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Groody

"...the number sewn on the groody part just above the old tick-tocker..."
by Belisarius March 2, 2004
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Goth

1. One of many ancient Teutonic tribes originating in what is now Germany.

2. One of the many tribes of barbarians overrunning the Roman Empire during the 3rd, 4th and 5th centuries A.D.
The Ostrogoths settled in what was Roman Italia, while the Visigoths eventually settled down on the Iberian peninsula.
by Belisarius March 2, 2004
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Widget

1. General-purpose term for any hypothetical object, esp. used in textbook demonstrations.

2. A floating widget is found inside cans of beer where it collects nitrogen from the fluid and forecefully releases it upon opening, creating a foamy head in imitation of draught beer.

3. In programming, a widget is a graphical component often used to build a graphical user interface.
Adam Smith's factory manufactured 120,000 widgets per annum at four pence each.
by Belisarius March 2, 2004
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invaginate

Verb.
1. To enclose or become enclosed.

2. To turn or become inward.

3. To infold or become infolded so as to form a hollow space within a previously solid structure.
The larnyx ventricle conists of a large fold invaginating from the lumen.
by Belisarius March 2, 2004
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Newspeak

Contrived language of Oceania from George Orwell's "1984." It uses many English words, albeit with a greatly simplified vocabulary and sentence structure. The elimination of synonyms and antonyms helped this process. It was created in attempt to influence the thought of Oceania's citizens and make it impossible to express thoughts dangerous to Ingsoc (Newspeak for English Socialism). Today this is recognized as political correctness.

Examples:

Minitruth="Ministry of Truth" (Oceanian propaganda ministry)
Ungood="bad"
Doubleplusgood="excellent"
Doublethink=the ability to hold two contradictory thoughts at a time
B-B="Big Brother", ie the State

These translations give a rough estimate of some general rules when using Newspeak.
Thoughtcrime does not entail death: thoughtcrime IS death.
by Belisarius March 2, 2004
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urbandictionary

A place for oh so "clever" kids to create breathtakingly unhumorous definitions for various words, both real and contrived.
Poopchute spork thinger - OMG! It's what you use to eat out your dog's ass after he's had worms!!!! OMGWTF!!11 FUnnnYYYyY!!!111
by Belisarius March 2, 2004
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baphomet

1. An idol or image

2. Idol or image originally used by the Knights Templar, claimed by the Inquisition to seal their heresy.

3. The most well-known and recent depiction shown by Eliphas Lévi's 1854 Dogme et Rituel de la Haute Magie, consisting of a goat with a torch between the horns. This image is often used as a representation of Satan or some other hierarchy of Hell.

4. Suggested etymologies:
A. From the Greek 'baphe' and 'metis', meaning "baptism of wisdom".
B. Atbash cipher for the Goddess Sophia
C. Acronymn: 'Temp. ohp. Ab.' originating from the Latin 'Templi omnium hominum pacis abhas,' meaning "the father of universal peace among men."
Baphomet was once thought to be a demon worshipped by freemasons, a legend originating from the Taxil hoax.
by Belisarius March 2, 2004
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