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Definition of I for one welcome our new 'X' overlords
I for one welcome our new 'X' overlords 
interjection
- a comment that usually serves no other purpose above telling listeners (or more often: readers) that the speaker (writer) is in the technological "in group". At most it implies that 'X' is evil.
Person A: Did you hear that SCO is suing for ownership of Unix?
Person B: I for one welcome our new SCO overlords.- See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.
Last edited on Nov 15 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Sep 28 2009.
- The phrase comes from the "Deep Space Homer" episode of The Simpsons TV program. Newscaster Kent Brockman says, "And I, for one, welcome our new insect overlords."
Last edited on Nov 15 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Sep 28 2009.
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| Definitions include: to do 'X'. | |
| Definitions include: something that is not specifically identifiable that creates a person's success. | |
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| Definitions include: taking a passive role. | |
| Definitions include: return on one's money spent. | |
| Definitions include: to be homosexual. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "best friend(s) for life". | |
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| Definitions include: to be excited about. | |
| Definitions include: The act of vomiting. | |
| Definitions include: to vomit (noisily). | |
| Definitions include: the person is going to be in trouble. | |
| Definitions include: crazy. | |
| Definitions include: fat. | |
| Definitions include: able to handle or tolerate. | |
| Definitions include: to perform varicose vein surgery. | |
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| Definitions include: acronym for "all day I dream about sex". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "as far as I can see". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "as far as I can tell". | |
| Definitions include: acronym of "as far as I know." | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "as far as I understand". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "as far as I understand it". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "dad I'd like to fuck". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "do I look like I give a shit." | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "don't mind if I do". | |
| Definitions include: "do what I mean". | |
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| Definitions include: used to state a negative response to a question which is stronger than "no." | |
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| Definitions include: put on airs. | |
| Definitions include: different, or fake, or hateful, like they was born yesterday. | |
| Definitions include: new. | |
| Definitions include: somewhere in the middle of nowhere | |
| Definitions include: "fucking new guy". | |
| Definitions include: quickly. | |
| Definitions include: a new situation. | |
| Definitions include: a new popular thing. | |
| Definitions include: a newcomer. | |
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| Definitions include: Used by hippies as a form of welcome when someone arrives at a Rainbow Gathering. | |
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