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ridiculo'clock

Refers to either (1) the insanely-early hour in the morning that you have to wake up, or (2) the really, really late hour you stayed up
Dave: "Hey Bill, how's the new job going?"
Me: "Oh my god, I have to get up at ridiculo'clock to catch the early train just to get there by 7. It's killing me...!"

Maria: "You look tired."
Me: "Yeah, I was gonna go to bed early, but ended up binge-watching the new series of 'Hazelton' till ridiculo'clock.
by bill cauliflower September 21, 2023
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puburbs

The inner, older suburbs around the central part of a large city, most of which contain a large number of small hotels or pubs. As opposed to the outer suburbs, which often have just a few 'supersize-me' mega-hotels.
Me: "Hey, wanna hang out in the puburbs tonight?"
Sian: "Yeah, let's go to West End."
by bill cauliflower June 26, 2016
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soliloquery

(n.) The kind of question you ask yourself when you're alone - and usually in total over-thinking mode - that leads you to invariably wonder about life, the universe, and everything.
Me: "To be or not to be? That is the question. Where is my life going? What the hell am i doing...?"
Also me: "Shut up and stop getting caught up in that soliloquery shit...!"
by bill cauliflower April 11, 2020
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collabaret

When a number of Theatre Companies get together to put on a musical.
Me: "Who is putting on 'Mamma Mia' this time?"
Francesca: "I heard that three different theatre companies are collaborating to put it on this year."
Me: "Hmm. Not so much a Cabaret as a Collabaret, I guess, haha...!"
Francesca: (groan)
by bill cauliflower January 3, 2018
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improverb

"We really need to get this done quick. As they say, 'A stitch in time heals all wounds.' "

"Is that a proverb...?"

"Mmmm. Maybe not. It might be an improverb..."
by bill cauliflower February 14, 2019
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inductrination

Inductrination (n.)
Starting a new job, you're required to attend a one-day 'induction' into the company, and it ends up being an exercise in brain-washing new recruits and indoctrinating them into believing that they are now working for the most awesome business in the universe.
Me: "Hey Dylan, how did Induction Day go at Googbook...?"
Dylan: "Oh wow, it's the best company IN THE FRICKEN WORLD dude, the employee benefits are some of the best, offering opportunities for career growth, work that positively impacts the human race, and innovative culture. We have bicycles and electric cars to get staff to meetings, gaming centers, organic gardens, and eco-friendly furnishings, on-site physicians, nurses, medical services, and health care coverage, and we positively impact society with the applications and technology, which benefit the entire human race. Oh, and of course there's the amazing pro..."
Me: "Whoa man, whoa...! Looks like you've been totally brain-washed in a single day. Forget 'induction', that was a goddamn 'inductrination'...!!
by bill cauliflower March 7, 2021
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mechaniclysm

The apocalyptic moment where robots finally transcend and improve their Artificial Intelligence to such an extent that they are all able to communicate with each other, banding together to finally defeat the humans.

This is a BAD thing.
"Hey Dennis, the whole Internet just shut down."
"Oh shit, don't tell me the mechaniclysm has finally happened...!!!??"
by bill cauliflower December 16, 2018
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