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DIY Dilettante

Someone who spends all their time watching DIY shows, going to DIY websites, and reading DIY books but never actually does any DIY projects to completion.
Maggie’s roommate Sophia is a real DIY Dilettante. She’s got at least three dozen half finished projects lying around their apartment and she still hasn’t finished replacing the faucet in the 2nd bathroom.

"Honey, you need to face facts. You're a DIY Dilettante and you need to finish at least one of these projects. I mean, how hard is it to finish painting the living room wall?"
by Brett Burkhardt April 27, 2008
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Aguilera Dilemma

Based on Christina's Aguilera's song Genie in the Bottle lyric:
"My body's saying let's go. ... But my heart is saying no."

When something should begin at the very moment, but not all information is pointing to it being a good idea. It can also can mean that the information is not yet available, thus causing the hesitation.
Engineer: "Should I go ahead and proceed implementing this feature?"
Project Manager: "Not sure... I have to check with the client."
Engineer: "Ah another Aguilera Dilemma."
by djdy July 23, 2012
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A Tom Daley Dive

If one was to perform a "Tom Daley Dive" it would involve the penetration of another man at a high vertical velocity.
A Tom Daley Dive:

A triple front flip to anal cavity!

"A perfect ten for that Tom Daley dive"
by Breadcrust May 19, 2014
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nigerious dilerious

A black male, usually high on drugs, mainly crack hocaine, who has no fucking clue where, what, when, or why he is doing anything. He tends to swindle around young white smut faced whores who enjoy his mysterious dilerious nigerious ways.
by bmore410 March 6, 2010
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dilly dally

See hem haw. Procrastinate or to take an extra long time on, esp. a chore.
Father to daughter: "Get in the shower and don't dilly dally."
by David Porter October 13, 2003
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dilly-bar

the act of falling off of a height and landing, anus first, onto a fence post, steel rebar, or the like. the name refers to a popular dairy queen frozen treat in which a stick is stuck straight into a dallop of ice cream.
did you hear the story of the guy who jumped into a ditch full of water and dilly-barred himself on a fence post? dude now shits out of a hole in his neck.
by shemma August 30, 2004
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dicey

outcome is doubtful, 50-50 chance of success, iffy, chancy.
I wouldn't invest in that business, man, it looks a bit dicey.
by Beach Hobbit October 2, 2003
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