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Learing Center

**Learing Center** (n., slang, internet meme term, circa late 2025):

A satirical or derogatory reference to a supposedly legitimate childcare, early education, or autism services facility — often allegedly Somali-owned in Minnesota — that receives millions in government funding while showing clear signs of being a fraudulent shell operation.

Key characteristics in the meme usage:
- The business name or sign famously misspells "learning" as **"learing"** (as in the viral "Quality Learing Center" in Minneapolis, which reportedly collected ~$4 million in taxpayer funds despite appearing empty, having blacked-out windows, no visible children, and dozens of state violations).
- Implies obvious incompetence, lack of oversight, or deliberate scam indicators (e.g., no kids on site, evasive staff, misspelled signage) that somehow evade detection and continue raking in public money.
- Ties into broader allegations of multi-billion-dollar welfare/daycare fraud schemes in Minnesota's Somali community, exposed in viral videos and investigations around December 2025.

The term plays on the blatant misspelling as proof the operation is too sloppy (or boldly fraudulent) to be real, while highlighting perceived failures in government fraud prevention. It's become a quick shorthand in online discussions for "ghost" or front companies in the scandal.

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Example in context: "Bro set up a Learing Center, got $2M in grants, and dipped — the eyes, Chico, they never leared."
by learing center December 29, 2025
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reverse centaur

A machine that uses a human being as its assistant.

A reverse centaur can occur when companies force workers to use technology in ways that make their lives worse. For example, a worker might be forced to use AI to generate absurd amounts of comment that he cannot reasonably review but is still held accountable for the result of the AI. The worker cannot keep up at the pace of the technology but is there to be blamed for failures.

This is in contrast to a human being that uses a machine as an assistant (a “centaur”). In this case workers get to decide when and how to use the technology to their benefit and satisfaction.
The software engineer hated being a reverse centaur.
by exegete_ January 5, 2026
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International Welcome Center

Any man or woman who opens their hearts (legs) wide in greating to all international visitors to a country because they can't get enough of that sweet sweet exotic poontang.
Lindsey and Felicia make up the University's official International Welcome Center.
by Sarahz December 26, 2007
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New Dominion Alternative Center

A center for educating middle grades (6 - 8) students in Virginia who have had difficulty succeeding in a traditional school. Smaller classes, more tolerant teachers, social skills instruction, and an alternative method of working with kids are all parts of the alternative program.

The goal of the school is to re-teach the students and help them learn to participate in the more-structured atmosphere of a traditional school. Helping them learn to become active participants in their own education is a primary goal. Reducing the frequency of unacceptable behaviors is another goal.
New Dominion Alternative Center is a mini-school that provides alternative education.
by News crew November 27, 2009
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Harborzoo Medical Center

Name colloquially given by Seattleites and employees to Harborview Medical Center located on Seattle's First Hill, is a public hospital in King County, Washington and is managed by the University of Washington.

Harborzoo Medical Center is notorious for long wait lines and some of the best trained medical professionals in the United States - also for high traffic from Seattle's homeless and drug-using populations.
Bob: Sorry to hear you got the clap, where did you go to get it treated?

John: Just went to Harborzoo Medical Center.
by StabbyCat18 April 6, 2010
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Swaggily self-centered

People like Daniel Bisimwa and his brothers who think they have so much swag when they have none.
Mike: Yo bro, your shirt has less swag than mine.
Johnny: Dafuq is wrong with you, are you swaggily self-centered or something.
by MenOfPresence May 16, 2013
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the 50 cent treatment

"ring, ring"

Hey we're done,

Girl: no weren't

Boy: yes ,because your crazy
Girl: okay well then I'll tell everyone about how I gave you the 50 cent treatment
Boy: you know I was just kidding baby
by White-slug March 11, 2016
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