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Heinlein 

Famous & weird SF writer who was one of the Greats of the Golden Age of SF, eg: the 40's & 50's. Though he was not the greatest master of dialogue, his stories are often quite gripping.

He has added two cool words to the language, grok & the acronym TANSTAAFL.

There is a fine line between Heinlein & the rest.
Heinlein by moonlymeister January 3, 2006
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Heinlein 

Verb - discounting an opinion on the military/police/government institutions because of that person’s lack of service in those institutions.

Origin: “Starship Troopers”, the Robert Heinlein novel where Federation citizens are only fully franchised after two years of Federation service
“You don’t know what you’re talking about, because you’ve never been a soldier

“Why do you have to Heinlein me, bro?”
Heinlein by Brady Hartzfield March 21, 2021
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Heinlein 

Getting an underage girl drunk while pretending to be drunk yourself, and then trying to take advantage of them.
Mike was trying to Heinlein that bitch at the party last night
Heinlein by Gremlin Team Racing December 12, 2008

heinlein pig 

A person so set in an opinion that facts and data will not change their mind. Derived from Robert Heinlein's never try to teach a pig to sing quote.
Antivaccers are Heinlein pigs, no matter how many studies show vaccines are safe and effective, they will insist on not having their children vaccinated.
heinlein pig by Plcf July 14, 2019
From Heinous, meaning completely wretched, awful, ugly, stupid, lame ect.
Oh My God, this club is totally heinein-ville(full of ugly people).
Her outfit was heinein major.(Very hoochie).
Heinein by RAiNiER August 20, 2004

Heinleinian 

Referring to the works of Robert A. Heinlein, or particularly his style of integrating scientific and technical detail into his stories.
"His writing was so Heinleinian, by page ten I knew how to build a spaceship from a toaster and some duct tape."

Shackteâu

A Shackteau is a humble, weather-beaten, structurally questionable shelter located in a spectacular or highly coveted place—Wales, Jackson Hole, Sun Valley, Crested Butte, coastal Maine, the Alps—where the building itself may be worth almost nothing, but the dirt, view, access, and mythology make it absurdly valuable.
In use:
Shackteâu - We thought it was an abandoned shed until the realtor called it a rare alpine Shackteâu with unobstructed views and listed it for $2 million.
Shackteâu by ez-dog June 4, 2026
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