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nest egg

a cache of money saved for a specific purpose (such as an emergency)
They went for the nest egg but forgot where it was.
by The Return of Light Joker October 7, 2009
mugGet the nest eggmug.

underdog

a person who is unlikely to win in a competition or is at a disadvantage
He was the underdog but he came out on top anyway.
by The Return of Light Joker December 9, 2008
mugGet the underdogmug.

echo chamber

an insular communication space where everyone agrees with the information and no outside input is allowed
The broadcast is just another echo chamber for self serving interests.
mugGet the echo chambermug.

invent the wheel

to unnecessarily work on an task that has already been basically completed
Come on, Relax. It's no reason to invent the wheel.
by The Return of Light Joker September 21, 2009
mugGet the invent the wheelmug.

nerf

to make something in a videogame less desirable
I started to grow tired of Pokémon when they nerfed the attack system. (example of nerf)
by The Return of Light Joker January 14, 2010
mugGet the nerfmug.

jerry-rigged

patched or cobbled together (a blend of jerry-built, meaning carelessly or awkwardly built and jury-rigged)
The jerry-rigged monitor only lasted three days before it stopped functioning permanantly.
by The Return of Light Joker April 10, 2009
mugGet the jerry-riggedmug.

blue-collar ballet

Professional wrestling (perhaps because most matches have predetermined outcomes)
by The Return of Light Joker December 30, 2011
mugGet the blue-collar balletmug.

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