Words to Know
September 12th, 2008 by timbotron• Snowbilly – (adj., n.) A “hillbilly” or “red neck” from Alaska or other northern reaches of the United States. Currently used in reference to Sarah Palin.
• Bandslash – (adj., n.) A genre of fan authored fiction that focusses on homosexual encounters among rock stars (often among band members within the same group).
• ‘Anata to wa chigau n desu.’ – (Japanese phrase) Japan’s Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda said this cryptic phrase (”I am different from you”) to a reporter soon after his recent and unexpected resignation from office. This expression is now becoming the new internet ‘buzz phrase’ in Japan (props to PinkTentacle for explaining/traslating this). Fukuda T-shirts are now selling like crazy in Japan.
• Urushiol – (n.) The oily compound produced by members of the Toxicodendron family of plants (Poison Oak, Poison Ivy, Poison Sumac), which causes irritation and swelling when in contact with skin and mucous membranes. This is a good word to know if you want to be a smartass in the forest.
• Grey Goo – (n.) An end-of-the-world scenario involving nanotechnology that self-replicates and eventually overtakes the surface of the Earth, destroying all life in its wake.
