It suddenly occurred to me, out of the clear blue sky, that guess what? Not everybody is a southern-born middle-aged white woman with a teen aged daughter. Can you believe that? Yeah, weird.
In other words, not everyone who reads this blog is going to understand the various modern slang, southernisms, pop culture references, often used judge quips, and other vernacular that sometimes find their way into my ramblings.
So, for your educational benefit, here is a hodgepodge glossary of terms, phrases, references, acronyms and the definitions thereof. Enjoy.
ab fab – absolutely fabulous
a’ight – the Randy word for “all right”
A.C.L.pUke – demonstrating very liberal qualities
addled – very confused
a’la – such as; in the way of
a-whole-nother – an entirely different matter
Ann & Nancy – the Wilson sisters of super 70s band Heart
B3 – bottom 3
beyotchy – to act in a way that rhymes with witchy
BFF – best friends forever
Blake-ish – resembling the style of Blake Lewis from last season
bless your heart – compassionate way of saying “oh you poor thing!”
B-tard – politer way of calling someone a bad name
burn you a new one – to get ripped off badly; get a bad deal
can’t hear anything except the violins – means that the sad story is getting annoying (like in sad movies when the violins are playing)
cannon fodder – those contestants that don’t have a chance of making it beyond the top 24
cave dwellers – those who do not have a lot of knowledge of pop culture
CCM – Contemporary Christian Music
Chicken Little – nickname for season 5’s Kevin Covais
coma-inducing – a song or performance that is very boring
crazillion (and other made up crazy numbers) – an exaggerated way of saying “a lot” or “a large number”
CRS – can't remember “stuff"
Daughtry-like – resembling the style of Chris Daughtry from season 5
Dion-ish – performing in the style of Celine Dion
disses – is disrespectful; speaks out against
DL – the down low; keeping something quiet
Do what Bubba? or Bubba what? – borrowed from the late great Lewis Grizzard, a phrase meaning “I do not understand, please explain”
don’t make me lie – I do not know; don't ask me
don’t make me stop this car! – stop arguing! behave!
Earth to... – pay attention to me please; focus!
elsewhere to be – somewhere else to go
embarrassification – extreme embarrassment and humiliation
emo – “emotive hardcore” style of music; also used to describe teen angst
ep – short for episode
F&F – friends and family
fake-mercial or faux-mercial – the Ford vehicle videos made by the contestants that start during top 12 week and shown on elimination night
fals’ – short for falsetto, a higher register of vocal
fiddle-fart around – to waste time
filler fodder – unnecessary fluffy ways to fill time on the show when it is running longer than needed
‘flicted – short for afflicted; acting crazy
frenemy – a friend who is also a rival
Get out! – you are kidding me!
give slap out – exhausted and need to rest
glompage – giving a big hug, usually unexpected and for no reason
go all Dr. Phil – wants to talk about feelings
gracious plenty – a lot of; enough
Grandpa collections – old-fashioned hats and other attire
GGW – when female contestants act like those in the Girls Gone Wild vids
half-tard – someone who is only halfway mentally challenged
having a Happy Bunny moment – feeling like one of the sayings on a Happy Bunny poster (usually something sarcastic and/or a bit crude; my favorite is “Not listening!”)
heh – filler word that means the preceding sentence was meant in sarcastic jest
hellllooooo – word used to say “this is what I am trying to explain, do you understand it now?”
hmmph – so there!
Ho’wood – short for Hollywood
idge – politer way of saying idiot
“If I’m being honest...” or “I don’t mean to be rude, but...” – clear indication that Simon is going to say something very critical
ISH – Danny Noriega’s way of saying “somewhat” or “so-so”
Ix-nayed from the oh-shay – pig Latin for “nixed from the show”
J.D. – juvenile delinquent; acting immaturely
Jedi mind trick – from Star Wars; to try to use power to influence others
jist of the matter – “what this means is…”
JK – just kidding
joint – what Randy calls a song
kaflooey – nonsense; ridiculous
kilt – past tense of kill, but used in a postive way (Rocker Dave kilt that Hello song!)
kind of sense that’s not – defies logic; makes no sense
lost-weekending – to spend the entire weekend in a vegetative state
Luther mode – performing in the style of Luther Vandross
me too neither – I agree or disagree (whichever applies)
metro or metrosexual – term applied to a straight man who is prissy and fastidious about his appearance
Mindy Doo – Melinda Doolittle, last year’s sweet and humble contestant who never missed a single note
money spot or pimp spot – nickname of the last position of a performance show
moola – slang for money
MYOB – mind your own business
natch – short for naturally
near ‘bout – almost
negly – negative; not factual
news from the file marked DUH – a Buffy quote that means “this is very obvious”
OCD – to act in a way that may be a symptom of obsessive-compulsive disorder
old-fangled – old-fashioned, somewhat prudish
OMG – Oh my God
overly – too much; excessive
panties in a wad – upset; in a bad mood
Pathetic much? – aren't you the pathethic one? (almost any word can be used with the much at the end for emphasis)
pimpage – when one contestant is promoted heavily by having more air time than the others
plum – very, as in “I am plum tired”
posse – group of friends
pulling a Whitney – performing in the style of Whitney Houston
quarterwit – someone who has no sense of humor
quasi-modo – almost but not quite like the original; faker
quipster – someone who is witty
reckon – to wonder or question
red Coke cups – perpetually at the judges’ table but is it really Coke or something else?
ripped you a new one – got yelled at; heavily criticized
R-tard – politer way of saying someone is mentally challenged
ruirnt – means that something is ruined; if ruined beyond repair, say plum ruirnt
shut yer pie hole – stop complaining
snarkage – providing acerbic commentary but usually in a funny way
spot of doom – nickname given to the spot of the one who goes first on performance night
STHU – Shut the Heck Up
sticktoitiveness – the ability to persevere; to continue on with a task or project
sue me – used whenever I am writing about something that is sure to annoy someone (most likely My Kid)
sumpin sumpin – the extra added thing that makes something special
tat’ – short for tattoo
thank-you-very-much – an “aha” or “so there!” comment; “this is my opinion and I can not be swayed no matter what you say”
that dog won't hunt – that will not work; not a good plan
TIIC – The Idiots In Charge, the producers, those who run the show (when I am being snarky)
TMI – Too Much Information
TMTH – Too Much To Handle; Danny used this one
TPTB – The Powers That Be, the producers, those who run the show (when I agree with them)
True dat – a true and correct statement
TTFN – ta ta for now
‘tude – short for attitude, usually referring to a bad one
uber/ultra – the best, the ultimate
unbeknownst – had no knowledge of
uppity – snobby; conceited
Val-speak – to talk like an 80s era Valley Girl
vanilla rock – soft rock, usually bland
Velveeta-like – cheesy performance
what’s the 411?/what’s the sitch? – what is going on?
wouldn’t strike a lick at a snake – extremely lazy
WTH – what the heck?
Xena-like – a tough girl who is capable of butt kicking, like the Warrior Princess
X-Files-ish – having a science-fiction element
y’all – all of you; not ever to be used as a singular, only collective
yada yada yada – skipping over the boring parts; going on and on about nothing
Yo dawg – a Randy greeting
you better recognize! – “show me some respect because I deserve it and will hurt you”
zappy – being happily inebriated (see red Coke cups)
zero hour – deadline; the time is near
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