Slang word of the day: go pear-shaped

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

go pear-shaped

intransitive verb

• to deteriorate.

  A bigger Barclays entails bigger problems if things go pear-shaped in the future.
  
  -- "Bankers still don't get it on bonuses", Gapper Blog at The Financial Times, Tony Tassell, February 24 2010

  by WalterGR, Sacramento, CA, USA, Dec 02 2009  (Edit definition)

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Catching up with updates #12

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Continuing our catching up with updates:

• January 22 (GIYF, roffle, stars for stoners...)
• January 23 (hired gun)
• January 24 (Daily Fail, powwow...)
• January 25 (copy-pasta, dumber than a bucket of hammers...)
• January 26 (DBG, mokus...)
• January 27 (IMU, SOTU, underwater basket weaving...)

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Slang word of the day: vidiot

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

vidiot

noun

• a person who plays video games to excess.

  That vidiot is always playing Final Fantasy.

  by Rachel, Missouri, USA, Apr 30 2002  (Edit definition)

• a person whose intelligence has decreased due to exposure to television. From "video" + "idiot".

  "The Walt Disney Company's entire Baby Einstein marketing regime is based on express and implied claims that their videos are educational and beneficial for early childhood development," a letter from the lawyers said, calling those claims "false because research shows that television viewing is potentially harmful for very young children."
  
  -- "Disney Admits "Baby Einstein" Turns Kids Into Vidiots", Business Insider, Henry Blodget, Oct. 23, 2009

  by WalterGR, Sacramento, CA, USA, Oct 25 2009  (Edit definition)

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Slang word of the day: Executive Excedrin

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

Executive Excedrin

• diazepam (Valium.)

  While its name was derived from the Latin word for being strong, Valium soon picked up nicknames: "Executive Excedrin," for its use by the corporate jet set...
  
  -- "'Mother's Little Helper' turns 40", Associated Press, July 16 2003

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Catching up with updates #11

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Continuing our catching up with updates:

• January 11 (all but dissertation, duckface, patent troll...)
• January 12 (at loggerheads with, Facey, rhino...)
• January 18 (glurge, slam book, spring into action...)
• January 19 (AFAIU, AFAIUI...)
• January 21 (step on, TMTOWTDI, vacay...)

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Slang word of the day: helicopter parent

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

helicopter parent

• an over-attentive parent. One who hovers over their child as a helicopter hovers.

  We hovered over every school, playground and practice field -- "helicopter parents," teachers christened us, a phenomenon that spread to parents of all ages, races and regions.
  
  -- "The Growing Backlash Against Overparenting", Time, Nancy Gibbs, Nov. 20, 2009

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Slang word of the day: presser

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

presser

• press conference.

  UConn's coach can deliver a presser worthy of a Coors Light commercial, whether he's lecturing a reporter or talking about a player.
  
  -- "Love the Calhoun Pressers", Beyond the ARC at NBC Sports, Mike Miller, February 15 2010

-- Walter (waltergr@aol.com)

Catching up with updates #10

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Continuing our catching up with updates:

• January 5 (hen night, hot mess, SOP...)
• January 6 (ozley, WUU2, Alexandra Burke...)
• January 7 (crossplay, photobomb, SGTM...)
• January 8 (808, hydro, draw...)
• January 9 (have legs, hundredaire...)
• January 10 (John Q. Public, have legs, hundredaire...)

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Slang word of the day: small beer

Today's slang word of the day is small beer. Click here to view the definition, vote on usage, etc.

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Slang word of the day: Snowpocalypse

Today's slang word of the day is Snowpocalypse. Click here to view the definition, vote on usage, etc.

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Catching up with updates #9

Hello slang fans!

Continuing our catching up with updates:

• December 27 (coke, feed up, PWT...)
• December 28 (bod, EVOO, governor...)
• December 30 (ATL, CAE, the naughts...)
• December 31 (jeek)
• January 2 (blootered, scunner, skelp)
• January 3 (rizla, salad days, the drink...)

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Slang word of the day: Snowmageddon

Today's slang word of the day is snowmageddon. Click here to view the definition, vote on usage, etc.

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Slang word of the day: bucket list

Today's slang word of the day is bucket list. Click here to view the definition, vote on usage, etc.

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Slang word of the day: suckitude

Today's slang word of the day is suckitude. Click here to view the definition, vote on usage, etc.

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Slang word of the day: stars for stoners

Today's slang word of the day is stars for stoners. Click here to view the definition, vote on usage, etc.

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Slang word of the day: no bueno

Today's slang word of the day is no bueno. Click here to view the definition, vote on usage, etc.

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Slang word of the day: shadetree mechanic

Today's slang word of the day is shadetree mechanic. Click here to view the definition, vote on usage, etc.

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Slang word of the day: cremains

Today's slang word of the day is cremains. Click here to view the definition, vote on usage, etc.

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Slang word of the day: moob

Today's slang word of the day is moob. Click here to view the definition, vote on usage, etc.

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