gasectomy n:
the actual or perceived loss of fossil fuel <Every time Daisy
drove her husband's SUV, she felt as if she'd undergone a ~.>
geographically unfeasible
(a.k.a. "GU") n: a relationship which
won't work due to the difficulty of commuting <Ethel was adorable,
but she lived in Glendale! That killed it for me ——
totally ~ — — hell, I live in Santa Monica!> [source:
Caitlin Liu, LAT, Feb-04]
going native v:
the return to old habits when revisiting L.A. <Sally realized
she was ~ when she'd been on Beverly Boulevard for an hour and
hadn't made eye contact with a single soul.> ——Val
Blaha, Yamhill, Ore.
greedlock n:
paralysis brought on by widespread greed <The tech bubble of
the late '90s saw rampant ~, resulting in twisted financial wreckage.>
——Thea Mercouffer, Santa Monica, Ca.
Grosserie n:
a French market with sub-par refrigeration <Hey, the bleu cheese
is already fuzzy! Did you get it from that ~ ?> ——
Carole Easton, Venice, Ca.
gynecology n:
the study of Mother Earth <Tina from Topanga said she was a
Wicca who practiced ~.>
hairjacking n:
a forceful or violent bad-hair experience <When Daisy showed
up for work, there was little doubt among her co-workers that
she was a ~ victim.>
hair secession n:
1. when hair departs from the scalp 2. split ends 3. syn
[see SECEDING HAIRLINE] <Lloyd looked into the mirror and beheld
the ~, already in progress.>
heliophobia n:
a fear of helicopters. <Three hours worth of news and police
helicopters over his apartment triggered Lloyd's ~.>
Hmongous adj:
a large gathering of Laotians <In Long Beach, I went to a ~
party.>
Hollywood brownout
n: kissing ass to further one's career in Hollywood
<At the New Year's party, Billy's desperation for success led
him to commit a ~ every other conversation.>
homeopsychopathic adj:
homicidal tendencies brought about by homeopathic medicine <Ryan's
defense lawyers claimed he became ~ after a prolonged Gingko binge.>
hypertasking n:
constant or manic multi-tasking <At the height of his ~, Mo
could talk on the phone, fry an egg, watch TV, study a textbook
and ride a unicycle all at once.>
inbedded v:
to be in bed with, esp. in the media/military manner <Roger
Pitman, a reporter for a major news network, was ~ with the troops
in Iraq. When he awoke and realized what he'd done, he felt cheap
and used.>
information freeway
n: <After the tech bubble burst, the information
highway looked more like an ~, with clogged arteries and stranded
individuals.>
Inglewood n:
a type of golf club, made from the wood of an Ingle tree <Norton,
old fellow, do be so kind as to hand me the ~ !>
Iranic adj:
ironic things having to do with Iran <It's ~ that we supported
the Shah, then aided Iraq in conquering Iran.>
Iraqnophobia n: <Though uncertain about
finding evidence to justify invasion of Iraq, one thing seems
increasingly certain: Bush succeeded at instilling widespread
~ into the American populace.>