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adjective

• strictly following procedure.

  Our accountants are very by the book. I doubt the IRS audit will find anything interesting.

  Last edited on Dec 22 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Dec 22 2012.

adverb

• narrowly.

  I escaped that by the skin of my teeth.

  I got my degree by the skin of my teeth.

  Last edited on Apr 04 2014. Submitted by John A. from San Antonio, TX, USA on May 07 2005.

• Universal meaning of "all good","Dope","Cool". Can also be substituted for any other word in a sentence.

  I was talking to byu and he confirmed that everything is all byu!

  Last edited on Oct 16 2016. Submitted by Anonymous on Oct 16 2016.

noun

• acronym for "Back Yard University". Contrasted with Brigham Young University, represents a lack of educational achievement.

  I've only been to BYU.

  • See more words with the same meaning: acronyms (list of).
  • See more words with the same meaning: school (related to).
  • See more words with the same meaning: unintelligent, dumb.

  Last edited on Aug 25 2010. Submitted by Anonymous on Dec 01 1999.