Added definition of 'brucify'.

Submitted by:	Eivind Eklund
Suggested by:	Brian Somers
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Wes Peters 1999-11-28 22:51:17 +00:00
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discovers something which either abolishes the system or expands it
beyond recognition.
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Brucify, v:
1: kill by nailing onto style(9); "David O'Brien was brucified"
2: annoy constantly by reminding of potential improvements
[syn: {torment}, {rag}, {tantalize}, {bedevil}, {dun},
{frustrate}]
3: Fix problems that was indicated in an earlier brucification
(of one of the two other meanings).
The word 'brucify' originally comes from the style-reviews of Bruce
Evans of the FreeBSD project, but is now also sometimes used for
reviews just done in his spirit.
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Bubble Memory, n.:
A derogatory term, usually referring to a person's
intelligence. See also "vacuum tube".