Warner (worn-er) - noun
- warners (pl), warnerly (adv)
Origin: St. Louis, 1998

1) A Swiss army knife of a man; proficient in many trades, including reading defenses and bagging groceries.

2) Clutch.

3) Canton-bound.

Synonyms: well-rounded, skilled, John Elway.
Antonyms: choke artist, dud, Jason Campbell

“Who’s your favorite character on Lost?”

“It has to be Locke – the dude hunts for food, builds shelters, travels through time, and still finds time to crack a joke here and there – the guy is a total warner.”

Favre (farve) – noun
-favrey (adv) favrelike (adj)
Origin: Atlanta, 1991

1) Old, but reliable.

2) An ageless wonder.

3) One who wears Real. Comfortable. Jeans.

4) An NFL senior citizen.

5) Incapable of retiring.

Synonyms: trusty, gunslinger, warrior, ageless, Vinny Testaverde
Antonyms: useless, unmotivated, young, JaMarcus Russell

“Some jackass slammed on his brakes on my way into work yesterday and caused a six-car pileup because he was on his cell phone.”

“Holy crap, was everyone ok?”

“Yeah, everyone was fine, but a few cars were dinged up.”

“What about yours, any damage?”

“I am happy to report that my 1988 sky blue Oldsmobile Cutless Cierra was unfazed. A bit of chipped paint, but that’s it.”

“Jesus, that thing is favrey!”

Romo (roe-moe) adj
romoly (adv)
Origin: Dallas, 2005

1) Unproven, unpredictable and mysterious.

2) Flamboyant.

3) Unreliable in situations that call for reliability (see: kick holder; Seattle, 2007).

4) Susceptible to celebrity girlfriends; lover of Mexican vacations.

Synonyms: puzzling, streaky, Donovan McNabb
Antonyms: reliable, trustworthy, Brett Favre

“Did you see that episode of Jersey Shore where Snookie gets punched in the face by that guy?”

“Oh yeah, that was ridiculous – then in the next episode she had this 300 lb rhino girl charge into her.”

“Man, I love that show. It’s so romo.”

Brees (breeze) - noun
-breesly (adv) breesy (adj)
Origin: San Diego, 2001

1) Supplier of offensive firepower.

2) One who has beautiful hair.

3) Peyton Manning circa 2004.

Synonyms: prolific, record-setter, Dan Marino
Antonyms: boring, untalented, Jake Delhomme

“Did you hear about the recent feud between Conan O’Brien and Jay Leno?”

“Yeah, it’s kind of messed up that they aren’t really giving Conan a chance in his new gig.”

“Yeah, and it really isn’t even close – Conan is way better. Not only is he funnier, but his breesy hair is majestic and breathtaking.”

“True that – dude’s hair has got it going on.”

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