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Vatican Cameos 

'Vatican Cameos' is a phrase used in BBC's Sherlock when Sherlock is about to open Irene Adler's safe. The phrase first originated in World War 2. It was used when a non-military person, who was armed (gun or knife) entered a British military base. The phrase was a signal for everyone duck out of the line of fire. Sherlock knew that John, being a military man, would recognise this phrase and duck out of the way of the gun in the safe. It is not a code phrase which Sherlock and John coordinated as a safe word. Very clever, don't you think?
*Person walks into room with gun*
"Vatican Cameos"
*everyone ducks*

Il Vaticano 

Il Vaticano is a special chess move, which allows bishops two squares apart to take what's in between them. It's denoted B-O-O-B in standard chess notation.
"what the fuck"
"google Il Vaticano"
"Holy See"
Il Vaticano by romner December 28, 2022
The name Varian is French for "variable", which means something not consistent or liable to change.
Varian: I don't like to change myself for any reason . . . except if something emotionally traumatizing happens to someone I really care about.
Rudiger: Skree, chirrrp, Grrrrr.
Varian: Your right, Rudiger. Like that would ever happen.
Varian by BlackRoseAki January 28, 2019

omicron variant 

the latest DLC to Coronavirus: The Game
"oh god oh fuck i hope omicron variant doesn't reach new zealand"
omicron variant by anonymous December 5, 2021

sigma variant 

A disease affecting one's ability to stop grustling. Often combined with a lone wolf attitude and an affinity for cryptocurrency.
I think Edwin caught the sigma variant, he won't stop talking about Gary V.
sigma variant by mteusz November 28, 2021

The Vatican 

A variation of the Eiffel Tower in which the person in the middle is a young boy, and the two people on the outside are preferably, but not necessarily, priests.
Those two sex offenders teamed up and gave that boy the Vatican.
The Vatican by BenedictXVI June 13, 2010