Country Dictionary

A fork of Rural Dictionary

PBE

Pure Bacon Extract, a technical term for filtered leftover bacon grease used for flavoring in other recipes, or simply as a fat for frying.

Fry the eggs in 2 tbsp. of PBE.

by mendaliv June 27, 2010

armamentarium

A term used in medicine to refer to a doctor's overall collection of skills and tools to perform the art of healing. A physician's armamentarium may contain surgical procedures, access to an MRI scanner, bedside manner, the basic ability to diagnose illness and a prescription pad. Armamentarium may also refer to a general collection of equipment possessed by a medical institution, or procedures available to the medical community in general.

In becoming a dermatologist, Dr. Fishman added many chemical peel procedures to her armamentarium. Modern medicine has a massive armamentarium of antibiotic therapies for combating bacterial infection.

by mendaliv July 04, 2010

Palookaville

A nonexistant place that is supposedly the source of all palookas in the world. Such a place would be characterized by mediocrity or stupidity, and therefore may be used to refer to a place that exemplifies these qualities.

The job was a one-way ticket to Palookaville.

by mendaliv January 29, 2007

Gouch

What uneducated people call the gout; a painful inflammatory condition of the joints, especially the big toe. Not to be confused with the gooch.

Doctor says I got the gouch!

by mendaliv June 27, 2010