smurfing Quick reference
A Dictionary of the Internet (4 ed.)
... Attacking a computer network by flooding it with a large volume of messages. An example of a denial of service attack . See also ping storm and ping flooding...
smurfing Quick reference
A Dictionary of Accounting (5 ed.)
... Slang for the practice of dividing a large transaction into numerous much smaller transactions, usually for the purpose of money laundering . Because the individual payments are below the threshold at which financial institutions are required to report them, the attention of regulatory and law-enforcement agencies can often be avoided in this way. Owing to the threat of international terrorism, however, banks have become increasingly alert to any suspicious pattern of activity. The name alludes to the small identical-looking cartoon characters, the...
smurfing Quick reference
A Dictionary of Finance and Banking (6 ed.)
... Slang for the practice of dividing a large transaction into numerous much smaller transactions, usually for the purpose of money laundering . Because the individual payments are below the threshold at which financial institutions are required to report them, the attention of regulatory and law-enforcement agencies can often be avoided in this way. Owing to the threat of international terrorism, however, banks have become increasingly alert to any suspicious pattern of activity. The name alludes to the small identical-looking cartoon characters, the Smurfs...
smurfing Quick reference
A Dictionary of Business and Management (6 ed.)
... Slang for the practice of dividing a large transaction into numerous much smaller transactions, usually for the purpose of laundering money . Because the individual payments are below the threshold at which financial institutions are required to report them, the attention of regulatory and law-enforcement agencies can often be avoided in this way. Owing to the threat of international terrorism, however, banks have become increasingly alert to any suspicious pattern of activity. The name alludes to the small identical-looking cartoon characters, the...
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smurf Quick reference
A Dictionary of Computer Science (7 ed.)
... A type of distributed denial of service attack created by sending one or more packets with forged source addresses to the broadcast address of a network. If the local router forwards these packets then every machine on the network may send a response to the computer whose address was forged: each forged packet may generate 254 or more replies, overloading the victim...
Smurfs Reference library
Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase & Fable (19 ed.)
... Blue pixies with white stocking caps, created by the Belgian illustrator Pierre ‘Peyo’ Culliford and first appearing in the comic Le Journal de Spirou in 1958 . They came before a wider public in the late 1970s, when they featured in a series of promotions by British Petroleum and ‘The Smurf Song’, by ‘Father Abraham’, entered the charts ( 1977 ), and the peak of their popularity was in 1982 . Their name varied in different countries. To the French they were les Schtroumpfs , to the Germans die Schlümpfe , to the Dutch de smurfen , to the Spanish ...
money laundering Quick reference
A Dictionary of Finance and Banking (6 ed.)
...etc.) so that it appears to have come from a legitimate source. This may be achieved in various ways, notably by paying the illegal cash into a foreign bank and transferring its equivalent to a bank with a good name in a hard-currency area. Another common practice is so-called smurfing . Owing largely to the threat from international terrorism, controls on money laundering have become increasingly...
Belgium Reference library
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature
...of Georges Remi ). Comic book magazines such as Tintin (since 1946 ) and Spirou (since 1938 ) are popular in both parts of the country. Young children have enjoyed Peyo ’s Les Schtroumpfs ( The Smurfs ) since 1958 . These comics about a village of blue dwarfs were later adapted in a successful television series. Like Tintin, the Smurfs were used for all kinds of merchandise, clothes, games, and toys. Since the 1960s, there has been a rise of skilled Walloon illustrators, such as Marie-José Sacré , Véronique Arendt , Anne Brouillard , and ...
BD Reference library
The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature (2 ed.)
...contemporary politics and current affairs, in 35 published volumes ( albums ) ranging from Goths, Egyptians, Romans, and Picts to more thematic volumes about theatre, the Olympics, and school tales. Other notable BD series include Pierre ‘Peyo’ Culifford’s Les Schtroumpfs ( The Smurfs ), Maurice ‘Morris’ de Bevere’s Lucky Luke , and the internationally acclaimed work of Jean ‘Moebius’ Giraud, who contributed to some of the most successful science-fiction films (and comics) in...
A shooter Reference library
The Oxford Companion to Spirits and Cocktails
...and Irish cream), Redheaded Slut (Jägermeister, peach schnapps, and cranberry juice), and the Duck Fart (layered coffee liqueur, Irish cream, and Canadian whisky), while others are inspired by pop culture, such as the Incredible Hulk (Hpnotiq liqueur and cognac) and the Papa Smurf (blue mint liqueur and Irish cream). Some drinks enjoy life both as a shooter and as a full cocktail. The Lemon Drop is one such drink, and the Kamikaze itself had a steady run as a popular shot and as a cocktail in the late twentieth century (as the latter, it spawned the mighty...
Comic Books Reference library
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature
...merely read by them. In Europe, however, three very successful strips appeared at that time. The first two were the Belgian strips Lucky Luke by Maurice de Bevere , originally published in 1947 but finding its own comic in 1955 , and Les Schtroumpfs (anglicized as The Smurfs ) by Peyo ( Pierre Culliford ), with the characters appearing, more or less in passing, in the strip Johan et Perlouit in 1957 and moving to their own strip three years later. It was followed by René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo ’s French strip Asterix ( 1959 ), which...
Television music Reference library
Ronald W. Rodman
The Grove Dictionary of American Music (2 ed.)
...produced by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera ( The Ruff and Reddy Show , The Huckleberry Hound Show , The Yogi Bear Show , The Flintstones , and The Jetsons ), whose scores and theme songs were composed by Hoyt Curtin; these continued through the 1990s with programs like Smurfs (which included collage scores containing classical pieces), Scooby-Doo , and Jonny Quest . Walt Disney adapted his cartoons to television along with its entire production stable, and by the 1990s the studio had its own network on cable television. Another notable cartoon...
Smurfs Reference library
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4 ed.)
...the more masochistic fans. In the 90s a re-awakening of Smurfmania occurred, leaving those who were old enough to remember the first wave to ponder; why? ALBUMS Smurfing Sing Song (Decca 1979) ٭ Merry Christmas With The Smurfs (Dureco 1983) ٭ Smurf’s Party Time (Dureco 1983) ٭ The Smurfs Go Pop! (EMI 1996) ٭ Christmas Party (EMI 1996) ٭ Hits ’97: Volume One (EMI 1997) ٭ COMPILATIONS The Smurfs Greatest Hits (EMI 1998) ٭ See also Decca Records , Wombles , Jonathan King...
smurf n. Reference library
Green's Dictionary of Slang
... n. [from the Smurfs , the animated children's TV characters] 1 ( Aus. prison ) an inexperienced or short prison officer. 1990 Tupper & Wortley Aus. Prison Sl. Gloss. [Internet] Smurf. A small officer or a new recruit. Links blue coloured cartoon characters of the same name to NSW prison uniform colour. 1999 S. King Hearts in Atlantis ( 2000 ) 523: To Jasper the Police-Smurf he is now giving a sermon of silence. People like Officer Wenlock always think the worst. 2 ( US gay ) a blond young homosexual man. 1998 R. Scott Rebecca's...
Smurfs Reference library
Brewer's Dictionary of Modern Phrase & Fable (2 ed.)
... . These blue pixies with white stocking caps were created by the Belgian illustrator Pierre ‘Peyo’ Culliford and first appeared in the comic Le Journal de Spirou in 1958 . They came before a wider public in the late 1970s, when they featured in a series of promotions by British Petroleum, and the peak of their popularity was in 1982 . Their name varied in different countries. To the French they were Les Schtroumpfs , to the Germans Die Schlümpfe , to the Dutch De smurfen , to the Spanish Los Pitufos , to the Italians I Puffi , to the Czechs ...
Piglets Reference library
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4 ed.)
...other related release was on Bell later in the year - ‘Johnny Reggae’s Don’t Get Your Knickers In A Twist’, at which juncture the Piglets were sent to market whilst King created: Shag, Bubblerock, 53rd and 3rd, One Hundred Ton And A Feather, Sound 9418, Father Apraphart and the Smurfs. See also Jonathan King...
