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hollywood treatment

when a mainstream film producer adapts an original idea/story/novel into a film, but compromises many plot points for the purpose of making money off of the film to a larger more general audience; much of this is in dismay to the original writer who in the end has little control over what happens
author: aw man! what happened to my story? they ruined it completely! this man wasn't supposed to die! and what's with this love triangle?

onlooker: you got the hollywood treatment man!
by UM North Quad December 5, 2010
mugGet the hollywood treatmentmug.

cyber

the European variant of the term cybergoth

anything pertaining to the internet
(brit) look at that man, he's a cyber if I've ever seen one

(american) a cyber? you mean cybergoth?

(brit) (scoffs) gothic? that's not gothic, that's a cyber, THAT'S gothic! (points to a man dressed in a black leather trenchcoat, pale complexion, and neo-Victorian clothing)

(american) whoa that's so goth!
by UM North Quad August 29, 2011
mugGet the cybermug.

financial catapult

usually the last few days or the second week of a pay period during which most if not all the money from a previous paycheck has been spent, most of it on bills, debts, and food, leaving very little left for leisure. A prevalent feature of the lives of young adults
dammit, I have 10 bucks left which I need for gas, gonna be in a financial catapult the rest of this week!
by UM North Quad July 26, 2012
mugGet the financial catapultmug.

nyan challenge

the act of watching "nyan cat" for 10 hours or longer
Don't disturb him he's plugged in!
He's programming facebook pages?
NO! He's doing the nyan challenge, he's 6 hours in!
My what a strong willed man...
by UM North Quad July 7, 2011
mugGet the nyan challengemug.

the pile

A pile of mundane but indispensable items that often builds up in a certain spot of a room/apartment/etc, such as the tchotchkes piling up on a desk/dresser, a pile of laundry (both dirty and clean), or a pile of boxes that exist when moving between 2 or more places in a short period of time. It is worth noting that these piles, although manageable, are often really hard to remove completely, especially as they are quick to build up again, quite commonly in different places.

a variation of this term is the "college pile" which is essentially a pile of boxes, luggage, etc that piles up at a person's home before or after moving between college dorms/apts
hey found this random book light on your desk?
throw it on the pile!

hey there's a box of books here?
the college pile!
by UM North Quad August 23, 2011
mugGet the the pilemug.

skid row

Audrey: Mushnik Skid Row flourist, may i help you?
by UM North Quad April 28, 2006
mugGet the skid rowmug.

7

A very, very, VERY common lucky number. Also used in the bible several times. (God rests on the 7th day, 7 seals of the scroll, etc.)
Paul: 7 is my lucky number.
Joe: No way! Thats my lucky number too!
by UM North Quad May 4, 2006
mugGet the 7mug.

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