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luaka bop 

To have sex with an ethnomusicologist, the kind of person (usually male) whose CD collection is filled with field recordings from Ghana, Brazil, etc. (and who studies the liner notes), and who enjoys attending lectures from visiting composers. The more exotic or arcane the music, the more he enjoys it.
Yeah, so I totally luaka bopped that sociology prof who hangs out at the food coop Saturday afternoons. Might not have been worth it, though. He made me listen to Tom Ze for like 2 hours before we did it.
luaka bop by peppergomez May 1, 2011
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Luaka Bop 

a record label created in 1988 by David Byrne to make available compilations of rare Brazillian "pop", Cuban, Rock en Español, and other world music to more ears.
Luaka Bop Records has published artists such as David Byrne, Zap Mama, Susana Baca, Nouvelle Vague, Jim White, Los Amigos Invisibles, and King Chango, as well as a variety of world music compilations.
Luaka Bop by twilliams July 18, 2006
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Karva Hattu Luaka 

Literally Fur Hat Class, from Finnish words meaning exactly that.
Like third class, or lowest possible classification.

Example sitting in the economy section of a 747, on a really crowded flight from the hottest and sweatyest part of Africa.
No money for business class tickets, we're flying Karva Hattu Luaka.
Karva Hattu Luaka by PJ December 4, 2003
The grindset is a contemporary ideology of self-exploitation disguised as strength, deeply tied to the aesthetics of the “sigma male” and to new digital forms of patriarchy. It promotes the idea that human worth depends on productivity, economic success, absolute emotional control, and the ability to work endlessly, turning vulnerability, rest, community, and tenderness into signs of weakness. Beneath its rhetoric of discipline and power often lies a profound inability to relate healthily to pain, fragility, and human interdependence.
“That’s the grindset, brother. While weak men sleep and complain, sigma males stay disciplined, work in silence, suppress emotions, and build power while everyone else wastes time chasing comfort.”
Grindset by Omega-Male May 22, 2026
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well known from south park
rednecks get angrry that future folk took there jobs so they yell
They took ouare jerbs!
Them future folk took ouare jerbs!
jerb by Jimberley Kim April 7, 2005
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An Irish phrase meaning shit, derived from ass
(Not to be confused with the literal description of one's buttocks)
"Did you hear the song Aylek$ dropped?"
"Hardly. Her music is absolute cheeks."

"My boyfriend say LaFlame is cheeks."
"Tell your boyfriend I said it's his mixtape that's cheeks."
Cheeks by thecartisan April 26, 2020
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sans sheriff 

Lawless use of fonts or typography, with no regard to aesthetics or legibility
I'm putting this CV straight in the bin. Written totally sans sheriff.
sans sheriff by Jamarley July 3, 2019
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