Tuesday, June 5, 2007

Glossary of Terms

Spice: n, v, adj:
  • n. something that adds flavor. See also Spicy.
  • v. to spice. To engage in an amorous encounter, usu. (hopefully) without emotional attachment.
  • adj. spice / spicy. The predecessor to the Paris Hilton catch phrase "That's hot" but way more nuanced. Spice refers to anything cool, interesting, sexy, intelligent, controversial, and will be used by someone who is too drunk to think up anything more eloquent.
Schoolie: n.:
  • n. Literally "a school aged person". The meaning of this word is derived from the practice of pursuing those that are much younger that oneself. See also Schoolie Stalk. Originally it referred to recent college graduates going after those in their teens. More recently it has evolved to also encompass almost 30 year olds going after late teen / 20-somethings. See ie eg Matthew McConaughey in Dazed and Confused . "I keep getting older, and they stay the same age."
Jag: n, v, adj.:
  • n. A party or celebration of epic proportion usu. without any floor for classlessness. Often schoolies are stalked at the jag with every intention of spicing them. See also Jagger.
  • v. to jag. To drink without regard for societal norms or conventions. Jagging is usu. done in the company of other jaggers, who have a similar taste for strong spirits.
  • adj. On the jag. Engaging in a consecutive series of jags, resulting in a perpetual state of drunkeness. Only the hardcore jagger can truly be on the jag, and other more novice will aspire to such said level of jag.

1 comment:

Oakley said...

The word schoolie originally described fish. Juvenile striped bass travel in schools for protection. Also, they are stupid and easy to catch, but it's illegal to keep them.

The phrase was coined in the context described when notable anthropologist S. Sulin observed this same behavior in teenage girls.