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.

-- Walter (waltergr@aol.com)

Catching up with updates #32

Hello slang fans!

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

-- Walter (waltergr@aol.com)