To be sold a promise, concept or ideal only to find you have been deliberately lied to or misled.
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Gi·ar·box-Noun
Gi·ar·box·a·ble-Adjective
See also: Pitchforded - To tell everyone you know well what you are doing and have everything under control right up until you have been caught out. Possibly even beyond.
"Don't be Gearboxed. It can't possibly live up to the hype."
"They're just Gearboxing you!"
A state of extreme arousal evoked by the presence or discussion of niche demographic tools. Most often used in reference to bike messengers, photographers and videographers.
Half the office is gathered around Mike's new 1080 Video with an interchangeable lenses, panting and grunting. They are getting such gear boners for that thing.
A dried up semen dingleberry that is usually trapped within the pubic hedge. Sometimes very difficult to remove. Can also be located in the hair or facial bristle.
The occurrence of one's penis becoming erect as a result of homo-erotic touching/playing, thinking of men engaging in homo-erotic acts, or viewing such homo-erotic acts.
Hershman got a gayboner when Futch gooch-grabbed him after drinking some Arbor Mist wine coolers.
After watching Grey's Anatomy, Ballen had to run to the bathroom to relieve himself of his gayboner.