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Three yard elf

"Keep in mind, however, that the Xbox and the Gamecube, both of which technically only have the graphical capabilities of a 3 yard elf PC, are still getting extremely good looking games, and even decent ports of newish PC games."

This comment was added to a thread created by "impseth" entitled "Console design moving away from PC" on the Penny Arcade "Games and Technology" forum.

When author "aeolist" originally coined the phrase, he typed it as "3 yard elf" which caused much confusion to those following the thread. Aeolist later identified it as a typographical error: "It's the most bizarre typo for "year old" possible."

The term, used in the erroneous, is now used to imply a note of disdain in a given subject matter, topic, or thing. It may even be used to implicate the afore mentioned in a direct insult as well.

Both "3 yard elf" and "three yard elf" are grammatically correct usages of this slang.
1)
"Who spilled my beer?"
"The three yard elf over there."

2)
"This game is such a 3 yard elf, I feel dirty even playing it."

3)
"Only a three yard elf would use Windows millennium."
by Cronyx Ravage March 21, 2005
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three way

To engage in sexual intercourse with two other parters simultaniously.

Generally involving two males and one female. Mostly one of the males will insert his penis into the females mouth whilst the second male inserts his penis into her vagina or anus.
by U.S. Census Board April 23, 2003
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Three-gift

I'm all for re-gifting but that candle Jessica gave me is useless so I am going to three-gift it
by ederra December 20, 2010
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three little words

Phrases to destroy a guy's self-confidence.
"Is it in?" "Make it snappy!" "You done yet?"
by cornholio October 31, 2003
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Three Goggles

Goggles a basketball player makes with his hands after making a three pointer. They are made by doing the okay sign (a circle with thumb and index finger with other three fingers outwards) with both hands.
Kobe knocks down the three, and puts up his Three Goggles to the LA crowd.
by G3C May 17, 2011
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three-legged princess

n. A transvestite or cross-dresser.
"That's no woman. That's more than a woman. THAT is a three-legged princess."
by Alecx Hunter August 3, 2005
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Three Musketeering

Drawn from a group of English soliders calling themselves the Three Musketeers, whose motto was "All for one and one for all".

1. If caught engaging in questionable/illegal activities in a group, one person takes all the blame (one for all), and the others who were involved do their best to help him out with whatever consequences he may recieve (all for one).

2. The understanding that if everyone in a group of people breaking the law/doing things they're not supposed to gets caught, they will all claim to be the sole person responsable. (Each one person for all) This way, either none are punished because of the confusion, or all are punished equally. (All for one)
Hey, if we get caught smokin' this ganja, who's gonna be three musketeering?

Okay, if something goes wrong, we're three musketeering it. Everyone says it was all them.
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