| 1. | multimortamicrocanisequiphobia | ||
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Morbid fear of becoming the defendant in a class action suit taken on behalf of a large number of dead chihuahuas. Or by a large number of undead chihuahuas. By the time you find yourself suffering from multimortamicrocanisequiphobia, it's time to decompress.
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| 2. | throttling | ||
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Describes the intentional shipping and receiving delays imposed by the online DVD rental service NetFlix to limit their customer's maximum number of DVD rentals per month. By delaying the shipment and denying the receipt of returned DVD's, NetFlix is able to limit (throttling) users to a maximum number of DVD's per month while advertising unlimited rentals. This practice has recently come to light with both a Class Action law suit and recent a recent AP story that ran nationally.
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| 3. | Japan | ||
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Japan, a country often not seen for what it really is. It is one of the world's largest powers, however, many think everyone wears kimono, watches anime, practices karate everyday, and eat only rice. There is much more to it than that.
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-Food- Due to being an island, Japan's main source of food is seafood. Sushi is one of Japan's specialties and can be made in a variety of ways. Popular dishes include Nigiri, Gunkan, and Norimaki. (source : japan-guide.com) Another type of popular Japanese foods are its sweets. Some of the most famous are Pocky (bisquit sticks covered with a type of icing), Pucca (sea-creature shaped pretzle-like snack filled with chocolate), and Ramune Candies (made after a popular drink called Ramune that's very sweet and comes in a glass bottle with a marble in the neck). These items are shipped around the world and can commonly be found in a local store. -Housing- In the common Japanese household, many things are different from what you may be used to. When you enter one's home, you take off your shoes at a front square, switching to slippers (common colour is green). *Bathroom* When you need to use the restroom, there is another type of slippers availab... |
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Japan, a country often not seen for what it really is. It is one of the world's largest powers, however, many think everyone wears kimono, watches anime, practices karate everyday, and eat only rice. There is much more to it than that.
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-Food- Due to being an island, Japan's main source of food is seafood. Sushi is one of Japan's specialties and can be made in a variety of ways. Popular dishes include Nigiri, Gunkan, and Norimaki. (source : japan-guide.com) Another type of popular Japanese foods are its sweets. Some of the most famous are Pocky (bisquit sticks covered with a type of icing), Pucca (sea-creature shaped pretzle-like snack filled with chocolate), and Ramune Candies (made after a popular drink called Ramune that's very sweet and comes in a glass bottle with a marble in the neck). These items are shipped around the world and can commonly be found in a local store. -Housing- In the common Japanese household, many things are different from what you may be used to. When you enter one's home, you take off your shoes at a front square, switching to slippers (common colour is green). *Bathroom* When you need to use the restroom, there is another type of slippers available called "Toilet Slippers". They are often decorated with cute characters but I believe the most popular ones I've seen have a silhouette of a man and woman. There is a kind of Japanese toilet that a lot of people aren't used to. Most of it is "in-ground", so for use, you must squat, fa... |
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| 5. | Chunti | ||
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Indian/ Mumbai slang to describe someone or something that is ghetto, trashy, low class. It is used to replace most verbs, nouns, pronouns, adjectives, interjections or common use as an idiom.
Other usages: the word can be modified to better suit situations and circumstances such as; chuntigiri, chuntees, chuntiness..... Common examples of word usage:
- You’ve got such a lot of Chuntiness in you (verb) - I dont give a Chunti (action verb) - Stop your Chuntigiri bitch (adjective) - Chuntees !!!! (random outburst of a word) - Take this Chunti out the back and shoot him between the eyes (noun) - Check this Chunti out; he is just radiating his Chuntiness all over the place, Chunti! (noun, verb, idiom) - Alexander is my neighbor. Chunti says that he likes bollywood music (noun) |
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| 6. | Salsa Bath | ||
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Noun, Verb, Adjective, etc. Widely usable and applicable, the term Salsa Bath has not but one definition, but rather, defines itself based on contextual implications. More specifically, salsa bath is an expression of shock, dismay, disbelief, excitement, horror, disgust, interest, boredom, exhaustion, enthusiasm, enlightenment, animosity, arousal, beguilement, satisfaction, outrage, and/or commitment. This list could continue into infinity, as various uses of the term present themselves in the contextually relevant metaverse. "I got a real salsa bath at the book store this semester." more...
"That concert last night was one hell of a salsa bath!" "Dude, have you seen her in a bathing suit? Salsa bath!!" "That guy is a total jerk; his whole life is one big salsa bath." "Took a shower this morning... salsa bath!" Person 1: "Want to come to the Devo concert tonight?" Person 2: "Can't, have to work until 3 am." Person 1: "Ahh, salsa bath." "I can't believe the NDAA, what a salsa bath!" "The Occupy Movement took a real salsa bath this winter." Person 1: "Dude, I'm actually going to fill a claw-foot tub with Pace Picante this weekend and take a fucking salsa bath!" Person 2: "Alright, salsa bath!" Person 1: "Did you hear? The federal government now has the power to incarcerate any individual indefinitely without trial." Person 2: "Salsa... Bath..." "My English class this semester is a real salsa bath." "I'm thinking about coming by your studio and checking out your little salsa bath project." Person 1: "Dude, this place wreaks of milk soda." Person 2: "Salsa bath?" "Last night I finally got lucky with Tiffany... Salsa bath." Person 1: "Dude, Frank slept with my girlfriend, Tiffany!" Person 2: "Aww man, salsa bath!" Person 1: "Yeah, he's gonna get a fucking salsa bath to the face next time I see him." Buddha: "A jug fills drop by drop." Disciple: "Salsa Bath." "Sometimes life just seems like one salsa bath after another." "The federal government is just one, big salsa bath." |
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| 7. | Judas Priest | ||
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Commonly considered as one of the most influential metal bands of all time, Judas priest was created in 1968 with members Al Atkins (vocals), K.K. Downing (Guitar, Backing Vocals), Ian Hill (Bass, Backing Vocals)and John Pattridge (drumkit). Originally their songs were blues based, though as time passed and members were chopped and changed the band adopted their own genre of heavy metal.
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By 1989 their current members had joined the group including Rob Halford (Vocals), K.K. Downing (Guitar, Backing Vocals), Glen Tipton (Guitar, Backing Vocals), Ian Hill (Bass, Backing Vocals)and Scott Travis (Drumkit). Recording twelve studio and two concert albums to large degrees of financial success, Judas Priest has sold well over 30 million albums worldwide. Late in 1991 Lead Singer Rob Halford left the group and went on to form a metal band of his own by the name of Fight. Rumours had started as early as September 1991 as to his sexuality and the tensions within the group. Fight produced three albums, combining the classical g... |
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