![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
Oct. 14th, 2005
From the American Slang dictionary
Oct. 14th, 2005 08:46 pmFrom Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang Vol I.
---
dandy-trap n. a loose paving stone. 1842 Spirit of the times (Feb. 19): The immense number of "dandy traps" (loose flag stones) which, on the slightest pressure, will cover you with mud and water.
---
ear-biter n. [ref. to a story that one had chewed the ear off an opponent in a fight, ca1845] Post Office, a special agent of the U.S. Post Office Department. 1845 in DAE: How much the result of this first investigation, after the restoration of the "ear-biters" (as they were then sometimes facetiously called,) had to do with the radical change in opinion and action,...it may not be advisable to inquire.
---
dido n. [orig. unkn.] an antic; often in phr. cut [up] didoes to engage in mischievous or uncontrolled behavior. 1807 in OEDS: A jolly Irishman, who cut as many didos as I could for the life of me.
---
Odd definition for this one. fakus n. [FAK(E) + (DING)US] Und. a thingamabob, esp. if used for cheating
---
dandy-trap n. a loose paving stone. 1842 Spirit of the times (Feb. 19): The immense number of "dandy traps" (loose flag stones) which, on the slightest pressure, will cover you with mud and water.
---
ear-biter n. [ref. to a story that one had chewed the ear off an opponent in a fight, ca1845] Post Office, a special agent of the U.S. Post Office Department. 1845 in DAE: How much the result of this first investigation, after the restoration of the "ear-biters" (as they were then sometimes facetiously called,) had to do with the radical change in opinion and action,...it may not be advisable to inquire.
---
dido n. [orig. unkn.] an antic; often in phr. cut [up] didoes to engage in mischievous or uncontrolled behavior. 1807 in OEDS: A jolly Irishman, who cut as many didos as I could for the life of me.
---
Odd definition for this one. fakus n. [FAK(E) + (DING)US] Und. a thingamabob, esp. if used for cheating
Beta appreciation!
Oct. 14th, 2005 08:53 pmTo the lovely ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
mariannelee, who puts up with my strange word order problems, my early exclamation point abuse, and my endless questions of, "Is this supposed to be capitalized? Do you think this sounds silly? Is this too obtuse?"
I started writing fanfic in...hmm...2000? And I officially "joined" the online fandom, and began writing HP fanfiction, in November 2003. I went unbeta'ed for a very long time. I found someone who seemed like a perfect fit, but she abruptly became unavailable. Marianne responded to my whining by graciously becoming my beta and combing over sixty chapters of tLS earlier this year. She's awesome! I've definitely learned from her, and I feel much better about putting things out in the public eye because I know she's watching over my fic just as closely---or even closer!---than I am.
*hugs* to my sweet beta! Long may her ink run red.
mariannelee, who puts up with my strange word order problems, my early exclamation point abuse, and my endless questions of, "Is this supposed to be capitalized? Do you think this sounds silly? Is this too obtuse?"I started writing fanfic in...hmm...2000? And I officially "joined" the online fandom, and began writing HP fanfiction, in November 2003. I went unbeta'ed for a very long time. I found someone who seemed like a perfect fit, but she abruptly became unavailable. Marianne responded to my whining by graciously becoming my beta and combing over sixty chapters of tLS earlier this year. She's awesome! I've definitely learned from her, and I feel much better about putting things out in the public eye because I know she's watching over my fic just as closely---or even closer!---than I am.
*hugs* to my sweet beta! Long may her ink run red.