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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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you sure are

Something flirty to say after someone describes themself
Jane doe: I'm just that kind of girl
John doe: you sure are
by MAR60 November 26, 2023
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Five sure

When you are hundred percent sure of something, one more than four sure or want to exaggerate something.
This movie is amazing!

Oh five sure!
God that bitch sucks

Five sure does.
by Ozium1627 June 15, 2023
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sure

wanna die? sure
by LAK-OTRON February 1, 2022
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are you sure

When your son has an interesting day and you're particularly VERY skeptical for no reason and your wife is super strong
-I had a pretty interesting day
-Are you sure?
-Guess who's finally getting his powers?
-Are you sure?
-Threw a trash bag into space at work
-Are you sure?
-Pretty sure
-Are you sure?
-For sure!
-That's great son, just great. Are you sure?
-Pretty sure, threw a trashbag into spa-
-Are you sure?
-Pretty su-
-Are you sure?
-SEA SALT! I NEED Y-
-Are you sure?

Your wife repeatedly hits your foot with hers under the dinner table and that creates an explosion large enough to level the entirety of Chicago to rubbles. But are you sure this happened? Are you sure?
by perOxiNOsleep May 31, 2025
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