Foucault's pendulum

1. a pendulum device named after the French physicist Léon Foucault, used to demonstrate the rotation of the Earth.

2. an extremely complicated novel by Umberto Ecco, first published in 1988. Persons successfully reading this book should be given a badge of merit.

Juicy O'Gazem: 'Did you really read all of "Foucault's Pendulum"'

Rod Stiffy: 'Yessirree, I did.'

Juicy O'Gazem: 'Wow, you should get a badge or a medal or something.'

Foucault's pendulum by Figleaf23 January 2, 2009

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foucaultious

Refers to something that is deliciously, or precociously, like Michel Foucault (French philosopher), or like something he would say.

Joe: Knowledge is a function of power.
Bob: That's foucaultious!

also

Joe's five-year-old son: Dad, I feel like my teachers are trying to normalize me.
Joe: That's my son! -so foucaultious.

foucaultious by Zagaloo November 25, 2009

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foucault

foucault,n
french philosopher dude. awesome. postmodernist. wrote a history ofsexuality

foucault was born in 1926

foucault by Emma Woods December 14, 2007

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How bout dem knicks?

A phrase referring twoard the New York Knicks.
Its usually said to break an unplesent moment of silence.

Guy 1: I think I may be gay.
Guy 2: ...
Guy 1: ...
Guy 2: How bout dem knicks?

How bout dem knicks? by Flame060 March 28, 2005

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Power Couple

A relationship between two people who are equally as cool as each other. They are as individually awesome and fun to be around as they are when they are together.

Neither one depends on the other for their feelings of self worth- they know in their heart that they are just as valuable to the world as the other. Good looking, optimistic, and sparks a light in the world that people recognize that goes beyond a normal relationship.

In a power couple, if one person is flawed, the other person makes up for their weaknesses in strength. Together they are the epitome of what anyone would desire in a relationship. They encourage goodness in the world and make it a better place by being together.

I'm a fan of those two, they are such a power couple, the epitome of what anyone would want in a relationship.

I am envious of them because they are a power couple.

Power Couple by Pina28 May 23, 2012

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Shitdar

Spidey sense for evading poop on the street, canine or otherwise.

When walking in NYC or LA, you need shitdar.

Shitdar by Sickomonster June 3, 2026

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Shackteâu

A Shackteau is a humble, weather-beaten, structurally questionable shelter located in a spectacular or highly coveted place—Wales, Jackson Hole, Sun Valley, Crested Butte, coastal Maine, the Alps—where the building itself may be worth almost nothing, but the dirt, view, access, and mythology make it absurdly valuable.
In use:

Shackteâu - We thought it was an abandoned shed until the realtor called it a rare alpine Shackteâu with unobstructed views and listed it for $2 million.

Shackteâu by ez-dog June 4, 2026

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