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Butt Set

Special test phone used by telephone repairmen. It has alligator clips on the leads so it can be quickly attached to the line connection screws on a circuit panel.

It is derived from the word "butt-in-ski" because it can be used to eavesdrop on phone calls.

For a photo, search Google Images for "butt set"

The line itself is dead. I hooked my butt set to the main panel and couldn't get a dial tone.

by Bill gronos July 02, 2009


lambos

Car doors that open scissor style, also called gull wing doors. The name comes from Lambourghini cars that have this type of door.

His car is really snazzy - it even has lambos.

by Bill gronos July 24, 2006


sizzle reel

A sizzle reel is a fast paced video that is short and incorporates creativity with sounds and engaging sights to advertise or promote a product, concept or person. The purpose is to capture attention. The meaning of this term has been expanded through popular usage to also mean what is most often called a highlights reel.

Did you catch the sizzle reel for the 2013 America's Cup? It is very exciting!

by Bill gronos November 02, 2013


ballerinas

(Poker term): Pair of deuces for hole cards, i.e. two 2's - tutus.

Ballerinas are best balled up on the floor.

by Bill gronos June 24, 2006


expir-russian roulette

(transmogrification of expiration)A game of chance where one covers or ignores the expiration date on any refrigerated food out of intense hunger.

I was so hungry last night that I played expir-russian roulette with those ancient smokey links.

by Bill gronos June 29, 2006


tapping the aquarium

Advising a terrible poker player how to play better. Also known as "Waking the fish"

Somebody be kind and start tapping the aquarium before he loses the rent money.

by Bill gronos June 24, 2006


tuanys

A greeting or exclamation used in Costa Rica with no specific definition, but means something equivalent to "ain't it great!", "life is good", "it's all good", "hakuna matata". It is synonymous with the more common expression pura vida, but is much more hip, especially when spoken by a gringo.

When a tico says "Pura vida" to you, emphatically reply "Tuanys!"

by Bill gronos January 22, 2006