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NO CARRIER

The error message given by a modem when the telephone line carrier signal is lost. In the days of BBSs this was a frequent occurrence, often at the very moment someone was typing a sentence. Loss of signal would cause a string of garbage characters to be displayed to the recipient.
In later years this gave rise to an unending joke, depicting someone getting forcefully interrupted or otherwise cut off the internet, out of spite, in the middle of a particularly boring thought, irritating tirade, or some Famous Last Words.
"Backups? BACKUPS? We don' NEED no STEENKIN' BAC{`+#$%{`&+#{@$`%+NO CARRIER
NO CARRIER by The 2-Belo June 29, 2004
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Carrie Oakie 

Featured unknown and pathetic alcoholic uberstar of the sleazebag karaoke bar scene.
I caught her sad, nearly invisible act at the Holiday Inn right before Carrie Oakie went permanently face down in a bowl of peanuts.
Carrie Oakie by Dr Bunnygirl May 29, 2019
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Bastard carrier 

Any "people carrier"-type vehicle, named after the social losers it is used to transport.

Particularly defines the Citroen Xsara Picasso, a vehicle so devoid of style and aesthetics that kittens have been known to die just from seeing one in the distance.
The fat bastard and his enormous scowling wife bundled their revolting sticky children into the bastard carrier & headed off to Maccy D's to shovel burgers into their obese, slack-jawed faces for the third time that day.
Bastard carrier by antiseptic September 6, 2012

Ms. Carriager 

A female who has abortions on the reg primarily as her main for of birth control but who also uses the opportunities to make guys feel bad for her.
Well well well, Ms. Carriager, you're telling me that you need to take time off work because you lost another baby?
Ms. Carriager by Ranchgirls September 13, 2020
A sweet and rather quiet type of girl. Usually the type of girl who sits in the back of the classroom. She's the perfect girl because she is intelligent and pretty at the same time. She is also very loyal. Most guys want a Carrina but most don't know it just yet.
Carrina by Hello_2001 April 26, 2015

Under-carriage munching 

A term coined by a cool Aussie chick used to describe when koalas go downtown on each other.
‘Hey Davey, koalas are cute but most of them have Chlamydia. Probably from all their under-carriage munching.’
‘It sounds fucking sickening.’
‘It is fucking sickening Davey, it is.’

corridor class 

Standing or sitting in the sections between carriages on a busy train, 'cos all the seats are taken.
Usually on an unplanned long-distance trip, where the seats are all booked in advance.
About as far from first class as you can get without going outside the train.
After missing the train we'd booked seats on, we had to travel corridor class until we got to Birmingham.
corridor class by Blue Jack December 9, 2008