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2x-plus-1 factor - Based on the phenomenon that geographically transplanted men seemingly prefer women who look similar to those from their hometowns. Overheard among Southern males living in the Midwest, but agreed upon that the phenomenon could be applied universally. e.g., Ed: How would you rate Susan in the looks department? Gil: Back home she'd only be a 3, but around these parts she's a 7. That's using the 2x-plus-1 factor, of course. submitted by ihookem |
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3 - (adv.) right (as opposed to left); on one's right; (v.) to move to the right, literally (as on a highway) or figuratively (as in politics); (adj.) of or pertaining to the right (usually in the sense of "conservative"). (An analogy based on the military's "on your six," i.e., behind you.)(see also "9") e.g., Look out for the VW on your three. | Remember, Katie: the Groom is on your three. | Ambulance behind you! Three, man, three! | Tax cuts are very three sorts of demands. submitted by Scott M. Ellsworth |
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3-hair goatee - A young man's goatee, too thin and sparse to look good. e.g., Somebody should tell Joe to shave his 3-hair goatee. submitted by kydavis_md |
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3-ring circus - When people in charge make you run around and do a million things in order for something else to happen, like in a 3-ring circus.(For some odd reason, I got this a lot through my classes the last year I was in college, but not in any other year.) e.g., Now I have to fill out two MORE forms? How 3-ring circus is that? submitted by Rainbow Woman |
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302 - To be involuntarily committed to a mental hospital. From Section 302 of the Pennsylvania Mental Health Procedures Act. e.g., He became suicidal and had to be 302'd for his own good. submitted by Sue B. |
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311 - Police code for "indecent exposure to the public." e.g., *Fred pulls down his pants* That's a 311, Fred. Straighten up and fly right. submitted by Alfred Jones |
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31337 - Computerspeak for "elite." Numbers for letters: 3 for e, 1 for l, 3 for e, 3 for e, 7 for t. e.g., Chris thinks he's 31337. submitted by boomer, Donny |
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317 - To be lucky, for St. Patrick's Day, March 17. 3/17. e.g., Corey: He got a new guitar AND drum set for Christmas. Brendon: He sure is 317. submitted by LittlePunki |
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320 - As in 320 kbit .mp3 (the maximum rate for a .mp3 file), also used to mention something perfect. e.g., Yeah, she's 320 in all ways. submitted by Atosark |
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337 - Originates from the Telus Call Answer: 33 (skip to end of message), 7 (delete). People use this when a person is rambling. e.g., I was going on and on, and thought to myself "337, 337." OR Me: (rambling) You: Whoa, 337. Get to the point, or I'll tune you out. submitted by Steph - (www) |
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360 stalefish - A term used by non-skateboarders to mockingly describe any stupid skateboard trick. e.g., Chris just pulled a 360 stalefish. submitted by Mephisto |
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37-point clever - Impressively innovative or ingenious. Beyond mere cleverness; not just clever, but really quite amazingly clever. e.g., I swear, the invention of sliced bread was just 37-point clever. submitted by Lisa Cirèlle Hansson - (www) |
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388thism - Doing something completely stupid because you have too much pride to listen to those who might know what they are talking about because they do it everyday. e.g., Doing recreational maintenance for the sole purpose of chasing aircraft stats is a 388thism. submitted by Greg |
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3ef8 - Dead, over with, through, done for. The final hex address of ARPANET. e.g., You have a 386 with 32 megs of RAM and a 400 meg harddrive. And it's giving you trouble? Dude, that machine is 3EF8. submitted by Mila Eighteen |
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3m'n - Makin' Me Mad. e.g., She won't call me back. It's 3m'n me. submitted by Erikah |
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3morro - The day after tomorrow, 2morro. e.g., Well let me check my schedule. I'm busy 2morro, but I can do an appointment for 3morrow. submitted by Angie the Awesome |
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3rd, the - (n., also "the Third") 1. the Third Amendment to the US Constitution, forbidding "the quartering of soldiers" in peacetime without compensation. 2. Something (generally a political issue) which everyone treats like its the watershed between utopia and atomic holocaust, but which turns out to be Kent's "whoreson zed [the] unnecessary letter" (from King Lear); that is, entirely superfluous. 3. Some nitpicky point upon which someone has based their personal agenda, and continues to rehash it endlessly at every opportunity. 4. (phrase) "take the Third" (like "take the Fifth"): to consider something so obviously off-topic that you refuse to discuss it. e.g., "What is it with Oscar? He keeps harping on the 'gold & silver' money thing at every meeting." "Oh, he's harmless: it's just his Third." | "I want an answer! Are you going to make arrangements about walking my pugs or not?!" "...um, I'll take the Third." submitted by Scott M. Ellsworth |
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4 - (n.) 1. an intravenous line (aka, an IV, (Roman for "4")) for the introduction of medicines and fluids. 2. plants that climb up and cover walls or trellises (as in "ivy"). e.g., "Jack! Drop that! It's poison 4!" | "This patient is dehydrated: set up a four." submitted by Scott M. Ellsworth |
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40 - (adj.) Super-sized, extra large (from XL for “extra large” in English, but which means, in Roman numerals, “forty”). e.g., “What did you order?” “The quadruple pounder meal.” “Whoa. 40, dude.” submitted by Scott M. Ellsworth |
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4000th word - i can't believe this is the 4000th word added, SWEET! e.g., i can't believe this is the 4000th word added, SWEET! submitted by Paul Jarvis |
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401 - Four-oh-one. The four men and one woman Associate Justices of the United States Supreme Court whose decisions in the early 2000s will have such an impact on the current and future generations of Americans. The oh is present primarily to make it pronounceable and really has little to do with the sex of Ruth Joan Bader Ginsburg. The Mighty Four-oh-one. e.g., At the rate they're going, the mighty 401 should soon have a backlog of wrongheaded decisions sufficient to rule the day primarily with stare decisis. | The 401's big-brains and stare decisis will be all they need to consider to write opinions, concurrences, and dissents that support their foregone conclusions. submitted by Herb Ringelstein |
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404 - Empty-headed, stupid. One who is empty-headed or stupid. From the internet error code for "page not found" encountered when you click on a "dead" link. e.g., Don't listen to him, he's a complete 404. submitted by Pete |
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405 club - Slang for unemployed. From the $405 unemployment check all us dot.com kids are collecting in NYC. e.g., You can catch me sipping on 40 oz's in Washington Square Park on Monday afternoons -- I'm in the 405 club. submitted by dens |
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411 - Information, police code for "here's what's happening?" Used to give people a rundown on the events that have transpired recently. Catching people up to date. e.g., Here's the 411 on me. OR Would you please give me the 411 on this? submitted by Mike Dunlap |
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4111 - Too much information. An extension of the telephone code 411. e.g., Steve said was going to be late to work, then told me it was because he had to get a boil lanced. 4111! submitted by Dan Amrich |
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419 - Crook, bandit. Less strong than criminal. e.g., He robbed me. He's a 419. submitted by kaotic419 |
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42 - The answer to Life, The Universe, and Everything. From Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy. e.g., He devoted his life to finding 42. submitted by jeeb |
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420 - Marijuana smoking. Origin unknown. It is not a police call for "marijuana smoking in progress." e.g., Desperately seeking flat-mate. 420 friendly. submitted by Mårten Zimmerman |
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46 and 2 - "According to Melchezedek, our planet is covered with geometrically constructed 'morpho genetic grids.' These grids extend from about 60 feet under the earth's surface to about 60 miles above the earth, arranged in geometric patterns (see 'Sacred Geometry'). Each species has its own grid, which supports life, and connects the consciousness of its particular species. Before any species can come into existence or make an evolutionary step, a new grid must be completed. When a species becomes extinct, that particular species' grid dissolves. A new grid was completed in 1989, the 'Christ-consciousness' grid. This grid will allow humans to evolve into our next version. We'll develop two additional chromosomes (which are really 'geometrical images' designed to resonate with our specific grid) for a total or 46 + 2. The main change will be a shift to the 'unity consciousness.' Every cell in your body has its own consciousness and memory. You, the higher being that occupies your body, make the millions of different consciousnesses in your body work together as one being. How does this relate to this grid? Think of yourself as a cell and the grid as the higher being. We will still have individual consciousness, but will be united in the form of a higher being in order to work as one entity. Scientifically speaking, humans don't appear to be evolving new chromosomes (or much of anything else; thanks to technology)." (Rachel Wells, eileenREMOVEME@EMEVOMERloop.com) e.g., "46 and 2, just ahead of me." -- Maynard James Keenan submitted by poneet rahul |
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4th person - (n.) Speech directed at person A but meant for person B to overhear (like 1st person "I", 2nd person "you", & 3rd person "he/she/it"). e.g., "Look, he's too proud to ask for help, but he's really lost." "I have an idea: I'll give the directions to you, but loud enough for him to hear ... would that work?" "Sort of like 4th person, huh? Yeah, that might work. Let's give it a shot, anyway." submitted by Scott M. Ellsworth |
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5 by 5 - 1. Used to confirm that everything is fine and that you are on standby. From Aliens.
2. Radio language: loud and clear. Definition added by Chris Conley and Stephen.
e.g., 1. I'm in position now, five by five. 2. Pilot: Cessna Romeo Lima Fox to tower. Request radio check. Tower: Radio check for Romeo Lima Fox. Pilot: Romeo Lima Fox to tower. You're 5 by 5. 3. Mark: Are you listening to me? Nathan: Yeah, 5 by 5. 4. Pilot: Cessna Romeo Lima Fox to tower. Request radio check. Tower: Radio check for Romeo Lima Fox. Pilot: Romeo Lima Fox to tower. You're 5 by 5. submitted by Fionacat - (www) |
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5 kinds of crazy - Really crazy. e.g., Don't bother with Mark, he's 5 kinds of crazy. submitted by Mark O'Meara |
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5-0 - Slang for police, from the TV show "Hawaii 5-0." e.g., The dealer I was buying from turned out to be 5-0. submitted by Jerome Greco |
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5.0 or five point oh - Fox-bodied Ford Mustang from the 80s and early 90s, specifically a GT or LX with an engine displacement of 5 liters, 302 cubic inches. e.g., Vanilla Ice: "Rollin, in my 5.0, drop top down so my hair can blow. . . ." submitted by aaron |
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50-50, 60-40 - For something that might or might not happen, but more than likely will not happen. From Armageddon. e.g., "50-50, 60-40. You'll be Russian hero, just like me." submitted by RuKus |
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50-50-90 rule - The 50-50-90 rule is a variant of Murphy's law. If there is a 50-50 chance of its going right, there is a 90% chance of its going wrong. Use to describe a potentially bad situation. e.g., "How do you rate my chances at the Olympics?" "50-50-90." submitted by Kora B |
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50-yard fake - A woman who looks great from 50 yards, but is less than trailer trash when you get within flirtin' distance. e.g., Scott: Oh, my God, look at what just walked into the stadium. Kevin: Oh yeah, she looks really fine. (Subject moves closer.) Jointly: Aw, cripes. 50-yard fake. submitted by Christopher J. Hill |
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5000 - Hiphop slang popularized by Flayvah Flav of Public Enemy, "5000" means "goodbye." It is derived thusly: "I'm out of here" becomes "I'm Audi 5000" becomes "5000." e.g., Ute One: See you later. Ute two: 5000. submitted by Josh Draper |
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504 - Police. e.g., Get the 504 here. Stat. submitted by Heather |
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5050 - (n.) 1. an astonishing breakthrough (especially one remarkable for its simplicity ... at least in retrospect). 2. A novel solution (i.e., thinking outside the box). 3. A child prodigy. (from the (possibly apocryphal) story about prodigy methematician Carl Friedrich Gauss, whose math teacher tried to occupy his students by having them add up the integers 1 through 100. The story goes that the teacher had barely sat down after giving the assignment when little master Gauss approached with the correct answer on his slate: 5,050. when his astonished teacher asked how he had arrived at the correct solution so quickly, Gauss pointed out that 1+100=101, 2+99=101, 3+98=101, and so on until 50+51=101. Since there were 50 of these 101s, Gauss pointed out, the answer must be 50x101=5050. Gauss went on to write his magnum opus, the Disquisitiones Arithmeticae when he was only 21.) e.g., "I see from the budget that we've managed to save tens of thousands on covers for the jet intakes. How did we do that?" "Well, one of the engineers saw that a $35 inflatable wading pool covered the intakes just as well as a $5,000 jet cover." "Wow,...that's real 5050: I'm impressed." | Mozart was a 5050. submitted by Scott M. Ellsworth |
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51-50 - Police code for an insane person. Can be a noun or adjective. e.g., Chris was running around naked with a weed whacker last Saturday. Then he took it back to Sears all in pieces in a box. He's 51-50. submitted by s3r4ph, aka Andrew - (www) |
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55 - To kill, either oneself or others. From police codes. e.g., There's a white male at this location, threatening to 55 himself. submitted by garth - (www) |
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555 - To give someone a false phone number when you don't want her to have your actual number. From the fake numbers they use on TV and in the movies that start with 555-. e.g., I tried to call her back the next day, but the number she gave me was an Asian fish market. She must've 555'd me. submitted by nik |
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599 - "I don't care" (from I Don't Care; that is, "IDC," which is, in Roman Numerals "600" (DC) with a preceding I (like a subtrahend: IV, which is "one from five"). Hence, IDC=599. Romans most certainly did not put subtrahend I's in front of D's or C's, but this is evidently a solecism or barbarity. e.g., "Come on, man: Liv Tyler's in the lobby!" "599, dude -- I don't feel too good." | "Okay, you wanna go on the tour or see the movie first?" "599, man." submitted by Scott M. Ellsworth |
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6 or six - Used as a slang term by military and civilian pilots and aviators as a shortened form of "6 o'clock" or directly behind you. "Six" may also be substituted for the hindquarters, buttocks, butt, or any other slang term used by a non-military aviator. "Six" may also be used in the phrase "Check your six," which can be used as a warning or as a greeting or salutation among pilots: Check your back. "Check Your six." = Watch out. "Check Your six." = Take care. e.g., "He's on my 6." "You had better watch out, or I'll be on your six faster than a surface-to-air missle." (Watch yourself, or I'll be on your ass before you know it.) submitted by Kris Kerwin |
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6's & 7's - Usually preceded by the phrase "down to my" to indicate someone who's down on her luck. Origin is probably card games. Sixes & sevens, 6s & 7s. e.g., I was down to my 6's & 7's when I visited Billy out in Oaktown. submitted by Paul - (www) |
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638 - "I'll tell you later. Can't tell you with you know who around." A reminder for you and the person you are talking to, to tell her something (slanderous or inappropriate) later, something that can't be told right now because of other people around. e.g., It was funny; it's a 638. submitted by cade collister |
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64 - (n., v., adj., etc.) The age (literal or figurative) that you discover whether you're going to spend your remaining years alone or with family and friends 2. A watershed birthday (whether really age 64 or some other birthday) where things change. 3. the "someday" we're all waiting for. (from the Beatles' "When I'm 64") e.g., "Will you still need me, Will you still feed me, when I'm 64?" | "When are you going to repair the fence?" "I don't know ... when I'm 64, I suppose." submitted by Scott M. Ellsworth |
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7-11 - A person who talks non-stop. Like 7-11 stores, her mouth is open 24/7. e.g., Chris is so annoying -- he's a 7-11. submitted by Stella |
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702 - From the Las Vegas area code, someone or something all glitz and no substance. e.g., I saw your ex-girlfriend last night at the Metro with some 702 from the suburbs. submitted by burner |
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