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don't let your tongue decapitate you

an Arabic proverb meaning

a) don't say something hurtful to someone when you are in a close relationship with them and you want that relationship to continue"

b) think twice before saying something retargerous and having subsequently deal with the negative consequences
just like don't put the camel in the trash , don't let your tongue decapitate you is a useful phrase to add to your trashabulary if you are a modern idiotager yet want to be grounded in reality
by Uncle Dimma August 18, 2018
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mentally decapitated

When your so slow it's like you don't have a head...
zookeeper525: Hey, you want to come hang out, SON?!

godlover: huh??? what you mean????

zookeeper525: WOW!!!! YOUR MENTALLY DECAPITATED!
by zookeeper525 March 14, 2009
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Decapitated Communication

Communication not directly involving the head or, by extension, the body. This includes any form of internet chat aswell as, technically, letters. The significance of it is that the lack of emotion and tone inputs into decapitated conversations can cause serious miscommunications. A simple example is the difficulty of conveying sarcasm via writing. While not impossible, it is much more difficult than when talking to someone. Importantly, decapitated communication is not the same as long distance communication, as many luddites will have you believe. Video chatting, for instance, is not decapitated. Neither is simply talking on the phone. In both of these cases, there is direct input of the head - in the case of the phone, it is only voice but it is still sufficient to make communication much more seamless.
Emoticons were a noble attempt at overcoming the barriers of decapitated communication, despite achieving only limited success.

The limitations of decapitated communication make discussions about emotional situations, such as relationships, clumsy and often unsuccessful. It is because of decapitation that such conversations can often take a turn for the worse.
by The Recapitator January 14, 2012
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decafitate

The sudden urge to poo that is instigated by the consumption of coffee or other caffeine based products.

Ie: to caffeinate oneself and then immediately deficate. Decafitate.
This morning, I drank a double espresso, then I decafitated.
by Trumpleton Parpsworth November 28, 2013
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Decapitate

by Ray tt March 10, 2020
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Decapitatered

When you eat so many potatoes that your head explodes.
Joe ate so many fries that he decapitatered himself.
by Jessiray2695 October 17, 2020
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Decapitate

Another form of the phrase "losing your head", which means to have gone crazy.
The new guy is gonna decapitate me with his corny jokes!
by HJORTUR February 28, 2021
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