DISCLAIMER: No infringement of copyright is intended. You know the drill, anyone appearing on or mentioned on BtVS are ME's. New characters and or savvy slang speak introduced in any of my works are mine.

RATING: R - for language

AUTHOR'S NOTES: The slanguage below will be updated regularly as I add to my works. This guide will not only cover slang contained within LADAMCB but from other stories too.

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ERIS'S SAVVY SLANGUAGE GUIDE

by Eris © 2002 -- All rights reserved.

A CASE OF THE STUPIDS - (n) To do something very dumb in which one knows one will inevitably hurt oneself not to mention get a lecture from friends about how stupid an act it was they performed.

ADD SUGAR TO YOUR BOWL OF GLOATY-OS - (v) To essentially pour salt in a wound. To gloat or take pleasure from the misfortune of others in the most obvious obnoxious manner possible.

ANYA-OVERLOAD PLUS ONE - (n) The way Anya gets when she goes into full annoying nasty "me" mode.

ARASHTONAHI, (HIGH HOLY DAY OF) - (n) The vengeance demon's version of Christmas.

BEYOND - (adv.) To get past a certain point or over an emotional hurdle with a friend or family member. (Usage: "Can't we just get beyond?").

BIG BAD FEST - (n) A creechy pissing contest. When two or more demons challenge one another to see who's the baddest of the bads. Can sometimes end in death or dismemberment.

BODEY OMINOUSY VIBE - (n) The feeling that something bad is about to happen or that something bad will make something happen.

BREAKAGE - (v) Damage. Usually caused by fighting. Minimal to heavy but not enough to be considered wreckage.

BRIT-IT-UP - (v) An attempt at British slang by a non British person. usually with comedic results.

BUFFALO - (v) To push through a point or idea in a blatant manner. Something apparent and obvious that needs addressing.

CAHOOTING - (v) One who is in cahoots or allied with another or a group, usually a bad.

COUCH NECK - (n) The nasty crick in your neck you get from falling asleep in front of the TV instead of in your nice comfy bed.

CRANKED - (adj.) What's left over of you after a night of heavy partying.

CREEP - (v) A term used by demons to denote the foul deeds performed by one another. (Usage: "You creep with the best of them.")

CREEPSOME - (adv.) Giving one the creeps. (Usage: "That's creepsome.")

DATE POLICE - (n) Persons who have much to say about a new, criticize one's tactics or interfere in one's love life.

DEALY - (n) Referring to a specific event or thing. Kind of along the lines of sitch. (Usage: "We did the dumpster dive deal-y.") pl: dealies.

DEGRINCH - (v) To knock off the crap, stop being an ass and have compassion for another.

DEMON-TRANCED - (n) Generally good people who are under a spell or the influence of a baddie and do their bidding; innocents; unwilling minions.

(TO) DOWN YET NOT OUT - (v) To hurt someone but not kill them. To hit someone hard enough to disable or knock them unconscious yet not hard enough to kill them.

DOWNSVILLE - (n) The place you end up when someone purposefully attempts to make you feel bad.

(TO) EMERIL - (v) To kick it up a notch. Can refer to a person, thing or event. Reference to chef Emeril Lagasse and his highly animated cooking habits. (Usage: "Someone needs to Emeril this wake into a party.")

EVILBAY - (p.n.) The demonverse portion of the Internet where demons go to shop.

EVIL-MART - (p.n.) An evil convenience store where demons and Big Bads shop.

EW LEVEL - (n) A measurement system to determine something's gross out level. Has a basic scale of one to ten. ("Level five ew.")

EXPLANATIONVILLE - (n) A long roundabout story associated with a truth that makes one want to kill oneself rather than listen to it.

FEELGOOD FROTHY 'FRESHMENTS - (n) Usually refers to beer but can be any frothy beverage at the time and must be alcoholic.

FREAKY DEAKYSOME SPASTICIMO - (adj.) Information so unbelievable that it upsets people making them go off.

FULL BLOWN NAUSEATING WILLIAM CASTLE BLEED-O-RAMA COLOR - (adj.) Reference to the gimmicky horror master of the 50's and 60's who would using gimmicks create excitement and fear over his films thus generating more word of mouth that they were scarier than they actually were.

(TO) GO ALL ENDY WORDLY - (v) When someone has slipped into a dangerous state of mind they may or may not be able to return from and in doing so, on purpose, or accidentally, ends or attempts to end the world or at least this existence. Specific reference to Willow's unfortunate dark magic episode.

HAIRY SCARY - (n) Referring to the act of shapeshifting or one who has shapeshifted. A werebaddie. A fur bearing demon.

HOMODAEMOUS TYPES - (n) Individuals who have the characteristics and qualities of both human and demon. Persons, who at a glance can not readily be designated a demon or a human because traditional human and demon roles are obscured.

HPC - (p.n.) "The Hairpin Curves" a band Willow likes. sometimes they play at The Bronze.

ICK FACTOR - (n) A measurement system to determine something's gross out level. Has a basic scale of one to ten. (Usage: "Demon goo, ick factor twelve.")

JOE AVERAGE VICTIM - (n) A human unlucky enough to become demon chow.

KINKSVILLE - (n) The land of happy thoughts. Across the border from Vanilla Land.

LECTURELAND - (n) Similar to Back-seat Mothering but one is required to sit and listen to this for one's own good so they don't repeat the same mistake over and over then incessantly whine about it to their friends.

MAGIC PUNCH - (n) A nasty magic hangover. When one crashes after a Magic Rush.

MAGIC RUSH - (n) A natural occurring side effect when magic users or beings dowsed with magic get together. Causes quite a euphoric high that eventually dissipates on it's own.

(A) MENTAL HAPPY - (n) A good thought; usually of or about 'sex' or something sexual.

MRS. BUTTINSKY FROM NOSEYVILLE - (n) A person who way oversteps the bounds of interest in another's personal life.

NASTIFIED - (adj.) Totally and completely nasty. Nasty, gross, dirty to the max. Stinky is involved here too.

(UP TO) NO GOODNESS - (v) Up to no good. Doing or attempting something bad.

NORMAN ROCKWELL-ESQUE - (adj.) Having the appearance of normal or commonplace as represented by painter, Norman Rockwell's works.

NOTS - (n) Things a person shouldn't or can't engage in without consequences, sometimes dire in nature. Weaknesses. Dislikes.

OH SHIT, IT'S SUNDAY AFTERNOON CLEAN-UP FACE - (n) Hang dog, glazed yet shocked bordering on nauseous, drawn appearance.

OTHERWHERE - (n) Somewhere else. Anywhere but where you currently are.

PISSY SISTER ROUTINE - (n) Sibling rivalry.

PLANED - (v) To have one's psyche trapped or stuck on the ethereal plane.

PLEASURE PLUS OVERLOAD - (n) When one runs the gamut of emotions.

PRE-SLAYER SYNDROME - (n) The sick crampy feeling Buffy used to get when she got near vampires when she first became the Slayer.

REEKY DUMPSTERY - (adv.) Smelling really bad; reminiscent of a dumpster baking in the Summer sun.

RELAX-O-SPOT - (n) Somewhere to hang and chill, like The Bronze.

SALVADOR DALISOME - (adj.) To appear to melt or have the appearance of one of the obscure paintings of artist Salvador Dali.

SATURDAY NIGHT PARTY FACE - (n) Pleasure soaked yet slightly out of it appearance.

SHIFTY DEMONS - (n) Shapeshifters. Any number of form altering demons.

SHISH keGORDOED - (v) Like shish kebob only definitely not edible. Basically Mr. Gordo on a stick.

SLAY FOR PAY - (n) Killing for hire.

SLAYDAR - (n) The tingly sense the Slayer gets when evil is afoot; see also Spider Sense.

SLAYBACK TIME - (n) Angry or out of control slaying.

SLAYSTUFF - (n) The tools and weapons of the slaying trade (i.e.: stakes, axes, daggers, etc.).

SLAYWEAR - (n) Attire appropriate to slayage.

SNEAKER-UPPER - (n) A person who sneaks about.

SNEEZING POWDER - (n) Dust. The form that demons take after being staked.

SNIFFLE BAG - (n) A big bawdy chick flick. The jerkiest of tear jerkers.

SOMEBADDIE - (n) Vague reference to the unknown evildoer of the moment.

STDP - (abbr.) Sooner than demonly possible.

SPEEDTOWN - (p.n.) The place where one goes when one is overly excited about something and can't talk about it fast enough.

STEELY EYE OF DEATH - (n) An angry disapproving stare. The evil eye. Once in it's gaze one is often opt to confess things one has done or may be planning to do.

SUGARY GOODNESS - (n) Lip-smacking treat for the eyes (female); The feminine version of salty goodness.

SWEXY - (adj.) Way sexy. Almost too sexy for one's own good.

TALL TALE-ING IT - (v) To make up stories for the amusement of others.

TITANIC DOCKING IN THE IMPORTANCE - (adj.) The biggest most uber news possible.

(A) TOTAL AUNT CLARA - (adj.) Overly forgetful; Person with extremely poor memory. Reference to Samantha Steven's overly forgetful witchy Aunt Clara on the seventies television series "Bewitched".

TREAD HEAD - (n) An injury to the face usually by a boot or sneaker that leaves a mark.

TRIPPED - (v) When someone has slipped into a dangerous state of mind. One may or may not be able to return from.

(TO) TWILIGHT ZONE - (adv.) When a conversation or event suddenly takes an unexpected turn for the bizarre.

UBER-BITCH - (n) When one crosses the line to become overly malicious and spiteful.

UNSEE - (v) To pretend one did not see or is not seeing a sight that one is actually seeing. Usually a horrific scene one cannot take one's eyes off of.

VAMP CRAMPS - (n) See: Pre-Slayer Syndrome.

VIRGIN FANG TERRITORY - (n) One who has never been tasted by a vampire.

WEREBADDIE - (n) Usually a werewolf or shapeshifter. But can refer to any number of demons who possess a fur bearing form.

ZONELAND - (n) Where one's brain goes when one isn't paying attention or is mentally bedraggled.