Slang word of the day: FLK

Today's slang word of the day is FLK. Click here to vote on usage, vulgarity, etc.

FLK

adjective

• acronym for "funny looking kid", an insult used by doctors in the UK on medical charts.

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  -- Citation removed to resolve a penalty against The Online Slang Dictionary. From "Doctor slang is a dying art", BBC News, 18 August 2003

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Slang word of the day: mantuary

Today's slang word of the day is mantuary. Click here to vote on usage, vulgarity, etc.

mantuary

noun

• an area of a (usually shared) residence where a male can enjoy his hobbies independent of normal house rules (usually of cleanliness.) From "man" + "sanctuary".

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  -- Citation removed to resolve a penalty against The Online Slang Dictionary. From "Why he needs a room of his own", CNN.com, Michelle Goodman

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Slang word of the day: give (one) a hiding

Today's slang word of the day is give (one) a hiding. Click here to vote on usage, vulgarity, etc.

give (one) a hiding

verb

• to beat up.

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  -- Citation removed to resolve a penalty against The Online Slang Dictionary. From "'Ninja', 58, beats up 3 muggers", News 24.com, 2010-05-13

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Slang word of the day: carrot mob

Today's slang word of the day is carrot mob. Click here to vote on usage, vulgarity, etc.

carrot mob

noun

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  -- Citation removed to resolve a penalty against The Online Slang Dictionary. From "Oxford Word of the Year 2008: Hypermiling", Oxford University Press Blog, November 10 2008

  Word was a semi-finalist in the New Oxford American Dictionary word of the year for 2008 selection.

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Catching up with updates #32

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Continuing catching up with updates:

• May 28 (bumpf, IDEK)
• May 29 (floosie, grrr, Twitard...)
• May 30 (BBIAB, filthy stinking rich, POETS day...)
• May 31 (doflicky, fug...)
• June 1 (thinker...)

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Slang word of the day: flash mob

Today's slang word of the day is flash mob. Click here to vote on usage, vulgarity, etc.

flash mob

noun

• a spontaneous public gathering of people organized via the internet.

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  -- Citation removed to resolve a penalty against The Online Slang Dictionary. From "Ideas & Trends: Flash Mobs; Guess Some People Don't Have Anything Better to Do", The New York Times, Amy Harmon, August 17 2003

origin

• The term "flash crowd" was introduced by author Larry Niven in his novella Flash Crowd.

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Slang word of the day: geek chic

Today's slang word of the day is geek chic. Click here to vote on usage, vulgarity, etc.

geek chic

noun

• fashion influenced by clothing worn by geeks and nerds.

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  -- Citation removed to resolve a penalty against The Online Slang Dictionary. From article title, Telecomworldwire, August 16 2000

• anything popularized by geeks, e.g. particular cellphones, video games, etc.

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  -- Citation removed to resolve a penalty against The Online Slang Dictionary. From "Kestrel is Falcon's latest take on concept motorcycles", Chicago Tribune, Susan Carpenter, June 17 2010

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Slang word of the day: fram

Today's slang word of the day is fram. Click here to vote on usage, vulgarity, etc.

fram

noun

• unwanted messages sent to you by friends. From "friend" + "spam". Coined by the McAfee security company.

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  -- Citation removed to resolve a penalty against The Online Slang Dictionary. From ""Fram" for Facebook is no laughing matter", McAfee Security Insights Blog, Tracy Mooney, March 16 2010

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Slang word of the day: three-finger salute

Today's slang word of the day is three-finger salute. Click here to vote on usage, vulgarity, etc.

three-finger salute

noun

• the pressing of the "Alt" key + the "Ctrl" key + the "Del" key to reboot or unfreeze a PC computer.

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  -- Citation removed to resolve a penalty against The Online Slang Dictionary. From "Operating in a New Environment", PC Magazine, Charles Petzold, February 25 1986

  More words meaning: computer slang

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Catching up with updates #31

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Continuing catching up with updates:

• May 22 (boomtang, ...)
• May 23 (one vulgar term...)
• May 24 (meadow muffin)
• May 25 (as if, drippin', giggity, hork...)
• May 26 (outside the box, topless meeting, wild out on (one)...)

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Slang word of the day: frugalista

Today's slang word of the day is frugalista. Click here to vote on usage, vulgarity, etc.

frugalista

noun

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  -- Citation removed to resolve a penalty against The Online Slang Dictionary. From "Oxford Word of the Year 2008: Hypermiling", Oxford University Press Blog, November 10 2008

  Word was a finalist in the New Oxford American Dictionary word of the year for 2008 selection.

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Slang word of the day: ankle biter

Today's slang word of the day is ankle biter. Click here to vote on usage, vulgarity, etc.

ankle biter

noun

• a young child.

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  -- Citation removed to resolve a penalty against The Online Slang Dictionary. From from ABC Newsradio

• people who criticize a position but offer no constructive alternative.

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  -- Citation removed to resolve a penalty against The Online Slang Dictionary. From "Fenty on WAMU-FM: 'I'm the One Making the Tough Decisions'", WashingtonCityPaper.com - City Desk (blog), Mike DeBonis, Apr. 9 2010

• a small dog.

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  -- Citation removed to resolve a penalty against The Online Slang Dictionary. From "Big love", M - Milwaukee's Lifestyle Magazine, Amy Siewert, April 5 2010

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Catching up with updates #30

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Continuing catching up with updates:

• May 17 (hand egg, yow)
• May 18 (andygogglin, swamp donkey, umm...)
• May 19 (buck, cheese-paring, GL...)
• May 20 (Hello, nurse; swing; win...)
• May 21 (noodle, shim, tcheyah...)

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Slang word of the day: measure drapes

Today's slang word of the day is measure drapes. Click here to vote on usage, vulgarity, etc.

measure drapes

verb

• to prematurely plan to replace someone else (in a job, acting role, etc.)

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  -- Citation removed to resolve a penalty against The Online Slang Dictionary. From "Van Hollen: Democrats Are Still the Party of Change, Will Keep Their Majority", Politics Daily (blog), Jill Lawrence, April 7 2010

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Slang word of the day: moofer

Today's slang word of the day is moofer. Click here to vote on usage, vulgarity, etc.

moofer

noun

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  -- Citation removed to resolve a penalty against The Online Slang Dictionary. From "Oxford Word of the Year 2008: Hypermiling", Oxford University Press Blog, November 10 2008

  Word was a finalist in the New Oxford American Dictionary word of the year for 2008 selection.

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Catching up with updates #29

Hello slang fans!

Continuing catching up with updates:

• May 12 (dog, nab, NVM...)
• May 13 (bon-bon, cash in (one's) chips, malamanteau...)
• May 14 (hrm, shrimper, shrimping, willy nilly...)
• May 15 (push up daisies)
• May 16 (whackadoodle, yahoo, yip)

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Catching up with updates #28

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Continuing catching up with updates:

• May 7 (throw (one) for a six, vaca...)
• May 8 (EWBTE, fat-finger, good old boy, hand cannon...)
• May 9 (PIIYB)
• May 10 (SCNR, ...)
• May 11 (DYOH, ...)

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Slang word of the day: fat-finger

Today's slang word of the day is fat-finger. Click here to vote on usage, vulgarity, etc.

fat-finger

noun

• an instance of fat-fingering.

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  -- Citation removed to resolve a penalty against The Online Slang Dictionary. From ""Fat finger" role in selloff likely a myth", Reuters, Dan Wilchins, May 7 2010

transitive verb

• To accidentally press an adjacent button, e.g. while typing on a keyboard or entering a phone number. Happens more frequently as the button size is reduced, e.g. on cell phones.

  Whoops, I just fat-fingered his phone number.

  More words meaning: computer slang
  More words meaning: to make a mistake, be incorrect, err

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