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acid trip
noun
- a Hallucinatory experience while under the influence of LSD
Last edited on Jul 24 2010. Submitted by Bev R. on Dec 27 2004.
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ACK 
interjection
- as a question, to enquire whether someone is present.
Speaker: ACK?
Response: ACK.- See more words with the same meaning: abbreviations (list of).
- See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.
- See more words with the same meaning: inquiries (list of).
Last edited on Sep 28 2008. Submitted by Anonymous on Sep 28 2008.
- as a statement, to confirm one's presence. An appropriate response to ping.
Speaker: Are you there?
Response: ACK.Speaker: ping
Response: ACK.- See more words with the same meaning: abbreviations (list of).
- See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.
- See more words with the same meaning: present, near, directly.
Last edited on Apr 26 2011. Submitted by Anonymous on Sep 28 2008.
- an exclamation of surprise or alarm.
Ack!
- See more words with the same meaning: exclamations (list of).
Last edited on Sep 28 2008. Submitted by Anonymous on Sep 28 2008.
- yes.
Speaker: Do you want to shop for monitors?
Response: ACK.- See more words with the same meaning: abbreviations (list of).
- See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.
- See more words with the same meaning: yes, agreements (statements of).
Last edited on Sep 28 2008. Submitted by Anonymous on Sep 28 2008.
origin
- ACK is a common abbreviation for "acknowledged," used in computing. The opposite of ACK is NAK.
Note that "ack" as an exclamation of surprise or alarm has no relation to computing.Last edited on Apr 26 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Sep 28 2009.
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acorn
noun
- a testicle.
- See more words with the same meaning: testicles.
Last edited on Dec 29 2010. Submitted by Bev R. on Dec 27 2004.
- a nut; as in crazy
Last edited on Apr 05 2012. Submitted by Anonymous on Apr 05 2012.
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a couple beers short of a six-pack
- a little crazy
Last edited on Aug 18 2003. Submitted by Naima W. from Boston, MA, USA on Aug 18 2003.
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a couple three
noun - uncountable
- an unspecified small number.
Last edited on Jul 24 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 09 2009.
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acqui-hire
noun
- the acquisition of one company by another, for the purpose of acquiring the employees more so than other aspects of the company's business.
Citation from "Attack of the acqui-hires", CNN Money Term Sheet, Dan Primack, August 10 2012 blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: business (related to).
- See more words with the same meaning: to buy, spend.
Last edited on Aug 11 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2012.
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across the board
- Inclusive
Last edited on Dec 27 2004. Submitted by Bev R. on Dec 27 2004.
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act
verb
- to act foolish; under the influence of alcohol or drugs; or to do something dangerous.
That boy was actin' last night.
- See more words with the same meaning: dangerous.
- See more words with the same meaning: to do drugs.
- See more words with the same meaning: to drink alcohol.
- See more words with the same meaning: under the influence of alcohol, drunk.
- See more words with the same meaning: under the influence of drugs.
- See more words with the same meaning: wild, ridiculous, extreme.
Last edited on Oct 15 2002. Submitted by Brian from Downingtown, PA, USA on Oct 15 2002.
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act a fool
- Playing around
Man He's actin a fool.
Actin a good fool.
Last edited on Jan 11 2004. Submitted by David R. from Navasota, TX, USA on Jan 11 2004.
- to act foolish
He be actin' a fool cause he found out his girl been sleepin' with someone else.
Last edited on May 06 2011. Submitted by zack h. on Aug 25 2004.
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act brand new
- put on airs.
Don't be all actin' brand new.
Last edited on Nov 12 2004. Submitted by Christopher F. on Nov 12 2004.
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