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Silver Screen 

The real name is called silver lenticular screen, is a type of projection screen that was popular in the early years of the motion picture industry.

The term silver screen originated in reference to the actual silver content embedded in the material that made up the screen's highly reflective surface.

The term silver screen has passed into popular use as a way of referring to projection screens in general and motion picture projection screens, and also known for being used in threaters.
Straight of the Philly scene, Made for the silver screen -Young Roscoe
Silver Screen by UrbanAzn May 27, 2006
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silver screen 

The real name is called silver lenticular screen, is a type of projection screen that was popular in the early years of the motion picture industry.

The term silver screen originated in reference to the actual silver content embedded in the material that made up the screen's highly reflective surface.

The term silver screen has passed into popular use as a way of referring to refer to projection screens in general and motion picture projection screens, also used in threaters
Straight of the Philly scene, Made for the silver screen -Young Roscoe
silver screen by UrbanAzn July 28, 2008

silver screened 

To run away from what you have known to chase fame and fortune. Word made known by the band Placebo for their song titled "Special Needs".
remember me when your the one who silver screened...

silverscreen 

He took lines on a silverscreen
silverscreen by Micu the great February 19, 2007
Cigarette: Northern slang for a cigarette, used oft by mashed up mancunian ravers becasue of the resemblance of a hot(electric)stove to the end of a lit cigarette. Originated circa 1991 in the early halcyon days of the rave culture; we speculate during a drug fuelled hallucination by said manc.
'fuck me noel, i am bolloxed, is that a ciggy in your mouth, or the stove from me 'nans kitchen'/
General use: 'Give us a stove you cunt'
stove by anthony willison March 18, 2004
Word of the Day on August 4, 2026

Walky-Talky 

A derogatory term for able bodied people or people that can walk. This definition was coined by disabled influencer Valerie Weber
Person in wheelchair: “look at that walky-talky over there.”

Friend in wheelchair: *looking at person who is walking* “yeah haha
Walky-Talky by odd muffin October 5, 2021
Word of the Day on August 3, 2026

Scrapnel 

(N) :
All pieces left over after an art project or home improvement.
"After we made the decorations for the party, there was 'scrapnel' all over the floor"
Scrapnel by IceSniper February 22, 2025
Word of the Day on August 2, 2026