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Stephenson's Law

The tendency of a party to copy-and-paste a set of rules relating to an area of knowledge one has a limited understanding of into an agreement, especially when this action is done after a particularly brief google search of the knowledge area.

The term is may have originated among neck-bearded keyboard-commando's, but its precise history is unclear.
"Why do you think they put those terms into the contract?"

"Oh, I dunno. Stephenson's Law I guess."
by chubb-c December 2, 2021
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Wasabi's Law

If it burns going in it will burn coming out.
Geees, that sushi was hot when I ate it and hot when it came out.

Bruh, that's wasabi's law.
by Ohhey83 February 24, 2021
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half-nibling-in-law

1. The child-in-law of one's half-sibling.
2. The child of one's spouse's half-sibling.
My half-nibling-in-law is a good person.
by Elivaldeq November 24, 2019
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Someone at Australia is my cousin but that in law whom I just met is over.
Someone at Australia is my cousin but that in law whom I just met is over.
by syafinaz? October 22, 2023
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First Law of reddit

man 1: I slept ten hours yesterday. It felt so good.
man 2: Man, have you never heard of the first law of reddit?
by AnonIthink September 7, 2013
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Bandmate In-Law

Bandmate to the In-laws.
My father-in-laws bandmate is my bandmate in-law.
by Courtz Crystal November 9, 2019
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Franklin's Law

The act of getting skilled enough at every single talent imaginable, in order to portray Uncle Fred in any medium.
Franc: Dude, I should totally mod my PS Vita
Lezduit: Why? So you can put Uncle Fred on it
Franc: Of course dude, it's Franklin's Law!
by Smith Miller January 15, 2025
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