backbone friend

A friend who is normally forgotten, but when thought about, is remembered by all their support.

Amy: "Man, I forgot about John. But when my marriage fell apart. He helped me through it"
Barry: "Yeah. He's a real backbone friend"

by Nick Masters May 4, 2016

backronym

1. A meaning assigned to an acronym, after the acronym has already been established, that is different from its original meaning.

2. An acronym wherein the definition was created after the acronym was decided upon, usually involving bad grammar or extra words in order to make the acronym "spell something."

1. CC used to mean "Carbon Copy," but recently it's been redefined with the backronym "Courtesy Copy."

2. The definition "Get Rid Of Slimy girlS" is a backronym set up specifically so we could call our club "G.R.O.S.S"

by Almighty September 2, 2005

backbone

1) having guts or balls

2)the "behind the scenes" guy(s) of an outfit or group who do a signficant contribution to something but don't get as much recognition. Second only to the heart and soul.

1) You've got to grow a backbone if you don't want to become the one who gets trampled over in the end.

2) If she's the heart and soul of the group, then those two are the backbone of it.

by Lazy T May 18, 2009

backlon

The social media handle of Dieter Bohn, former Executive Editor at The Verge.

The arbitrary handle was coined by Bohn as "a reminder of the power of language to create both meaning and identity".

"I just followed @backlon on Twitter"

by avinayakan98 March 4, 2022

backtong

Slang word in tagalog meaning (Bakat ang utong), Nipples are easily see on a shirt

Hey thats Tessa, look she's backtong!

by webbuff007 October 10, 2005

Bankson

The most g, coolest family ever you will ever meet. Don't hate cause they are so cool.

I met a Bankson when I was four.... they are my second family!

by O-me-ga im cool. January 1, 2012

Backboned

A word describing a video game that suffers from one or more of the following:

1) Poorly implemented net code
2) Slipshod emulation
3) Game breaking bugs

"I tried to play Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix online last night, but I couldn't because the online play is backboned."

by G-Boobie January 4, 2009