Slayer Speak
Ever have no idea what the characters on Buffy are saying? Ever have the feeling that they are speaking a completely different language. Well, they are. Here, the Buffy the Vampire Slayer dictionary. A guide to all that is Buffy.
Carbon dated:
(adj)Beyond passe.
Chatter in the caf:
(n) Lunchroom gossip.
Elsewhere to be:
(n)Another engagment far away.
Evita-like:
(adj) Self-centered; arrogant.
Exorcist twist:
(n)Full turn of the head executed by teenage-boy-killing praying mantises and Linda Blair.
Free:
(n)Study Hall
Gene and Roger:
(n) Unsolicited criticism (as in Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert).
Helen Keller:
(n) Unobservant person ("My eyes are hazel, Helen Kellar").
Lose one's water:
(v) Freak out.
One Starbucks town:
(n)Boring city.
Salty goodness:
(n) Male treat for the eyes (synonym: a studly).
Scully:
(v) Explain paranormal activity with scientific rationale; homage to The X-Files Dana Scully. ("I can't believe you are trying to Scully me.")
Keyser sozed:
(adj) Duped into believing in a non-existent villian by the actual bad guy. ("Does anybody else feel like they've been Keyser sozed?")
Ubersuck:
(n)Major bummer.
Vague that up:
(v)Make a completely foggy explanation more unclear (sarcasm)
The Wacky:
(n) Crazy things ("Love makes you do the wacky")
The wig:
(n) The creeps (also wiggins)
Wrinkles:
(n) Cojones (usually vulgar).
Yester:
(n)Over, history ("forget about our fight, it's totally yester.").
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