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American Idle

When someone sits idling at a green light while singing along to their radio. Originally coined by Buster-Ass Marcus of the Donkey Show in Eugene, OR.
"Oh man! I was so into that song, I just American Idled everyone behind me for 3 lights!"
by Alcranky November 10, 2009
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idle bet

A bet made wherein both involved parties realize that the other side does not intend to carry out their end of the bet due to the (most likely) ludicrous circumstances outlined in terms of the wager.

Sometimes though, for making such a bet, the loser has to do something small for the winner... just for making a stupid bet.
'Dude, look at that girl'
'Damn she's hot. Too hot for you.'
'Whatever, I bet you I can get in her pants by the end of the month'

a month later
'where's my $20?'
'Dude, it was an idle bet, you know that!'
'Yeah, you're right. Kiss my ring.'
'What?'
'Kiss my ring. Or the $20, either one'
'agh...'
by that fellow with the hair October 4, 2007
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bias (bone idle arse syndrome)

a condition whereby the victim ingests more food than their rectum is willing to excrete
person 1.gee she's a fat bitch

person 2.yeah if it was'nt for her bias (bone idle arse syndrome) she would look like posh spice
by rnr360 January 29, 2010
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Murphy's Law of Engine-Idling Duration

"If you leave your vehicle's engine running during a delay in proceeding (traffic-jam, road construction, accident-resolution, "stuck" red signal-light, etc.), you will be sitting there for many minutes, just wasting gas. The instant you turn the key off and climb out of your seat to stretch, however, THAT'S when the line of traffic will begin moving again, and thus you will have shut off your engine "for nothing", AND you will now be holding up everyone behind you while you hastily hop back into the driver's seat and re-start the engine so that you can move forward again."
I finally took da plunge and bought a second-hand Toyota Prius because I'd eventually had one too many cases of Murphy's Law of Engine-Idling Duration... the Prius automatically shuts down its power during stand-stills, and then uses its electric motor to provide instant mobility as soon as you're ready to go again.
by QuacksO October 20, 2018
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IDL

The abbreviation for "I don't like"
This can be used for describing something you don't like.
IDL goats, they're so annoying!
by AbbreviationCreator November 4, 2023
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Coal idling

Preserving lit charcoal by spacing or venting to maintain a lower temperature.
I closed most of the vents on my grill and added some wood chips. Coal idling will slow the cook and let some more into the meat.
by anonymous October 1, 2025
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