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Boot-shining crazy

A person, idea, thought, belief, government or other concept, system or organization that is domineering in manner, arrogant or otherwise overbearing or obsessively concerned with seemingly minor perceived slights or infractions.

The phrase is believed to have first emerged in the armed forces as an insult used to described officers who make excessive fuss over minor matters such as not shining ones boots thoroughly enough.

The term has since gained widespread acceptance outside of the military and can be found in common usage amongst many English speaking populations around the globe.
foo: "I had some cop stop me the other day for forgetting to put my indicator on, even though the street was totally empty he still gave me a ticket"

bar: "Sounds to me like he was boot-shining crazy"
by tteeler March 30, 2009
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dick sniping

A game created by a group o teenage boys ate the greenwood park mall in Indiana. Played by picking teams and hiding. Objective is to find the opposing team members from a distance and texting them the word sniped. Very fun. Named after the original store the game started in Dicks Sporting Goods.
by kedryk2 May 23, 2012
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I shined my wrists yesterday, sorry
You should stop shining your wrists
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Sniping Queen

Someone who has particularly impressive aiming skills with the sniper in an online game such as Gears of war
Player1: "Omg, did you see that shot last round dude?"

Player2: "Yea man, that kids a sniping Queen"
T3B Zoltrix on 360 would be a sniping queen
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shimping great tondo

Not like that, Ben, you shimping great tondo
by Ivan Campo February 12, 2004
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Shining

To display your wealth in public for all to see
The lady wears a fur coat and drives a Maserati, shining on all the people.
by MxHn April 18, 2020
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shipping up

consuming a large amount of alcohol while listening to "I'm Shipping Up to Boston" by Dropkick Murphys
I just failed that exam. I'm coming back and shipping up so I can forget about it.
by Dingel May 10, 2010
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