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a - An A tuning fork. e.g., My guitar's way out of tune. Can you pass me my A? submitted by Colin Hartnett |
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a aardvark - Used mostly in the southern communities of Arkansas, and does not include "an" in front. A reference to the contentedness of an individual. | Used to get early listings in telephone direcrories: Harley Tours becomes A AArdvark Harley Tours to move to the front of the directory. e.g., "So, Joe Bob, how you feelin'?" "Oh, you know. About A Aardvark." submitted by aaron marquis - (www) |
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a bad case of the stupids - For Darwin Award-winning stupidity. I first heard it around 1976 when the phrase was used by a Dallas police officer who was commenting on a teenager who had thrown a concrete block off an overpass into traffic. May be an Old West expression. e.g., 1. "He just got a bad case of the stupids." 2. Lynndie England and Charles Graner got a really bad case of the stupids when they decided it would be cool to photograph her humiliating naked Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib Prison. submitted by Bingo Knight - (www) |
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a capporno - Without porn. e.g., Last night the Internet went out, and I spent the evening a capporno. submitted by Akiram Glockem |
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a clue would be? - Response to a statement of the obvious. The irony here is that the response usually prompts the original speaker to repeat the statement, in a somewhat tautological fashion. e.g., Becky: I don't think Kim's family is home. Their lights haven't been on for four days. Sam: A clue would be? Becky: Well, like I said, no lights are on. Sam: Oh. submitted by Paul |
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a shizal ma nizal - To mellow out. e.g., You need to a shizal ma nizal. submitted by George 7english |
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a wizard did it - Cop-out explanation for a phenomenon you can't explain. Often accompanied by looking quickly left and right and often preceded by an ellipsis when written. e.g., "How exactly DID the water go up in a fiery explosion?" . . . " A wizard did it." *shifty gaze* submitted by PPM |
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a! - The scary sound you hear when you walk into a bar, get a drink, don't pay for it, and try to run. e.g., Did you know that Jim broke his neck? He walked into a bar, took his beer without paying, heard an A! and got destroyed. submitted by Sam Wolfson |
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a&m'd - This phrase shall be used anytime anything gets destroyed, blown out, or beaten down. Oklahoma 77 Texas A&M 0, football score 11/08/2003. Can be used to describe a heavy workload e.g., With three finals and four papers due, I'm gonna get A&M'd this week. submitted by Zach Fields |
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a'ight - Contraction of "all right." e.g., Maris: Go cook that bacon for me, please. Saris: A'ight. submitted by Saris |
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a'stake - A mistake. e.g., I'm sorry, I made a'stake. submitted by Samantha |
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a-baby - Crude accostation for "ladies" of the night (inspired by e-baby, q.v.). e.g., A-baby, let's go. submitted by S. Berliner, III - (www) |
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a-bag - Real estate exchanger term meaning a keeper property that would not be traded off without a substantial advantage gained. e.g., That's a good property -- it's A-Bag. submitted by Dean Murphy |
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a-coming - On the way. e.g., A new age is a-coming. For the Left it will be the best of times, because we will have . . . more government. For the Right it will be the worst of times, because we will have . . . more giverment. God help us. submitted by mac |
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a-d-orable - Really adorable and cute. e.g., Look at that Mike, he's A-D-orable. submitted by Gynipher |
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a-delic - Usually seen after "funk," mack," or "shag." Emphasizes the previous word to its maximum. e.g., That lowrider is pimp-a-delic. submitted by Sin |
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a-dollar-three-eighty - The price for anything. e.g., Question: How much is it? Answer: A-dollar-three-eighty. submitted by george Kelly |
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a-game - Your best effort possible in any endeavor -- not just pertaining to sports. e.g., I didn't do well on that test last week; next time I'm going to bring my A-game. submitted by Patrick Collison |
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a-heavin'-and-a-settin' - A state of business without purpose. e.g., I've had to do this paper work all day long and I'm just a-heavin'-and-a-settin'. submitted by The Travster |
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a-list - The people at school who are cooler than anyone else in the school. | A mythical group of weblogs and personal sites (and their creators) who are simply Much Cooler Than You. It is worth noting that (a) no such list actually exists, (b) those who are on the list adamantly deny its existence, and (c) it is not the same as the Cabal. A-list is frequently used in a mocking manner by those who are not members. e.g., I'm not cool enough to go out with Lee -- she's A-List. | Oh, one link from kottke.org and now you go all A-list on us. | You haven't seen this yet? All the A-listers linked to it. submitted by Leighq | mkh - (www) |
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a-loin - Used in the place "alone." Especially "leave me alone." e.g., I'm having a bad day, so just leave me a-loin. submitted by Andrew |
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a-madnay - Uh-mad-nay. From the French, "un moment donné," at a given time. e.g., We really need to catch up. Maybe we could go for coffee a-madnay. submitted by Steeve Beaupré |
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a-mayonnaiss-ing - Of an unbelievably exceptional sandwich spread. e.g., When you find the the most-delicious sandwich spread ever -- it's a-mayonaiss-ing! submitted by Mitchel Yerzy |
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a-one funky boss - Something cool, circa 1970s. e.g., Sin City is A-one funky boss. Gory. submitted by Bbas |
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a-pollo - The Greek god of chicken, afraid of most everything. (From the Spanish word "pollo,"for chicken.) e.g., The god A-pollo would have visited the Earth more often, but he was afraid. submitted by Mitchel Yerzy |
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a-scared - Frightened. Like afraid, but not as dramatic. Usually an adjective, but sometimes a verb. e.g., Oh, you a-scared me, I didn't know anyone was here. submitted by Groghan |
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a-skeered - Afraid. Askeered. e.g., I'm so a-skeered I may wet myself. submitted by Nicole |
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aa - Bad, poor, less than expected. (Compare "pahoehoe.") Pronounced "ah-ah," with a break in the middle. From the Hawaiian word for a lava flow creating jagged, rough terrain. e.g., "How was the movie?" "Aa; I don't need to see that again." | "You know, the skiing was great, but the rest of the vacation was just aa." submitted by Scott M. Ellsworth |
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aaa - Prefix, a way for ignorant people to get in the front of the phonebook. e.g., AAA Storage brings you the best in storage capabilities. AAuto paint and body, just south of AAA Storage. submitted by Aaron Marquis |
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aaaaa - Abbreviation for the renamed National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, or NAACP; namely, American Association for the Advancement of African Americans. A new name for a new age, perhaps. e.g., It might be possible to further abbreviate AAAAA to something like A5, or A x 5 . . . 5 As. The new name might or might not be agreeable to the many people concerned. (-: If not, tough. submitted by Paul Edic - (www) |
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aaaaa fallacy, the - (n.) An informal logical fallacy (though a fairly common rhetorical strategy) in which the speaker decries some belief, position, or affiliation of an adversary by presenting it as an unthinkable abomination to be detested and abhorred by any right-thinking human being . . . to which every "right-thinking" person should respond with a collective gasp of horror or wordless scream: "aaaaa." e.g., "You shouldn't sing 'this land is your land': Woody Guthrie was a communist!" "Oho, the aaaaa fallacy -- so what? Does the song cause people to become communists? . . . and on second thought, Kasparov was a communist, too. Should I avoid studying any of his chess moves?" | "Don't trust him! He thinks that God is an oak tree!" "Yes, so? The Hindi believe God is asleep; Islam, that He is alone; some Christians think Him incomprehensible; others, that he is a perfected Man with a Wife and a family (us); and some religions believe in gods or spirits within all things -- including trees. I don't see whatever it is that's making you panic here." submitted by Scott M. Ellsworth |
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aaaaadvertising - Naming your company something that starts with several a's in order to be first in the Yellow Pages. e.g., I named my company Aaaaabakery so I could get some good aaaaadvertising placement. submitted by Karen Littleton - (www) |
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aaah kabot! - Used by dream induced bone-thru-the-nose natives to express anything and everything. It is their entire vocabulary. e.g., So, I told the chieftain,"I can only drive my dad's car while looking down at the gadgetry on the dash. I just don't remember how far back it was when I passed the buoy wearing the slicker suit." To which he screamed in reply,"Aaah kabot!" submitted by Steve Zihlavsky (credit to David Mock) |
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aaardvark - Person who has to be first, foremost, number one, etc. A desire to rise above others. Particularly to do so without effort, talent, etc. e.g., 1. Chris is an aaardvark -- always trying to impress people. He'd have no supporters at all except that he always pays. 2. Zoe´s aaardvarkian manners alienated her from her friends. submitted by A Bergman - (www) |
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aabar - To use sly, deceitful, or illegal tactics to occupy the first place in any ordered listing, esp. phone directories. e.g., You will have to aabar well to rank higher in the dictionary than this. submitted by TACD |
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aaboos - Abuse. Brummie translation of the Welsh. e.g., You are aaboosing me, you naughty Welshman. submitted by Sean |
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aaiight - All right. Used in times of intense emotion. e.g., Dad: Son, get in there and clean your room. Son: Aaiight. I was just fixing to. Dad: Stop fixing and start doing. submitted by msmallsman |
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aardfark - Mating call of an edentate mammal, of the genus Orycteropus, somewhat resembling a pig, common in some parts of southern Africa. e.g., Even experts have difficulty distinguishing between the sound of an aardfark and an aargasm. submitted by Pip Wilson - (www) |
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aardvark - The gel (usually silicon) insides from keyboard wrist guards. The name comes from the similarity of the gel to an aardvark's tongue. Can be used in a whip-like fashion to pick up large items from desks, the ground, or out of co-workers' hands. e.g., *crack* Rats, Phil got me with the aardvark again. submitted by simv |
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aardworm - Intestinal parasite -- primarily attacks the aardvark and aardwolf. e.g., Thulogg, the great aardvark hunter, was cut down in his prime by the dreaded aardworm. submitted by Ty Evans |
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aarqeunaamaaei - Arch-ay-nay-mey. Used in the place of "arch enemy." However, aarqeunaamaaei usually refers to political enemies. e.g., Cesar Chavez is becoming George W. Bush's aarqeunaamaaei. submitted by Jeff |
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aaughtifying - Aa state of mind that can make the most innocent things into something naughty. e.g., I could see that she was naughtifying my fingers in her mind. submitted by Frank |
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aazing - Like amazing, but not quite. e.g., The 30-story building was aazing. submitted by FPM2K - (www) |
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aba - Loose robe worn by Fremen women, usually black. (ED. The robe or the women or both?) e.g., She wore an ABA. submitted by Alex |
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abacoral - The backbone of a snail. e.g., Hello, class. We're going to look for abacorals today. submitted by Squackle! - (www) |
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abal - Used by the younger generation to label a person as dumb, uncouth, unsophisticated. e.g., You're just an Abal. submitted by Hillol Sobhan |
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abandonded - Abandoned. I need this alternative spelling -- because I keep mistyping it this way. e.g., He gave up and abandonded all pretense that he was merely shouting at the goat. submitted by HD Fowler |
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abbamatically - The tendency for an unbearably cloying song to repeat over and over in your head all day after hearing it on the radio. e.g., "More Than a Woman" has been playing abbamatically in my head since breakfast. submitted by Stephen Mize |
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abbeverate - To feed a person a drink, to offer a drink, or provide a drink. e.g., I'm going to abbeverate our guests before they die of thirst. submitted by Louise Van Hine - (www) |
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