cupcake v.— «Once teams start to double-team Duran on the line, you’ll get a glimpse—a fleeting glimpse—of Pojoaque’s two stand-out middle linebackers, Steve Garcia and Ruben “Cupcake” Sisneros. Don’t let the nickname fool you...
bigger fool theory n.— «This is sometimes called the “bigger fool” theory, where someone knowingly buys an overpriced asset because he believes there is a bigger fool out there who will be willing to pay even more for it...
bampot n. a crazy person; a fool or dolt. Etymological Note: Most likely a form of barmpot. According to OED, barm, “the froth that forms on top of fermenting malt liquors; the head of a beer,” is used attributively as a formative to...
foob n.— «Foob, everyone’s favorite made-up Canadian slang word, made an appearance in today’s FBOFW. True comics devotees know that, unlike January’s now infamous made-up sex slang, foob has an origin that was actually depicted in the...
doji n. a stock-trading session in which the opening and closing prices are (nearly) the same. Editorial Note: The plural is also doji. Etymological Note: From the Japanese doji どじ ‘a blunder; a blunderer; a fool or foolish thing.’...
mugu n. a fool; (hence) a person who falls for a scam. Editorial Note: Outside of Nigeria, this term has become associated with the victims of the advance fee, 419, or money-cleaning scams. A similar term is magha. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)