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Ivory-sure

This two-word term quickly describes the mindset of an entity who is as certain as possible with the obvious possible exception of being mistaken by reason of being human, all members of said species being prone to make mistakes.

The term is derived from the 19th century slogan of Ivory Soap, first sold in 1879 with the taglines "It Floats" and it's "99 and 44/100 Percent Pure."

The strangely precise figure was derived from independent laboratory tests conducted in 1881 that discovered that Ivory soap only contained 0.56% impurities. Impurities in this sense meaning anything other than fat or alkali, the basic content of most soap." So, qualifying any statement with the addition of the term "Ivory-sure" means being as sure as is humanly possible.
"Are you sure that your cousin won't spoil our little party?"
"Ivory-sure, friend. The party is on."
by A. D'Venture July 18, 2023
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honestly i’m not sure

What girls say in response to a question you ask when they start picking up your interest in them, but they aren’t interested
Mark: “Wow that sounds great, what are you doing this evening?”

Samantha: “Honestly I’m not sure…”

Narrator: “And it was that moment, he entered the friend zone
by Connor4333 March 26, 2023
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sure Blab

I word used by gay men who can’t type
Josiah: “sure blab”
Lachlan: i’m comming over right now do u have the condoms?
by Salami_Towers February 7, 2021
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The teacher talking to you nicely saying to you to do your god damn work now.
The word "So I've seen parts of your, just make sure you post it into google classroom ok?" is used whenever a teacher wants you to do your work right now so you at least get a C for your school report so you don't have to talk to your parents about it with them.
by anonymous August 18, 2024
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sure as buttons

When you are absolutely sure of something but must exclaim that its diffidently true and accurate.

A button is always sure of itself. It's either pressed or not, buttoned up or not, clasped or unclasped.
CFO: Are you sure that the competitive analysis shows that we are outperforming our competitor?
Finance manager: Sure as buttons. The reports are as accurate as can be.
by 000Six_Six000 December 14, 2022
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It is a experience and new family made by my 77 family cousin. I think I have 3 rich cousin at Afghanistan maybe but I don't know.
I think I have 3 rich Afghanistan cousin but not sure about that.
by syafinaz confirms that? November 18, 2023
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