Thursday, April 23, 2009

Freebooter

FREEBOOTER, n. A conqueror in a small way of business, whose annexations lack of the sanctifying merit of magnitude.

2009 Update: The captain's word for a pirate or a seaman's for the captain.

14 comments:

sauerkraut said...

freebooter: kicker who takes the penalty shot.

Anonymous said...

got my boot in the door
as the first to score
the coveted first post
plants green planet flag

Anonymous said...

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, numb,but as with avis , second place, means just need to try harder

TLP said...

Freebooter: A computer that doesn't charge you extra to restart.

Jamie Dawn said...

Freebooter: A bouncer who doesn't charge for his services.

Ariel the Thief said...

LOL TLP and Jamie Dawn!!

Freebooter, anyone with a Royal Flush in hand.

Nessa said...

Freebooter: In the small print of the bailout "loans" - every US citizen gets a Freebooter in every CEO's ass. (One can dream!)

quilly said...

FREEBOOTER n.A common glitch in early PCs running Windows software. There was nothing between "Windows is starting up" and "Windows is shutting down" besides the agonized scream of the user.

pia said...

freebooter--the plastic covering some old ladies wear over their shoes in rain or snow. People should be paid to wear them

Love TLP's definition

the amoeba said...

FREEBOOTER, n. Filibustero (Span.; freebooter, pirate).

Think on this the next time Your Elected Representative is standing on the floor of Congress reading from the city phone book.

tsduff said...

We are all Vikings

Tom & Icy said...

Semen's word for condom

Doug The Una said...

Sauerkraut, Garo Yapremian, as it happens, came up in convesation last night with my brother and cousin.

Bear, I'll be pulling for you tomorrow. Do not be defeated.

You mean a Mac, TLP?

JD, every man in a bar is a volunteer bouncer.

And no tip for the cocktail waitress, Ariel?

Nessa, it will not surprise me if Congress adds that stipulation.

Quilly, I've heard of this.

Funny, Pia. I'll bite, is that really what they're called?

Amoeba, why should we do all the thinking?

Ore corsairs of some type, Terry, there's no doubt.

Icy, you talk to everyone, don't you?

weirsdo said...

Kid or pet.