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Verticality

The art of stacking things as high as possible.
By stacking those boxes that high, he's really showing off his unsurpassed verticality skills.
Verticality by pepperfarmer November 5, 2012

verticality

Pronouced (vur te kal it e)

Defining and object or persons' possition on the vertical axis or lack there of.

The opposite of horizontality.
Lewstar is a spun3 who fell over. His verticality is z3ro.
verticality by MkY January 9, 2006

What currently has a positive verticality?

A nerdy way of saying "what's up?" Usually only used by nerds with at least some partial social skills. When used by a socially inept nerd, it will generally be spoken to one who wouldn't understand. This is commonly responded to with "The vast expansion of blue, or some sort of solid between it and myself"
Sheldon: "what currently has a positive verticality?"
Penny: huh?
Sheldon: I said, what currently has a positive verticality?. My god woman, can't you hear?
Penny: I meant, what did you mean by that?
Sheldon: well, since a positive value is...
Penny: Can I just say the sky?
:nerds in audience laugh:
Sheldon: Amazing, you were able to pick the right answer, though you forgot to mention the solids between it and us
Penny: Whatever, look, is Leonard home?

Instantaneous Verticality

When a function is continuous but has an undefined derivative.

go commit eat tortilla chip vertically

when someone wants to kill you but cant due to it being against the law, so they make you suffer the most they can
person 1: i think that PBS Kids isnt that good--

person 2: go commit eat tortilla chip vertically

Verticalism 

Verticalism is any form of discrimination or prejudice against shorter people in height, usually in the recreational environment of basketball. Verticalism can take the form of ideas and assumptions, stereotypes, attitudes and practices, physical barriers in the environment, or larger scale oppression. It is oftentimes unintentional and most people are completely unaware of the impact of their words or actions.
Hey Harsha, wasn't Venkatesh being hurtfully verticalist against Aryan the other day? He would continuously and intentionally dunk on him in order to emphasize his height privilege. He even went as far as to call out Aryan's short stature. Do you think he's aware of his verticalism? I hope Aryan's doing okay.
Verticalism by vijaythegoat March 14, 2022
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Slop Grenade

When someone uses AI to generate a large document, slide deck, or piece of code/software and tosses it over the fence for you to deal with.
Chad: Hey Brent I sent you the new backend API change to review, it’s only 100 files changed.

Brent: he just tossed me a slop grenade
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After we broke up, he was floxi to me.
floxi by Dr. Geek May 13, 2009
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NYC people who migrate north to Quahog, RI to see the leaves in the fall.
New York and everyone from there can fornicate themselves with an iron stick.
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Respectfully 

Precedes or follows either a gratuitously disrespectful or honest remark, originated in New York City. Used in similar fashion to "no offense" or "to be honest," interchangeably.
Ya mans is wild buns, respectfully. Respectfully he's washed.

After school, The Modells on Jamaica Ave was active. Respectfully.
Respectfully by john quan the first December 20, 2020
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