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by-line

n. a kind of margin in the head of a newspaper where the name of the author is written
it gave him a thrill to see his name in a by-line, especially next to the postage-stamp picture you sometimes got.
by Ksenjah car January 17, 2007
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by now

Up until this given point in time
By now the unexpted was expected.
by Hercolena Oliver December 9, 2008
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By The Way...

When someone talks or brags about something so much, it makes you want to shoot them in the face and it then becomes the only thing you can remember about them.
Person A
Wow gas is expensive these days isn't it?

Person B
Oh well I just bought a hybrid so it's not so bad for me. I mean I barely fill up anymore. And since I have a hybrid and I can drive in the carpool lane
too. Yeah having a hybrid is so great I mean I can do so much more with my hybrid.

Person A
Oh my god, by the way... I have a hybrid.
by Judas Inmee April 11, 2008
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By the By

one says this when they are about to mention something related to the current subject. Used humorously in Robin Hood, Men In Tights.
"By the by, do you know praying mantis?"
"You're lookin' at him."
by SatiliteStar March 26, 2004
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by proxy

implied action taken or status gained through association with or "closeness to" another (same origin as proximity)
I had to move away from that Katie Melua display in the music shop. I was getting a bad case of aural watery vomit by proxy.
by BruceyBrutus July 7, 2005
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by dose

1. substitute for "my nose" when in allergy season to emphasize distress.

2. demand by a toddler on his mother upon seeing his favorite dessert in a grocery store.
1. "By dose itches!"

2. "OOOOHHH MOMMY POSSICLES by dose!!!"
by JennMartin June 10, 2005
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by my ma's

to my mother's house (Italian-American)
"Goin' by my ma's for mostaciolli."
by Joe Bone March 9, 2005
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