Insufficient morsels of news meted out by journalists of TV and radio. Often simply a headline and one paragraph's worth word-count, so that they can pile on as many little anecdotes as possible between traffic reports, witty banter, and advertisements, and repeat them every half hour for the short-attention span crowd.
by giraffe-o May 18, 2006

A person you are utterly dismissive, disrespectful, of scornful of, to the point you don't care if they live or are killed for being 'genetically unsuitable'. References the Copenhagen Zoo's controversial practice of culling their stable of healthy giraffes, by slaughtering them in front of schoolchildren.
by giraffe-o February 27, 2017

Must be a hurricane soon, everyone's shopping cart is full up with milk, eggs, and bread... must be making Carolina French Toast.
by giraffe-o August 30, 2011

Obtuse, vague, and confusing verbiage crapped out in official documents by corporations and their lawyers. Meant to mislead and confuse, and to promote a prescribed company line. Also see corporatespeak, legalese, and marketing.
That memo e-mailed out by HR this morning was so full of corporatelalia, I don't know what the hell is going on at this office.
by giraffe-o May 23, 2007

Repeating an action or series of actions in the same manner which has failed in the past, and not learning from any stupid mistakes.
by giraffe-o July 22, 2010

slang in police lexicon, meaning an untainted handgun a corrupt cop will have ready to plant on a suspect they've shot. Prevalent in New Orleans culture, during the militant state in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. (seen on PBS' Frontline)
by giraffe-o August 26, 2010

"I'm hosting a dinner party Friday, do I need to make a veggie dish for your girlfriend?"
"It's OK, she's a meat-sneaker."
"It's OK, she's a meat-sneaker."
by giraffe-o February 05, 2008
