methinks

Another way to say 'i think'. First seen in culture in William Shakespeare's play 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', used by the servant Puck (you're impressed). But the worlds nerd subculture became enthralled with the term, when the term was used by Jar-Jar Binks in Star Wars I: Phantom Menace, hallowed be thy name, and is used by NORMAL PEOPLE in conversation. Sometimes used at the end of a sentence, to add an opinion (example 2).

Example 1: Methinks I'm bored.

Example 2: That's a nice arse methinks.

methinks by wannabekilla December 14, 2010

Word of the Day on December 23, 2023

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popstart

1. A newbie "Popstar", someone who's career hasn't lasted long enough to be taken seriously. 2. A young Popstar who has sabotaged/disabled his or her career through obtuse/criminal acts.

Examples of Popstarts: Justin Bieber, Spencer Pratt, Lindsay Lohan

popstart by H88s January 29, 2014

Word of the Day on December 22, 2023

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Hoardiculture

Collecting so much junk there are piles of random shit cluttering everywhere possible and then claiming its a cultural trend.

While visiting Jenny, a friend trips over box of dildos in the hallway cutting her knee on a roll of barbed wire.
Jenny proudly states she's into hoardiculture.
Her friend leaves to get a tetanus shot.

Hoardiculture by rapunzabel October 3, 2016

Word of the Day on December 21, 2023

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sock on

Used in Yorkshire-mainly Doncaster, means to be in a deep sleep

"Didn't hear you come in last night, must've been sock on"

sock on by angelguy September 21, 2006

Word of the Day on December 20, 2023

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Gun Fu

Gun fu is the style of sophisticated close-quarters gunplay seen in Hong Kong action cinema and in Western films influenced by it. It often resembles a martial arts battle played out with firearms instead of traditional weapons.

The focus of gun fu is style, and the usage of firearms in ways that they were not designed to be used. Shooting a gun from each hand, shots from behind the back, as well as the use of guns as melee weapons are all common. Other moves can involve shotguns, Uzis, rocket launchers, and just about anything else that can be worked into a cinematic shot. It is often mixed with hand-to-hand combat maneuvers.

"Gun fu" has become a staple factor in modern action films due to its visually appealing nature (regardless of its actual practicality in a real-life combat situation). This is a contrast to American action movies of the 1980s which focused more on heavy weaponry and outright brute-force in firearm-based combat.

Before 1986, Hong Kong cinema was firmly rooted in two genres: the martial arts film and the comedy. Gunplay was not terribly popular because audiences had considered it boring, compared to fancy kung-fu moves or graceful swordplay of the wu shu epics. What moviegoers needed was a new way to present gunplay-- to show it as a skill that could be honed, integrating the acrobatics and grace of the traditional martial arts. And that's exactly what John Woo did. Using all of the visual techniques available to him (tracking shots, dolly-ins, slo-mo), Woo created beautifully surrealistic action sequences that were a 'guilty pleasure' to watch. There is also intimacy found in the gunplay-- typically, his protagonists and antagonists will have a profound understanding of one another and will meet face-to-face, in a tense Mexican standoff where they each point their weapons at one another and trade words.

The popularity of John Woo's films, and the heroic bloodshed genre in general, in the West helped give the gun fu style greater visibility. Film-makers like Robert Rodriguez were inspired to create action sequences modelled on the Hong Kong style. One of the first to demonstrate this was Rodriguez's Desperado (1995). The Matrix (1999) played a part in making "gun fu" the most popular form of firearm-based combat in cinema worldwide; since then, the style has become a staple of modern Western action films.

Gun Fu by Miskatonic Jack 2 September 2, 2010

Word of the Day on December 19, 2023

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Playing House

When a young, unmarried couple buys a residence together with the hope of living out their dreams of an ideal home life. In most instances, the immaturity of the young couple and harsh reality of their home life soon sets in, causing a stress related failure of the relationship.

Prior to the sexual revolution of the 1960's, playing house before marriage was a social taboo.

Girl 1: Did you hear Jen and Mark broke up?
Girl 2: Really?
Girl 1: Yeah, she's living back at her Mom's house.
Girl 2: Well, that's what she gets for trying to play house at age 22

Playing House by Cato_ June 4, 2013

Word of the Day on December 18, 2023

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bogart

(slang verb) To keep something all for oneself, thus depriving anyone else of having any. A slang term derived from the last name of famous actor Humphrey Bogart because he often kept a cigarette in the corner of his mouth, seemingly never actually drawing on it or smoking it. Often used with weed or joints but can be applied to anything.

"Don't bogart that blunt man, pass that over here!"

bogart by Endymion Chiba September 11, 2003

Word of the Day on December 17, 2023

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