Talk Like You're in the Rome Program!

As we're 23 moderately extroverted and obnoxious individuals, the Rome program has developed it's own particular vernacular. A few (update, I can't believe I forgot the last two) examples follow:

• Fas: Benke taught us this one. Ancient Greek for 'speakable' but really means more that the auguries favor something. A day can be 'fas' or 'nefas', and if it's 'nefas' business should not be conducted. Our usage: 'Woa that pasta was pretty fas.' or ' Benkster's final was nefas'
• In the Mix: To get something going or involved. I think this may be partially a Psi-U thing but whatever. We use it WAY too often. Usage 'Lets get those girls in the mix!' or 'You gotta get in the mix!'
• P-Dubs: The professor we had, P eter White.
• NOSD: Stands for 'Not Our Sort, Dear'. Benke told us a story about her high society Boston friends who would use that as code (clever!) if they thought someone was below them.
• Big things: Doesn't really need explanation.
• Foreshortening: Not so much slang as an art history term that our current professor uses constantly, to describe every damn piece of art. We use it out of hatred and fear.
• Jackal: One who steals something, especially food, especially in the salla.
• Va bene, allora, whatever: Francesca says this phrase a fair bit. Literally its 'OK, well, whatever'. We use it whenever something goes poorly, or you know, when there's any sort of lull in conversation.