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mullet lawn

A lawn which is well cared for on the front side of the house, but in disarray on the back, much like a mullet - "business in the front, party in the back".
The Hendersons have such a mullet lawn. It's just like their marriage - they're always putting on their best face for the neighborhood, but deep down, they have issues...
by ekolis August 1, 2014
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porch room

An enclosed patio attached to a house.
Don't let the dog out in the yard; it's raining. Just let him play in the porch room.
by ekolis November 3, 2016
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alert oriented debugging

Debugging JavaScript code using alert statements to determine flow of control and inspect variables.
My browser doesn't have a JavaScript debugger so I have to resort to alert oriented debugging.
by ekolis June 4, 2020
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square hole

A hole into which everything goes.
This is the square. Do you know which hole it goes into? That's right, it goes into the square hole!

This is the rectangle. Which hole does it go into? That's right, it goes into the square hole too!

*5 minutes later*

This is the truncated dodecahedron. Do you know which hole it goes into?

(pause)

That's right! It goes into the square hole too!
by ekolis February 26, 2021
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Now you're playing with power

Nintendo marketing slogan from the 1980s and 1990s.
No, Bobby, just because the Nintendo commercial said "Now you're playing with power!" doesn't mean you get to plug this pair of scissors into an electrical outlet!
by ekolis September 23, 2013
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shipoopy

A portmanteau of "shit" and "poopy", used as an interjection when catching oneself swearing in front of children or the elderly.
Shipoopy! How many times do I have to tell you not to leave your Legos on the floor?!
by ekolis November 5, 2016
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alligator in the cargo bay

A task that was taken on and solved out of a desire to take initiative at work. This is a reference to an episode of The Orville in which Captain Ed Mercer asks Bortus what he has been working on, and Bortus replies that there is an alligator in the cargo bay, but he has crushed it with a chair.
Did I fix the SQL injection vulnerability? Of course, it's an alligator in the cargo bay!
by ekolis January 30, 2020
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