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japan

A skateboarding trick in which the skater bends his/her legs and body to one side and grabs the bottom of the board.

So called because from the front or back, the skater's pose is a similar shape to the country or Japan.
Jack did an ollie off the half-pipe and followed up with a japan, then a 360 before landing.
by Rhodoferax November 5, 2008
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zebra

In medicine, a common disease presenting with unusual symptoms. Also applies to a patient with symptoms common to several diseases in which the first diagnosis is of a rare or obscure disease, when the truth is a more mundane disorder.

The term was popularised by Scrubs.

Derived from the axiom "When you hear hoofbeats, think 'horses', not 'zebras'.
If a patient presents with vomiting, dairrhoea, and fever, West Nile Virus is a zebra; they're more likely to have enteropathogenic E. coli infection.
by Rhodoferax October 24, 2008
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negative income

A situation in which your wages or salary is less than your day-to-day expenses.
Let's see, I make €400 a week after tax. Rent is €100, food is €50, gas is €50, insurance is €150 all told, electricity is €75...crap, negative income! Better cut back on something.
by Rhodoferax July 27, 2010
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PAYE

Stands for Pay As You Earn.

1: A form of taxation where tax is deducted from your paycheque before you even get it.

2: In Celtic Tiger Ireland, a term of derision for people who do proper work for reasonable pay, instead of making silly money trading in stocks or property or doing weird things with money involving multiple bank accounts and mortgages.
You work as an electrician? That's a bit PAYE, isn't it?
by Rhodoferax November 12, 2012
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fallout

The dramatic events and controversy that follow a surprising, important change, statement, or revelation.

Derived from the name for the radioactive particles that fall from the sky for some time after a nuclear explosion.
After the prime minister revealed he had been working alongside the banks in actions which precipitated the current economic crisis, there was massive fallout which resulted in a general election.

The president and cabinet were forced to resign due to the fallout after an insider leaked secret files to WikiLeaks.
by Rhodoferax January 13, 2011
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oik

A mildly derisory term, generally used by college students, for one who is still in school. More specifically, one who still has to wear a school uniform.
I was on my way to see my homies when this oik comes up and asks me to buy him some booze.
by Rhodoferax May 4, 2010
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heterosexual lesbian

A woman who is only romantically interested in men and whose emotional interest in women does not go beyond friendship, but who kisses and has sex with other women for fun and enjoyment.
Kevin, I have bad news! I just saw Jessica cheating on you!

What? With who?

Lucy.

Oh, that's OK. Jessica's a heterosexual lesbian, and we've agreed it's OK for her to sleep with other girls. Sometimes she lets me join in.
by Rhodoferax October 4, 2013
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