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Barking Spider
noun
- an imaginary creature to blame flatulence on. Appears in Kurt Vonnegut's Breakfast of Champions (1973).
Speaker: Did you just fart?
Response: No, there must be a Barking Spider in here.- See more words with the same meaning: mythical people, creatures, and conditions (list of).
- See more words with the same meaning: to flatulate, fart, pass gas.
Last edited on Nov 07 1999. Submitted by Mark L. from Newburyport, MA, USA on Nov 07 1999.
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bootleg
- anything cheap, second-rate, or cheesy, regardless of whether its stolen or copied, especially by teenagers.
Person A: He got those shoes at Payless.
Person B: Yeah, that's bootleg.Last edited on Nov 07 1999. Submitted by E.W. P. on Nov 07 1999.
- cheap
That is so boot leg.
Last edited on May 29 2002. Submitted by Anonymous on May 29 2002.
- "ghetto".
She is so bootleg!
Last edited on May 06 2011. Submitted by Maddie on Oct 20 2002.
adjective
- displeasing.
Man, this movie is bootleg.
Last edited on May 06 2011. Submitted by KJ from Indianapolis, IN, USA on Feb 23 1999.
- When something is old and ratty and "used" looking.
Her car was so bootleg, I felt like I was going to fall out of it!
Last edited on May 06 2011. Submitted by Bethany B. from Rochester, NY, USA on Dec 10 2004.
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grip
noun
- a long time.
We've been waiting for a grip.
It's been a grip since I saw you last.
I haven't heard from him in a grip.
- See more words with the same meaning: a period of time.
Last edited on Sep 09 2012. Submitted by Keenan Kimani from Auburn, WA, USA on Mar 26 1998.
- a large quantity or amount.
He has a grip of cash.
I have a grip of phone calls to make today.
Citation from "A Shop in the Dark", Supermansion, Season 1 Episode 4 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: many, much, lots.
Last edited on Sep 03 2022. Submitted by Ed C. from Compton, CA, USA on Sep 10 1998.
- money.
I'm out of grip.
- See more words with the same meaning: money.
Last edited on Nov 07 1999. Submitted by Patrick M. from Tulsa, OK, USA on Nov 07 1999.
- a weekend or carry-on sized bag with a handle at the top.
Last edited on May 16 2011. Submitted by Abby from Lille, France on Jul 27 2010.
verb
- to steal.
I gripped that necklace for my girl.
- See more words with the same meaning: to steal.
Last edited on Jan 05 2000. Submitted by Jeanne from Ft Myers, FL, USA on Jan 05 2000.
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momo
noun
- an unintelligent person; "moron". Dates to the mid-1950s. The Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang suggests it may be from a reduplication of the first syllable in "moron" or it may be from the dialectical Italian "mammoccio" meaning stupid rascal. Recently used as the name of a character in the film Get Shorty.
What a momo!
- See more words with the same meaning: unintelligent person, idiot.
Last edited on Apr 19 2013. Submitted by Mark L. from Newburyport, MA, USA on Nov 07 1999.
- N. Used to refer to a police officer working at a mall. Any kind of rent-a-cop.
The mo-mo almost got us.
Last edited on Nov 27 2001. Submitted by chris k. from Moon Twp, PA, USA on Nov 27 2001.
- "momo" is also a nickname.
Last edited on Jul 22 2012. Submitted by Anonymous on Mar 16 2012.
- 1. The word Momo refers to motivation which is the reason or reasons one has for acting or behaving in a particular way
2. The general desire or willingness of someone to do something.
This definition is questionable and is pending deletion. It will be saved from deletion if legitimate citations are found.Last edited on Oct 06 2012. Submitted by BlesiQa from Border Posts - Beit Bridge, South Africa on Oct 01 2012.
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on stamps
adjective
- broke, out of money. Relates to having to use food stamps to eat.
I'm so broke, I'm almost on stamps!
- See more words with the same meaning: poor, poor person, homeless person.
Last edited on Mar 14 2013. Submitted by Patrick M. from Tulsa, OK, USA on Nov 07 1999.
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pimp slap
noun
- A quick backhand to the mouth.
Last edited on Nov 29 2010. Submitted by Jim M. from NJ, USA on Nov 07 1999.
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ping
interjection
- a message (sent literally) to enquire whether someone is present via instant messaging or internet chat. ACK is the affirmative response. (NAK is a humorous negative response, meaning "No, I'm not here.")
Person A: ping.
Person B: ACK.Person A: ping.
Person B: NAK.- See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.
- See more words with the same meaning: to schedule, check the availability of.
Last edited on Nov 15 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Apr 18 2009.
noun
- a measure of network lag, often used in online gaming.
I'm getting terrible pings, so I'm going to connect to a different server.
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Last edited on Apr 18 2009. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Apr 18 2009.
- a short message sent to a person, often to enquire about their availability.
Could you send Bob a ping and see if he's available for a 4pm meeting?
- See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.
- See more words with the same meaning: to schedule, check the availability of.
Last edited on Apr 18 2009. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Apr 18 2009.
verb - transitive
- to send a short message to someone or call them briefly, often to enquire about their availability.
Could you ping Bob and see if he's available for a 4pm meeting?
- See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.
- See more words with the same meaning: to schedule, check the availability of.
Last edited on Aug 02 2010. Submitted by Mark L. from Newburyport, MA, USA on Nov 07 1999.
- to contact by any means.
I'll ping you later, when we are ready.
- See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.
- See more words with the same meaning: to contact, call, mail.
Last edited on Aug 02 2010. Submitted by Tom B. from Hoboken, NJ, USA on Aug 31 2003.
- to send a message to a mailing list, requesting that all subscribers to the list respond to the message. This is done to verify that all subscribers' email addresses work properly.
I haven't gotten a status report from Tim lately, but he did respond when we pinged the development list.
- See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.
- See more words with the same meaning: to contact, call, mail.
Last edited on Nov 15 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Apr 18 2009.
origin
- From a utility written in 1983 by Mike Muuss, that checks whether a remote computer can respond to network traffic. In turn, this utility (ping) was named after the submariners' term for a sonar pulse (ping).
- See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.
- See more words with the same meaning: to schedule, check the availability of.
Last edited on Nov 15 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Apr 18 2009.
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playa playa from the himalaya
- Person can't be topped. They are the best at whatever they does. They have it all. Not your everyday regular pimp.
You've got the fly cars and you've got the fly women ma man you a playa playa from the Himalaya.
Last edited on Nov 07 1999. Submitted by Jim M. from NJ, USA on Nov 07 1999.
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sinus oyster
noun
- A rather solid ball of mucus expelled from the nose.
Excuse me while I eject a sinus oyster.
Last edited on Nov 07 1999. Submitted by Mark L. from Newburyport, MA, USA on Nov 07 1999.
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