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scooming

A northern Scottish word for being exceptionally nosey, fishing for gossip and generally being a curtain twitcher. Even though scooming means looking for gossip, the word 'scoom' as a noun means gossip.

One can be labelled a 'scoomer' if they are known to deliberately and desperately look for gossip. Scoomers can be found slow driving past your house or round all five streets in your village at night for hours... or perhaps even in the local shop pretending to look at apples or (other healthy things they'd never actually buy) but is actually listening very carefully to everything you are saying.

Once the scoomer has found their prey, the scoomer will not be satisfied until they receive their supply of scoom. Everyone can be guilty of scooming but every village has their super scoomer.

Most likely used in the rural areas of the Scottish Highlands in the north.
*Man walks into local shop* 'Here Josie, I've got some scoom for you...I saw your mum last night scooming on the church goers. Turns out Mrs Fandan sacrifices cats straight after church and feeds them to her husband. He thinks he's eating chicken.'

Josie *Wow , that's some great scoom.'
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Within scrolling distance

When the information you wanna access from a particular webpage is only a little bit further down the page from where you are. This means that it is close enough for you to be bothered enough to scroll down the page and access it quickly. It is therefore said to be 'within scrolling distance'
"I can't see where to type in my email address"
"That's because it's further down the page, but don't worry, it's within scrolling distance"
by kakashleigh August 15, 2009
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Scooting

When a dog sits and pulls itself around with its front legs in an effort to scratch an itchy butt hole. It's an act that is often unexpected and hilarious (if it's not on your rug.)
Nancy - "Do you like our new carpet?"
Thomas - "You're so brave to install white carp-HAHA, Muffin is totally scooting by the chair!"
Nancy - "MUFFIN! NOO!"
by Douglas Bubbletrousers September 26, 2008
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Public Schooling

The process of replacing an empty mind with a closed one.
I attend Public Schooling. Your opinion has no merit.
by A.Chase February 24, 2008
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Online schooling

Horrible idea, doesn't work well.
If teachers don't know how to use computers, then don't freaking do online schooling!
by Superguy57 April 26, 2020
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crooging

noun
1. crooging - the ability to earn from digital media by receiving freelance projects consistently is called Crooging.

"I think crooging is a good reason for you to quit your job, you can easily travel around the world and work at the same time."

noun,
2. croog - a service that is offered by a croogster for sale
"Indonesian designers offer some amazing UI design Croogs at a very low cost"

noun,

3. croogster - is a person who is geographically independent and consistently receives freelance projects, rather than working full time on a regular salary basis as an employee

"We don't have enough funds to hire another employee. It would be wiser to outsource the work to a croogster"

verb (used without object), crooging.
4. crooging - to act or work as a croogster:
"The designer used to be an employee for us but is crooging now."

Origin of crooging - croogster
"I think crooging is a good reason for you to quit your job, you can easily travel around the world and work at the same time."
by Willis Shakespeare November 9, 2016
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frisbee-scooting

A person's or group's attempt to move closer to your group because a certain level of attraction is there.(In most cases it happens on a beach)
When a group of guys toss their frisbee in the direction of a group of hot girls on purpose to get their attention.

A group of my girls were at the beach and some guys were frisbee-scooting their way over to talk to us!
by Danielle Gladstone April 30, 2007
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