Slang

LOL

Submitted by katayah on January 6, 2008 - 8:51am.

What question are you answering?:

lol

How is it used?:

Used on the Internet. Slang.

What does it mean?:

Most commonly: 'Laughing out loud'. Also: 'lots of love' or 'lots of luck'

How did it come to be used this way?:

Often used it could be inconvenient to be written in full, LOL is shorter and thus more useful.

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pussy-whipped

Submitted by VinceBrewster on October 24, 2007 - 7:41pm.

How is it used?:

Gary married Nancy and the next thing you knew he was the most pussy-whipped guy you ever saw.

What does it mean?:

Usually heard and seen as "pussy whipped" or "pussy-whipped," "pussy wipped" may be either a new variation or a misunderstanding. Used as an adjective to refer to a male who is under the thumb of a female. Concluding that the female grants the male sexual favors can be a misstep; however, that is commonly assumed. "Whipped" by itself is used to mean "extremely obedient to one's significant other," according to The Online Slang Dictionary (http://tinyurl.com/ysw8w4). That's likely to be a recently coined egalitarian usage.

How did it come to be used this way?:

The Online Etymology Dictionary (http://tinyurl.com/37s23u) says "pussy-whipped" was "first attested 1956," but that seems to be far too recent. Check with some older gentleman (say in his 80s or 90s) and he may tell you he heard the term used when he was a teenager, perhaps in the 1920s or 1930s. The term is so obvious, it could well have been around for decades by then.

Trivia/fun facts:

Look some up via http://tinyurl.com/ynwmo3.

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Flip a bitch

Submitted by amschwa on July 26, 2007 - 2:01pm.

Definition:
To make a U-turn (both legal and illegal)

Usage:
"Hurry up, Tracy - flip a bitch! We're going the wrong direction!"

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Bollocks

Submitted by kreshers on February 12, 2007 - 4:31pm.

Definition:
1.Used to show disagreement with someone. Mostly used in British English, it is equivalent to Bullshit in American English.
2. Used as an expression when something goes wrong.

Usage:
1. A: I am going to attend the meeting on Friday.
B: Bollocks, we know that you will leave on Thursay.
2. Bollocks, I forgot my keys!

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Scrumdiddliumptious

Submitted by FreebirdJ on July 6, 2006 - 12:28pm.

Definition:
Extremely tasty or pleasing to the senses. Can be used in reference to all of the senses, but is usually used referring to the sense of taste.

Usage:
"OMG Mom, these chocolate chip brownies topped with strawberry sauce, hot fudge and whipped cream are scrumdiddliumptious!" or "His body is just. . . mmmm. . .scrumdiddliumptious."

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Elmer

Submitted by FreebirdJ on July 6, 2006 - 12:04pm.

Definition:
A lost soul or an extremely confused person, according to personal opinion; one who is believed to be completely off track either on a specific topic or just with life in general.

Usage:
"Chuck's a bright kid . . . but lately I just wanna call him Elmer."

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Blappy

Submitted by FreebirdJ on July 6, 2006 - 12:08am.

Definition:
the excess of loose skin on one's elbow that can be pulled out whilst extending arm. (fun for everyone!)

Usage:
"I'm thinking about piercing my blappy. . . you think I should?"

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Plaid

Submitted by FreebirdJ on July 5, 2006 - 11:57pm.

Definition:
the intoxicated state that is experienced whilst under the influence of alcohol and marijuana simultaneously.

Usage:
"Dude, I'm so freakin' plaid right now it's not even funny."

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crackass shame

Submitted by anointed4battle on July 5, 2006 - 5:59pm.

Definition:
An expression of summary to any negative effect, consequence or asssociation's impact to sociological normalcy when the origin of action is associated with substance abuse, specifically siting crack cocain or other illegal mind altering substanses.

Usage:
Observing a group of scantly clothed woman on a known drug corner.
Use: "Thats a CRACKASS SHAME." oR
Stealing christmas decore from someones home display to finance an addict's habit.
Use: "Thats a CRACKASS SHAME."