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Homosexual; a gay or queer man.
Gay historians say that the term came into popular use in the 1950's as gays and lesbians developed a special connection with Judy Garland, whose ballads of hope and despair and whose relentless spirit, and tragic history, mirrored their struggles in everyday life. She wasn't the first diva or drama queen, but certainly the one who resonated the most to a generation of gays and lesbians. Garland's most famous role -- as the ever-optimistic and wistful Dorothy in the 1939 classic "The Wizard of Oz" -- gave gays and lesbians a "secret" code word which they could use to refer to themselves. At cocktail parties or company gatherings where one could not be comfortably "out and proud," gays would inquire discreetly of each other, "Are you a 'Friend of Dorothy?'" The wink-wink admission of "I am, too!" would likely lead to fabulous and fast bonding in an age when gay bars were clandestine, and in some cases dangerous.
Today, the term is used mostly by Baby Boomers and an older generation of gays and lesbians; the gay members of MTV kids and Generations X and Y would probably not recognize the meaning of "FOD" unless they learned it from some older friends!
He's never been married, rumor has it he is "a friend of Dorothy"
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A process of "learning" something that makes you feel dumber.
The conversation I had with my blind date was so unlightening that I practically fell asleep before the salad course.
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Refers to a subject that is vastly or categorically set apart from the previous subject.
Unique in the English language as one of the few 'infixes' (as opposed to prefix or suffix). Other infixes include re-fucking-diculous.
... so we were all sitting there butt naked,.. but that's a-whole-nother story.
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To offer advice or suggestion to resolve a problem. Often used in context of emphasizing common sense, a very strong opinion, or to belittle/mock a person's point of view.
Likely taken from GamePro magazine, which used the term as early as 1989 in conjunction with screengrabs of video to capture reader's attention to offer advice on completing video games and tying the term into the publication's title.
Protip: Don't raise your voice or joke about guns at the security station in an airport: you're asking for trouble if you do.
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When you're desperately needed because of an unfolding catastrophe, but you skip out to go somewhere less stressful.
Them: We have a project due tomorrow, the boss shouting at me, and the clients have been calling nonstop for the last two hours! Where the hell is John!?
Me: Oh, he decided it sucks here, so he went on a Ted Cruise.
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A derogatory term for a person whose constant social faux pas, obnoxious mannerisms, unrealistic expectations and general ineptitude render them bothersome to an inordinate degree.
Wow, Emmett spilled tea on himself in the middle of class while discussing The Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe; he is indeed a headass.
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