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renoviction

Eviction of tenants resulting from a planned renovation of their apartment building.

Coined by Heather Pawsey in Vancouver. Truly an urban word.
The elderly couple faced renoviction when their landlord served them notice that they had 60 days to vacate. They feared that gentrification would price them out of the entire neighborhood.
by Slumdog January 17, 2009
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dawg

too bad

An interjection popular in North Carolina similar to "darn" or "good Lord!"
That fish slipped off my hook just as I was pulling it into the boat.

Dawg!
by slumdog July 6, 2009
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curry in a hurry

Indian food in microwavable pouches that don't need to be frozen. Ready to eat in 90 seconds. Available in Indian grocery stores for $1.50 or less. A huge variety of vegetarian entrees compared to American microwave food and less bland too.
When I first got divorced, I ate curry in a hurry every day for lunch. I felt a little awkward buying them 30 at a time at the Indo-Pak market.
by Slumdog January 19, 2009
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acoustic razor

a conventional razor, as opposed to an electric razor
Feck, my Norelco is busted - gotta use an acoustic razor.
by Slumdog January 18, 2009
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buttock

the most polite way possible to swear
Emilio Post: I'm leaving you for your best friend.
Emily Post: Oh buttock.
by Slumdog January 17, 2009
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portmanteau

1. an archaic word used by prissy netymologists on Wikipedia and Word Spy that means a blend word. A word formed by combining parts of two words

2. a two-compartment suitcase that has not been manufactured since the 1800s.
1. Wikipedia is a portmanteau of the words "wienie" and "encyclopedia".

2. I wonder if the luggage museum has a portmanteau?
by slumdog January 27, 2009
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mug me earphones

The distinctive earbuds associated with the Apple iPod. iPods are easy to pick out because of their white earphones and are popular on the black market making them more likely to be stolen. aka mugmes
iPod Users are easy to spot, sporting the white ear buds, often referred to as mug me earphones.
- The Globe and Mail (Canada), November 15, 2008
by Slumdog January 19, 2009
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