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anal conversion

The act of converting rounded-off figures in one system of measurement to another to far too many digits.

Astronomer to local reporter: With only eye witness accounts, you can't be very accurate, but I'd say the meteorite was one hundred metric tons and exploded a five thousand meters altitude.

Newspaper article: From eyewitness accounts, local astronomer Dr. Hilbert pinned down the rock as being 220,400 lb. and exploding at 16,404 ft altitude.

Astronomer, reading the article: That's anal conversion! I sound like a charlatan!

by AbnormalBoy May 18, 2004

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sovereignty

Should mean "Independence and self-government" not just "government" because that meaning is already taken.

Ron: We will transfer sovereignty to the Iraqi people.

Luke: Wouldn't it be better to say we will facilitate sovereignty for the Iraqi people?

by AbnormalBoy May 25, 2004

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rubberneck

To drive slowly by a car accident (or site having emergency vehicles) and turn the head to see anything gory.

This act exacerbates traffic delays.

Crews pulled the wreckage off the highway, but drivers continued to rubberneck and cause delays.

by AbnormalBoy April 17, 2004

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dittohead

Someone with strong opinions (especially political) but lacks the eloquence to express them. He makes his stance known only by agreeing with an eloquent speaker with the same opinions.

Teacher: Class, what do you think?

Robert: The problem is with the tax
accountant lobbyists who demand ever more complicated tax codes to give themselves job security and tax payers headaches.

Herbert: Yeah! What he said.

Teacher: Herbert, you are such a dittohead!

by AbnormalBoy April 15, 2004

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