Saturday, March 5, 2011

The Official How I Met Your Mother Dictionary



Awesome (adj):Inspiring awe. Ex:How's not playing Laser tag because playing laser tag is awesome!

Battleship (Noun): 1. A guessing game involving ships. 2. A game used as a metaphor for sex.

Baskiceball (Sport): A game with a combination of Basketball, Tennis and Hockey.

BTW (Abbr): A shortened version of By The Way.(Pronounced Bee Tee Dubs)

Cheerleader Effect (Noun): When a group of girls/women look gorgeous simply by being in close proximity to one another, but are actually average or even hideous when examined separately. Also known as Bridesmaid Paradox and Spice Girls Conspiracy.

Dibs (Noun): A claim expressing priority over an object.
The game played by young gentlemen in which you call 'dibs' on any young lady that takes your fancy. Players are limited to five 'dibs' per evening out. When a player calls 'dibs' he must also tap another player with varying degrees of force, depending on the amount of alcohol that has been consumed. Once a young lady has had 'dibs' called on her she becomes out of bounds for all other players for the entirety of the evening. Any player who flaunts this rule and continues to 'pull' a lady who has had 'dibs' called on her, must pay a suitable forfeit.

The only exception to this rule is when a player calls
cardboard on a young lady who has had ‘dibs’ called on her. Players are limited to one ‘cardboard’ call per evening and this allows that player to ‘pull’ the afore mentioned young lady as well as the original ‘dibs’ caller. The young lady remains out of bounds for all other players.
'Have you seen her!?? Dibs on that mate'


Eating a sandwich (Verb): When one is smoking pot.

Grinch (Noun): A word used when talking to Children too young to hear the C-word.

Have you met Ted? (Phrase): A popular phrase used to break the ice and start conversing.

Legendary (Adj): 1. Something that is very good, or very high Quality. 2. An expression yelled or shouted when one experiences a pleasant surprise.

Lemon law (Verb): To leave a date withing the first five minutes if one is not entirely satisfied with their date.

Paratrooping (Verb): v. You go out of town, but instead of getting a hotel room, you go straight to a bar with the sole intention of hooking up with a girl just so you have a place to stay. Also known as "banging for roof."

Reading a magazine (Verb): When one goes to the bathroom for a large period of time.

Revertigo (Noun): When one reverts back to how they were when they were younger.

Shotgun (Verb): The first person to call shotgun has dibs (See above) on the front seat of a car.

Slap bet (Noun): A bet where no money or property is involved, and the prize for losing is getting to slap the loser across the face.

Suit up (Verb): To get changed from one's present attire into a suit. Variations include Snowsuit Up, Flight Suit Up and Birthday Suit Up.

Ted out (Verb): To overthink. Also see Ted up.

Ted up (Verb): To overthink with disastrous results.

Wait for it (Phrase): A sentence-enhancing phrase, used to illustrate the epicness of an object/situation/event.
 
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