I was showing Rich the video I posted yesterday and there's a cankle reference and he didn't laugh. I couldn't figure out why. After the clip he goes, "what's a cankle? Seriously, I don't know. I'm sheltered." Which is funny because I know he's dated a gal who had them. That poor girl's shoes...the pressure they had to endure...daily.
Maybe there are others of you who just don't know what a cankle is. I think the best way to illustrate this is with a photo.
See how the ankle and the calf meld to become one. 2 become one...you know, like the Spice Girls. So, when you add an ankle and a calf, to where you can no longer see the ankle - you've got youself a cankle, my friends. Usually on chubby folks. It's ok if it's on a baby, but not on a person. Well, unless you get a sprained ankle, then it swells, but when it's a natural occurrance - that's just nasty.I wonder if there are other fun-to-learn terms out there, that are commonplace that people just don't know about? If I weren't working, I'd have more time to ponder it - and throw up some pictures and explain, but, I don't have time. Well, I do for one more quick example, then back to work I go.
It's a more recent one (past year(s) or so). The classic, and always funny - Muffin Top.
We have friends who do this. I'm sure on the weekends, I put on my tight shorts and walk around the house muffin topping like it's hot. Or perhaps I'm doing it now. Sitting at my desk letting my stomach flaps droop over the side because I'm too lazy to buy pants that fit. MMMM HOT.
Urban Dictionary defines a muffin top as: A word coined by australian comidiennes Kath and Kim, meaning when a woman wears a pair of tight jeans that makes her flab spill out over the waistband, just like the top of a muffin sits over the edge of the paper case. Classy.
Now, that's all I have time for. I'm sure you know someone or are friends with someone...hell, you might even date someone who does this. It's scary, but oh man is it real. Happy Tuesday.
1 comment:
i taught these terms to my dad a few months ago. he thought muffin top was just hilarious. way to be informative to those sheltered people like Rich in the world.
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