/emotional, they were in a hurry to finish speaking and be on their way, etc.

My local commercial-fishing buddies are fairly causal-minded and know me quite well, but I am sure they still appreciate my always practicing the conversation-continuing crouch whenever I hafta pass between them during a chat.

by QuacksO April 19, 2019

neighborhood

A community of horses. Mighty noisy at feeding time.

Mr. Rogers' friendly peaceable neighborhood is comprised of kind helpful interesting humans; I'd be more than happy to be his neighbor. Mr. Ed, on the other hand --- or rather, on the other HOOF --- has his own "neigh"-borhood which I'm sure is equally pleasant and cheerful, but it's entirely made up of "equine" citizens, and as mayor, "The Big E" is obliged to haul the ponderous creaky ol' hay-'n'-oats cart around to each and every house three times a day to deliver his four-legged friends' breakfast, lunch, and supper rations. A real **drag** (pun intended), but somebody's gotta do it.

by QuacksO July 30, 2017

Walt Whitman's sampler

A "calorie-free" collection of "flavorless" (i.e., dull/boring) poetry instead of an assortment of delicious candies.

Good poetry and prose may indeed be "food for though", but giving someone a Walt Whitman's sampler instead of a box of rich yummy sweet Christmas chocolates is kinda pushing da envelope!

by QuacksO August 6, 2019