Marian-isms

This is an ongoing project to define various unique terms that I use. My own personal urban dictionary.

• 10: See Perfect 10.
• Ace: A sign of affection, typically what I call people I'm dating.
• Blue Rug Syndrome: An unofficial term coined by my mom to describe the feeling of stress one gets when the rug/bed/room/whatever is dirty and how cleaning it is cleansing to the mind and soul as well.
• Bo: The nickname I long ago gave my best friend since I was 8. I keep her around for numerous reasons... she knows too much.
• Brain Barf: Stream of consciousness, lack of censor, general regurgitation of thoughts and concepts. Sometimes witty, often sarcastic, always delicious.
• Brown: The Ivy school. I spent a summer there taking classes when I was 15.
• Bucket List: A list of numerous goals that I compile annually, rather than making a New Year's resolution.
• Coinkidink: A funny way to say coincidence.
• Douchebaglet: Someone who exhibits behavior indicative of a douchebag, but who is not quite 100% douche-y.
• Eargasm: A feeling of pure ecstasy and sensory overload as a result of hearing something amazing.
• -esque: A common ending that I tack onto words. Means “like” or “sort of.”
• Eyegasm: A feeling of pure ecstasy and sensory overload as a result of seeing something amazing.
• Fantabulous: A mash up of fantastic and fabulous. High praise.
• Fash-hole: term originally coined by E!News to describe Galliano and his anti-Semitic remarks, a mash-up of fashion and hole.
• FML: F My Life.
• Geek Squad: the group of super awesome guys I met my freshman year of college who consist of mostly computer engineers and computer science majors. The group has tapered off and is now basically just Edwin. He's awesome.
• Huntington News: Northeastern's student paper, not actually affiliated with the school. I have previously served as Inside (arts) columnist, Inside editor and staff writer.
• Kappatastic: Used to describe things that are so wonderfully Kappa-esque.
• KKG: Kappa Kappa Gamma
• Lloyd: My laptop. Yes, I named him. Edwin (see "Geek Squad") had a habit of naming all of my inanimate objects Charles, so I had to name everything before I had 100s of Charles' and Charlies and Chucks.
• LWD: Little White Dress.
• Manny: My (white) blackberry. Yes, I named it, but it took a lot more time to name than Lloyd. Edwin (see "Geek Squad") had a habit of naming all of my inanimate objects Charles, so I had to name everything before I had 100s of Charles' and Charlies and Chucks.
• MC: Marie Claire.
• Mouthgasm: A feeling of pure ecstasy and sensory overload as a result of tasting something amazing.
• Northeastern: my super stellar college.
• Peace: My teddy bear. Yes, I'm in college and still have a teddy bear. Don't be hatin'.
• Perfect 10: An ideology based on a book that centers around only owning "10s," clothes that rank a 10 on a scale of 1-10. It's all about quality over quantity. I take it a step further and apply it to everything else.
• Rancho Penasquitos/PQ: The neighborhood of San Diego I grew up in, inland of La Jolla and Del Mar. Notorious for producing lazy, unproductive members of society who smell conspicuously skunky.
• Red Lipstick: probably my most prominent obsession. According to my high school sophomore humanities teacher, I left behind a legacy of writing and red lipstick.
• Salad Dressing Syndrome: An unofficial condition that my parents diagnosed me with. When I was younger, I had difficulty making decisions. For example, rather than choosing one salad dressing, I would pour a little bit of them all on.
• Scandalicious: A word used to describe something or someone so deliciously wrought with scandal. A mash-up of scandal and delicious.
• Sexcapades: Sexual escapades.
• Sexile: The period of exile from one's room or apartment because the space is currently being used for other purposes.
• Sexurity guard: the nickname I have bequeathed the hot security guard in my building. It was originally a Freudian slip, but I've kept it around because I find it hilarious.
• Shis: The nickname given to Bo and I.
• TSM: Total Sorority Move.
• Westview: my high school.
• Woof: A common phrase/nickname in my family; its etymology goes back to my dad's childhood. Can also be used interchangeably with "oof" as a negative comment. 
• WOOF Magazine: My baby... the campus magazine that I'm starting at Northeastern. 
• Wurd: A word of acknowledgment whose definition varies by user. I seem to think of it as a synonym for "Amen" or "I hear you," etc. Spelling may vary.