Country Dictionary

A fork of Rural Dictionary

Aeneas

The hero of the epic poem by the Roman poet Virgil, The Aeneid, and also a character in The Iliad, another book length poem ascribed to the Greek poet Homer. He was cousin to King Priam of Troy, and the son of Anchises and Venus. In mythic geneology he was the ancestor of the Caesars.

In mythic history, Aeneas' escape from the fall of Troy and his journey to Italy was instrumental to the founding of Rome.

by moonbug April 06, 2005

snip

Worthy of attention, hip, awesome, cool. Snip is an adjective with no pejorative connotation. It is often used as an interjection.

Snip! Wow, that band was totally snip. Check out this snip book.

by moonbug November 12, 2006

basement freak

A noun describing a freakishly cool wierdo, very likely a zinester, or someone soon to become a zinester who currently lives in a basement, or lived a large portion of their adolecent lives in a basement.

Anarchy Ashley, maker of the zine 'Alien Basement Food' is a prototypical basement freak.

by moonbug April 06, 2005

junk science

Science manufactured by individuals paid by special interest groups. Most commonly used by big corporations to dupe governments and nations into approving unsafe products, ignoring health and safety risks, or ignoring environmental problems.

The reason people are just starting to believe in climate change is because the oil magnates have been producing junk science to debunk it for years. Monsanto consistently uses junk science to assert the safety of genetically engineered food.

by moonbug November 17, 2006

zinester

A noun denoting an individual who creates, and usually distributes their own zine or zines. It may be extended to someone who does not strictly make zines who runs a distro.

JJ Tawd has been a hardcore zinester for years, she has made over 30 different mini-zines.

by moonbug April 06, 2005

jp

Shortened form of "Japanese". Used in the FFXI gaming environment to refer to Japanese players. Preferred to other shortened forms like "Jap", which is considered disrepectful.

JP only, ((sorry, I don't understand English)). My JP friend gave me these balance rings, I'm so lucky to be a linkshell with JP players. It's hard to play with JP players because of translation issues, but they really rock in combat.

by Moonbug October 30, 2004

Haida Gwaii

An archepelago of islands off of the Northern coast of British Columbia. The Islands are also known as the Queen Charlotte Islands. The islands feature some notable cultural artifacts, such as the abandoned village of Ninstints. Covered in rainforest and sparsely populated, Haida Gwaii is among the most beautiful places in the world.

I want to go camping on Haida Gwaii this summer.

by moonbug November 12, 2006