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- movie, film, video
- See also recreation, fun, and humor
- See also TV, television
- radio, stereo
- remote control
- telephone, phone
- TV, television
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- unauthorized copy, pirated, bootleg
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hack together
transitive verb
- To throw something together so it will work. Unlike "kluge together", this does not necessarily have negative connotations.
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- together: come from together – get it together – (show 3 more)
- hack: hack – hacked off – (show 10 more)
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hack up
transitive verb
- To hack, with the result being something quickly and sloppily created. It may be an alteration of something already existing, e.g. a quick-and-dirty modification to an existing computer program.
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- hack: hack – hacked off – (show 10 more)
- up: ace up (one's) sleeve – act up – (show 310 more)
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ha ha only serious
adjective
- a joke or "joke" that contains a core of truth.
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- ha: every cloud has a silver lining. – has-been
- serious: for serious – serious as a heart attack
- only: a face that only a mother could love – only wear a smile – (show 1 more)
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handwave
noun
- The act of handwaving.
Boy, what a handwave!
verb
- To gloss over a complex point.
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heisenbug
noun
- A bug that disappears or alters its behavior when one attempts to probe or isolate it. (This usage is not even particularly fanciful; the use of a debugger sometimes alters a program's operating environment significantly enough that buggy code, such as that which relies on the values of uninitialized memory, behaves quite differently.)
origin
- from Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle in quantum physics
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hired gun
- noun. a person hired for their expertise.
And he notes that his organization has long advocated more standardization and stronger ethics rules, so hired guns can't pollute courtrooms with biased testimony.
-- "CSI Myths: The Shaky Science Behind Forensics", Popular Mechanics, Brad Reagan, August 2009 issueby WalterGR, Sacramento, CA, USA, Jul 27 2009.
noun
- A contract programmer, as opposed to a full-time staff member. All the connotations of this term suggested by innumerable spaghetti Westerns are intentional.
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- gun: go great guns – gun – (show 6 more)
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horked 
adjective
- Very broken; TRASHED.
I had to take my computer to the shop - it was horked.
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- hork: hork
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HTH
interjection
- acronym for "hope this helps". Used mainly in computer-based conversation (instant messaging, email, text messaging, etc.)
by WalterGR, Sacramento, CA, USA, Aug 11 2009.
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IAAL
- acronym for "I am a lawyer". Used mainly in computer-based conversation (instant messaging, email, text messaging, etc.)
by WalterGR, Sacramento, CA, USA, Aug 11 2009.
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IANAL
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- abbreviation of "I Am Not A Lawyer." Usually precedes or follows legal advice. Used mainly in computer-based conversation (instant messaging, email, text messaging, etc.)
If you file a form 987-A I think you have to attach a schedule F, but IANAL...
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IDBY
- acronym for "I Don't Believe You."
by WalterGR, Sacramento, CA, USA, Aug 11 2009.
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IDGAF
- acronym for "I don't give a fuck."
by WalterGR, Sacramento, CA, USA, Aug 11 2009.
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IDK
- acronym for "I don't know". Used mainly in computer-based conversation (instant messaging, email, text messaging, etc.)
idk what you mean?
by Ri R., WI, USA, Mar 15 2002.
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I for one welcome our new 'X' overlords
noun
- Variants of this phrase with various values of 'X' came into common use in 2002-2003, generally used to suggest that whatever party referred to as the new overlords is deeply evil. It originates from Simpsons episode #96 (Homer In Space) in which X was insect. The line is part of a speech in which a smarmy newscaster expresses his willingness to collaborate with an invading race of giant space ants.
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- our: get our backs dirty
- welcome: welcome home
- i: have I 'eck as like! – I ain't beat. – (show 7 more)
- new: act brand new – brand new – (show 11 more)
- for: along for the ride – bat for the other team – (show 60 more)
- one: afraid of one's shadow – back to square one – (show 85 more)
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IIRC
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- abbreviation of "If I Recall Correctly." Used mainly in computer-based conversation (instant messaging, email, text messaging, etc.)
IIRC, the store is on 7th street.
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ILY
- acronym for "I love you."
by WalterGR, Sacramento, CA, USA, Aug 11 2009.
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IM
- To make use of an internet Instant Messenger or Messaging Service, such as MSN Instant Messenger or AOL Instant Messenger, by sending a message.
If Mike comes online, tell him to IM me.
by Jared M., Seattle, WA, USA, Jan 20 2002.
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IMHO
- acronym for "in my humble opinion". Used mainly in computer-based conversation (instant messaging, email, text messaging, etc.)
You'd be better off without her IMHO.
by David B., Aug 19 2008.
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IMNSHO
- acronym for "in my, not so humble opinion". Used mainly in computer-based conversation (instant messaging, email, text messaging, etc.)
by WalterGR, Sacramento, CA, USA, Aug 11 2009.
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IMO
- acronym for "in my opinion". Used mainly in computer-based conversation (instant messaging, email, text messaging, etc.)
Obama has better leadership skills IMO.
by David B., Aug 19 2008.