SSP2k Jargon File
bag on (something)
To rag/diss/insult.
Ex.: You can bag on my characteristic expressions as much as you want. -Tim"
Etymology: Tim
bank it
interj. Filler word to dispell an unbearable silence.
Ex.: *unbearably long silence*... "Bank it!"
Etymology: Huy
basically
adv. All-purpose lecture word.
Ex.: Basically, right ascension and declination can be likened to latitude and longitude...
Etymology: Dr. Fu
bitchslapped
adj.
break (someone)
v. To annoy a victim to tears.
Making this page using IE5 nearly broke the webmaster because it lost her data twice by mistake (or intentionally...you never know about Microsoft.)
Etymology: Chris
celestial sphere
n. What every SSP2ker hates.
"I hate celestial spheres." --Dr. Hammer
Etymology: Dr. Hammergren
cookies
n. pl. Ahem...
Psst, the cookie monster is at it again!
Etymology: Bert
damn good-looking
adj. Justin, by default.
"I'm so damn good-looking." -Justin
Etymology: Justin
dude
interj. Chiefly Southern California. May express awe, wonder, or surprise, indifference, approval, disapproval, resentment, gratitude...you get the picture. Occasionally used as a meaningless filler word or as a familiar pronoun.
"Dude, there won't be a free computer in the library for the next ten hours. How am I supposed to finish my OD by 7 AM tomorrow?"
Etymology: those darned SoCalers
equal opportunity
noun. Absence of discrimination in the competition for Justin's attention.
Etymology: Chris
fair game
Equivalent of "anything goes with that."
Etymology: Tim
fishbowl
noun. Synonym for the SSP experience.
"It's almost surreal, seeing a new SSP class and not being a part of it...it's like we're outside the fishbowl." -Tiffany, at SSP Reunion 2001
Etymology: Tiffany
five-second rule
noun. If you drop any type of food item, "it's still good" as long as it has not been on the ground for longer than five seconds. NOTE: You must say "it's still good" to reclaim your aliment.
"Dude, I just dropped a handful of Nerds! Five-second rule: It's still good." -sounds like Tiff
fugly
adj. Extremely ugly.
fuzznuck
Godfather
hella
adj. What NorCalers say to break SoCalers.
Dude, this derivation is hella long. We've been at it for the last 45 minutes!
Etymology: those darned Northern Californians
hobo
noun. Suneil, by definition.
"After reading Michelle's email about the Harvard guy teaching an SAT class, I've been reconsidering college and been thinking about becoming a hobo..." -Suni
Etymology: someone other than Suni
I know!!!
interj. Anya's all-purpose statement of agreement.
I know!!!
Etymology: Anya
lizard, lizard
Etymology: Ryan
mad whack
adj.
Etymology: Orges
moded
adj. A revived slang word to describe someone who has been made a fool of.
So Huy's so-called "rattlesnack eggs" made you scream, eh? Moded!
Etymology: Huy and Tim
mwahahaha
interj. Chairman Bao's most evil laugh.
My secret agents at the Chinese Embassy are ready to spread Communism throughout Ojai Valley. First Southern California--then the world! MWAHAHAHA!!!" -Dr. Hammer
Etymology: Dr. Hammer
nonononono
interj. Anya's all-purpose statement of disagreement.
"Nonononono, let me show you how to take the triple scalar product properly. -Anya"
Etymology: Anya
no tricks
interj. Implies that what Dr. Fu is lecturing about is really quite basic.
"So after the conversions, you have to interpolate the three R vectors from JPL equatorial coordinates, iterate to find the magnitude of r-nought and rho-nought, compute the magnitude of rho-nought-dot and R-nought-dot, and compute the components of r-nought and r-nought-dot before you can run the f & g series. See? No tricks!" -something Dr. Fu would say
Etymology: Dr. Fu
Ojai Lumber Co.
n. Ojai Lumber Co.
"Ojai Lumber Company!!!" -Tim   "I still don't get it!!" -Tiff
Etymology: Ojai Lumber Co.
ouch, that hurt!
interj. What Bert says when he or somebody else has been insulted.
Etymology: Bert
poop on a stick!
interj.
Etymology: Ryan
pugly
adj. Precedes "fugly" in intensity, but is stronger than "ugly."
puny humans!
interj.
Etymology: Dr. Hammer
shizzatch
interj.
Etymology: Eric
skanky hoe
noun
Etymology: Eric and Justin
smacked down
interj. Added insult to injury, used to acknowledge and stress the fact that someone was insulted or mocked. See "ouch, that hurt!"
Etymology: Bert
spiffy
adj. Tiffy, by default.
Etymology: Tiffy
SSP time
noun. A time zone peculiar to the Happy Valley School during the Summer Science Program, in which bedtime generally occurs in the early morning hours and bona fide waking up does not commence until noon.
"Hey, it's almost 2 am. Maybe we should finish up this game of bridge and call it a day."  "Nah, it's still early--we're on SSP time, remember?"
sweet
adj. Another synonym for "cool."
suck ass
interj. A much stronger form of "you suck."
You: "You suck!"  Bert: "Oh yeah? You suck ASS!"
Etymology: Bert
that can't be legal!
interj.
Etymology: Sol
ultra-
prefix. Beyond the normal or proper degree; excessively.
Etymology: Suni
wakagumba
Etymology: Ryan
what the monkey?
interj.
Etymology: Chris
who's fuzzy now?
Etymology: those Jump'n'Bumpers
whoo-pah!
interj.
Etymology: Noel
word
interj. All-purpose interjection.
Etymology: Sol
word to your mother
yay high
adj. Used to describe an approximate height.
"Didn't you see it? The shooting star was yay high in the sky there."
yo mama
Etymology: Chinmay
YOU SUCK!!!
interj. An expression of praise or a put-down.
Etymology: Bert