Das eez kaput! Sometime around 2002 I spaced the entire database table that mapped individual entries to categories. Such is life. What follows is a random sampling of entries that were associated with the category. Over time, the entries will be updated and then it will be even more confusing. Wander around, though, it's still a fun way to find stuff.
I conclude that some work needs to be done to attempt to understand the organisational motivations and behavior of system administration, and to devise ways of preventing the collective behavior of professional administrators from making problems a lot worse than they otherwise would be.
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Opportune \Op`por*tune"\, v. t. To suit. [Obs.] --Dr. Clerke(1637). web1913
opportune adj 1: suitable or at a time that is suitable or advantageous especially for a particular purpose; "an opportune place to make camp"; "an opportune arrival" [ant: {inopportune}] 2: at a convenient or suitable time; "an opportune time to receive guests" [syn: {favorable}, {favourable}] wn
A police officer or police cruiser, from Barney Fife of _The Andy Griffith Show_.
ex. Slow down, I see a Barney up ahead.see also : barney dict-ified
something that does not work as it should
ex. That firecraker was a shosho.
an aristocrat who acts terribly.
ex. "Sarah-Jane, beware of that aristobrat slouching at the bar. He likes to flash more than his money."
Temerity \Te*mer"i*ty\, n. [L. temeritas, from temere by chance, rashly; perhaps akin to Skr. tamas darkness: cf. F. t['e]m['e]rit['e].] Unreasonable contempt of danger; extreme venturesomeness; rashness; as, the temerity of a commander in war. Syn: Rashness; precipitancy; heedlessness; venturesomeness. Usage: {Temerity}, {Rashness}. These words are closely allied in sense, but have a slight difference in their use and application. Temerity is Latin, and rashness is Anglo-Saxon. As in many such cases, the Latin term is more select and dignified; the Anglo-Saxon more familiar and energetic. We show temerity in hasty decisions, and the conduct to which they lead. We show rashness in particular actions, as dictated by sudden impulse. It is an exhibition of temerity to approach the verge of a precipice; it is an act of rashness to jump into a river without being able to swim. Temerity, then, is an unreasonable contempt of danger; rashness is a rushing into danger from thoughtlessness or excited feeling. It is notorious temerity to pass sentence upon grounds uncapable of evidence. --Barrow. Her rush hand in evil hour Forth reaching to the fruit, she plucked, she eat. --Milton. web1913
temerity n : fearless daring [syn: {audacity}, {audaciousness}] wn
Moocher. Someone who always takes and never gives back.
ex. He's the classic mooch. Never buys his own beer or cigarettes.see also : mooch dict-ified
Garrulous \Gar"ru*lous\, a. [L. garrulus, fr. garrire to chatter, talk; cf. Gr. ? voice, ? to speak, sing. Cf. {Call}.] 1. Talking much, especially about commonplace or trivial things; talkative; loquacious. The most garrulous people on earth. --De Quincey. 2. (Zo["o]l.) Having a loud, harsh note; noisy; -- said of birds; as, the garrulous roller. Syn: {Garrulous}, {Talkative}, {Loquacious}. Usage: A garrulous person indulges in long, prosy talk, with frequent repetitions and lengthened details; talkative implies simply a great desire to talk; and loquacious a great flow of words at command. A child is talkative; a lively woman is loquacious; an old man in his dotage is garrulous. -- {Gar"ru*lous*ly}, adv. -- {Gar"ru*lous*ness}, n. web1913
garrulous adj : full of trivial conversation; "kept from her housework by gabby neighbors" [syn: {chatty}, {gabby}, {loquacious}, {talkative}, {talky}] wn
Ennui \En`nui"\, n. [F., fr. L. in odio in hatred. See {Annoy}.] A feeling of weariness and disgust; dullness and languor of spirits, arising from satiety or want of interest; tedium. --T. Gray. web1913
ennui n : the feeling of being bored by something tedious [syn: {boredom}, {tedium}] wn
Mendacious \Men*da"cious\, a. [L. mendax, -acis, lying, cf. mentiri to lie.] 1. Given to deception or falsehood; lying; as, a mendacious person. 2. False; counterfeit; containing falsehood; as, a mendacious statement. -- {Men*da"cious*ly}, adv. -- {Men*da"cious*ness}, n. web1913
mendacious adj 1: given to lying; "a lying witness"; "a mendacious child" [syn: {lying(a)}] 2: intentionally untrue; "a mendacious statement" wn
MENDACIOUS, adj. Addicted to rhetoric. devils
A mistake, (Thanks, Erin.)
ex. I'm sorry, I made a'stake.
alot
ex. Ice cream tastes way much better than sewage.
Tyro, KS (city, FIPS 71925) Location: 37.03670 N, 95.82142 W Population (1990): 243 (98 housing units) Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) gazetteer
Tyro \Ty"ro\, n.; pl. {Tyros}. [L. tiro a newlylevied soldier, a beginner.] A beginner in learning; one who is in the rudiments of any branch of study; a person imperfectly acquainted with a subject; a novice. [Written also {tiro}.] The management of tyros of eighteen Is difficult. --Cowper. web1913
tyro n : someone new to a field or activity [syn: {novice}, {beginner}, {tiro}, {initiate}] wn
The state of being in which a person is taking him- or herself wayyyyy too seriously. Most commonly used in the context of love and romance. (Taken from the South Park cd "Chef Aid" in which Chef gives Meatloaf a taco because he gets carried away singing about Meredith Baxter-Birney.)
ex. Now that is a man in dire need of a taco!
Descry \De*scry"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Descried}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Descrying}.] [OE. descrien, discrien, to espy, prob. from the proclaiming of what was espied, fr. OF. descrier to proclaim, cry down, decry, F. d['e]crier. The word was confused somewhat with OF. descriven, E. describe, OF. descrivre, from L. describere. See {Decry}.] 1. To spy out or discover by the eye, as objects distant or obscure; to espy; to recognize; to discern; to discover. And the house of Joseph sent to descry Bethel. --Judg. i. 23. Edmund, I think, is gone . . . to descry The strength o' the enemy. --Shak. And now their way to earth they had descried. --Milton. 2. To discover; to disclose; to reveal. [R.] His purple robe he had thrown aside, lest it should descry him. --Milton. Syn: To see; behold; espy; discover; discern. web1913
descry v : catch sight of [syn: {spot}, {espy}, {spy}] wn
Cheap wine; or any wine that is consumed through the course of an entire evening.
ex. I saw Curtis drinking porchclimber last night, I wonder how he fared today?
Pusillanimous \Pu`sil*lan"i*mous\, a. [L. pusillannimis; pusillus very little (dim. of pusus a little boy; cf. puer a boy, E. puerile) + animus the mind: cf. F. pusillanime. See {Animosity}.] 1. Destitute of a manly or courageous strength and firmness of mind; of weak spirit; mean-spirited; spiritless; cowardly; -- said of persons, as, a pussillanimous prince. web1913
pusillanimous adj : lacking in courage and manly strength and resolution; contemptibly fearful [syn: {poor-spirited}, {unmanly}] wn
