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Highbrow Humor 

1: Something people with higher than a 118 IQ find humorous but not overwhelmingly funny.

2: A joke or comedic event that people whom watch rick and morty wouldn't get but may in many cases might nod along like they understand the joke.

3: Rick and Morty tries very hard to be unironically "highbrow" but ends up just being as comical as the Simpsons season 24.

4: Intellectually stimulating, highly cultured.
A inspector visits a sanatoriun to check its conditions.
During the tour the director takes him to one of their newly designed test rooms, claiming its foolproof.

"We fill up this bathtub to the brim see? Then we hand to the inmate a spoon and a cup and ask him to empty the tub" Says the director

The inspector nods and replies with a smile "Ah, i see. And the inmate, if sane will choose the cup because it's the biggest."

The director then looks at the inspector and raises a brow "No, the sane one will just open the drain"

Most people without thinking would just pass this joke off as "dumb" however, a classically intelligent mind would see some slight comedy in the twist, albeit an easy one. Classic example of "highbrow humor."
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Highbrow Humor 

1. Not fucking funny.

2. Something hipsters pretend to be funny.
Bill: Ted! I've fallen in love! ...with the word, "Shan't." My zeal and fondness towards this word is unparallelled. I have been left enamored to the point that I'm completely and utterly smitten by the word. But, alas I cannot use the word without sounding like a pompous ass. So my love appears to be in vein. I can't bear the pain, so I shan't any longer. *pretends to kill himself*

Ted: That whole aside makes you sound like a pompous ass.

Bill: That's the point, it's called a joke.

Ted: How is that funny?

Bill: It's highbrow humor and irony, perhaps it's 2deep4u

Ted: Maybe, you're just an unfunny faggot!
Highbrow Humor by imthatawesome September 23, 2012
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It is said of the situation where a person has the bad luck to make contact with his testicles against an undefined surface or object, intentioned or not.
Given the nature of the word, it is more appropriate to design cases where the interaction is made with a moving object, for example, a ball.
Although it is extremely painful for the victim, it tends to be considerably funny to people who witness it.
Today in the baseball game the pitcher took a nutshot; the baseball hit him in the nuts.

Man, I just watched the funniest nutshot video ever.
Nutshot by Uberflaven March 1, 2009
Word of the Day on June 26, 2026

Nerd neck 

A "human" that spends so much time playing video games that their posture is level nerd neck. Everytime anyone goes tryhard they hunch down and their neck gets longer there fore a nerd neck is always hunched down cause they're always going try hard. In other words a nerd neck is a try hard, since their neck is 100% longer than the average human being due to playing too many video games and taking them serious, nerd necks are not even considered human anymore but something more sad. Nerd necks are often found on fortnite, their natural habitat usually being tilted towers.
What a fucking nerd neck!

He is building so fast, nerd neck!

Looser more like a nerd neck ha!
Nerd neck by D Sandwich Maker February 5, 2019
Word of the Day on June 25, 2026

love peace and chicken grease 

"another of sayin peace out or good bye"
Talk to ya later......Love, Peace, and Chicken Grease
Word of the Day on June 24, 2026
slip of the tongue perhaps,
Those idiots who drive around in a ridiculously raised pick up truck, making a top heavy vehicle even more top heavy and unstable
A:*gah*
B: "Whats the matter"
A: This dam prickup is blinding me.
B: Stupid thing's, as if there lights weren't blinding enough as it is.
prickup by lunasea September 28, 2009
Word of the Day on June 23, 2026

Serial Monogamist 

Someone who jumps from one relationship immediately into another one.

Serial monogamists can not stand to be alone and often suffer from vast commitment and insecurity issues.

Because they jump into relationships immediately after the previous one has ended, serial monogamists typically don't take the time to reflect on their behavior or why their previous relationships failed; thus, they end up making the same relationship mistakes over and over again.
Person 1: Damn, Dustin already has a new girlfriend?! It's only been two weeks since he broke up with his fiance! I think he's a sociopath.

Person 2: No, he's a serial monogamist...
Word of the Day on June 22, 2026