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big 10-4

In the CB slanguage:

1. Hi there!

2. Enthusiastic agreement.
1. I just wanted to say a big 10-4 to ya!

2. That's a big 10-4!
by Downstrike May 29, 2004
mugGet the big 10-4mug.

Bureaucracy

1. A form of government in which the true power lies in the hands of committees who dictate policy and bureaus that carry them out, with little accountability to the constituency.

2. A form of government, the authority of which is not so much to accomplish anything, but to obstruct accomplishment by anyone else.

3. The form of government that the United States of America really practices while the politicians distract the constituency.
Many nations and corporations are governed as bureaucracies.
by Downstrike June 5, 2004
mugGet the Bureaucracymug.

Valspeak

Anachronistic dialect of slang from the late 70s.
Turkinerd, bagyerface, and gag me with a spoon are high-profile examples of Valspeak.
by Downstrike May 26, 2004
mugGet the Valspeakmug.

The Ken Jennings Show

1. A game show otherwise known as Jeopardy, particularly since they no longer limit how many times the same contestant can appear on the show.

2. A steady source of income for the Mormon Church since Ken Jennings tithes 10% of his gross.
My wife is watching The Ken Jennings Show. I think she's waiting to see if the church and the state can tax Ken into poverty. Otherwise, there isn't much suspense.
by Downstrike November 8, 2004
mugGet the The Ken Jennings Showmug.

Dodge

What one of you needs to get out of if there ain't room for the two of you there.
Get out of Dodge. There ain't room here for the both of us.
by Downstrike May 27, 2004
mugGet the Dodgemug.

Tuesday

The day of the week when most people live their entire lives.
You can tell when you're in traffic that most of the people in front of you have no destination where they want to arrive before next Tuesday.
by Downstrike October 17, 2004
mugGet the Tuesdaymug.

newsletter

1. An informative email message sent to a list of subscribers on a regular basis.

2. Spam messages sent on a regular basis to a purchased mailing list of non-consenting "subscribers".

3. An unsolicited spam message sent specifically to offend the recipients in order to provoke them into clicking an unsubscribe link that in reality enrolls them into mailing lists to be sold to spammers. See also spam riot.
Most newsletter recipients wonder how the heck they got subscribed to most of their newsletters.
by Downstrike August 23, 2005
mugGet the newslettermug.

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