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11 Things: Urban Dictionary

Thursday, December 14, 2006


1. elationship: "A couple (friends, lovers, whatever) who know each other *only* via online correspondence (e-mail, IM, etc.)." See: People you never see in real life.

2. apartimony: "Money paid even though you are no longer living with a former roommate/lover." See: People you will probably never see again in real life.

3. safety buzz: "Drinking so you have an excuse for the trouble you might get into later." See: The angry look on Dad's face after you used his liquor cabinet to create a safety buzz.

4. hippie Christmas: "The day following move-out day, in areas where most leases expire simultaneously, during which the curb is a treasure trove of discarded items." See: San Francisco.

5. emo: "Like goth, only much less dark and much more Harry Potter." See: Puppy or kitten's face when it's hungry.

6. MTVmo: "Emo straight from MTV." (which has more or less (d)evolved into screamo and/or dead girlfriend hardcore). See: Screaming noise coming from child's closet.

7. emu: "What happens when a rather large emo kid sits on the "o" and breaks it, and then proceeds to cry about it." See: Couch potato MTVmo.

8. trustafarian: "Financially backed wannabe hippies." See: Rich people singing about how hard it is to be poor. See also: Mainstream music and trust fund folk.

9. Santa: "A communist." See: Old guy in middle of mall.

10. wii-kend: "Weekend devoted exclusively to playing a Nintendo Wii." See: RSI.

11. January joiner: "Someone who joins the gym in January as part of a New Year's resolution and by February is back to being a couch potato." See: Everyone.

Tim Sullivan, tsullivan@sfchronicle.com

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