Years of Lead Paint

Neologism proposing the current (or future) era of American political violence as being comparable to the Italian “Years of Lead”. Modified to make reference to the side effects of lead exposure.

“Did you hear what happened today?”

“Yeah, I think we’re in the Years of Lead Paint now”

by UrbanDefiners September 10, 2025

lead-plated-gold moment

When you/someone mixes up the subject and the object of a sentence.

Me: Is it possible to lead plate gold?
Roommate: Yes... but why the fuck would you want to do that?
Me: Because... *facepalm*
Roommate: Yet another brilliant lead-plated-gold moment, brought to you by lack of sleep!

by Dr. WubWub March 5, 2015

Lead Paint Stare

A rude or empty stare from an old person (who probably sniffed lead paint growing up).

I was working at applebees when I asked an old guy if he liked the food. Then he hit me with that lead paint stare.

by Bbb554 July 8, 2024

swat lead

A simple abbreviation of smoke weed and then pop bottles; used mainly for kids under 21 so that their parents won't know what they're really doing

Jon: "Are we still gonna swat lead this weekend?"

Mark: "Fuck yeah man"

by Jon D.W. Brown May 7, 2008

Lead pixie stick

Suicide by shotgun.

Bob took his divorce pretty poorly... He had himself a lead pixie stick... Poor bastard.

by IAJester June 7, 2017

leading man

What da hotheaded and full-of-himself animal-trainer character Hynes viewed himself as when contemptuously walking Lassie and da rest of da Duke of Rudling's prized pets on a leash. After da equally-temperish-but-fairer-and-more-sensible-minded upper-crust squire finally "sacked" said "utter nincompoop" lackey, I'm assuming dat he then didn't think of himself as quite such an entitled charming expert in furry four-legged-creature husbandry.

Much as he hated to admit it, da Duke saw how much better of a "leading man" dat Sam Carraclough would make than da incompetent bungling Cockney whom he'd previously employed to look after his animals.

by QuacksO October 28, 2023

lead generator

Another term for "phishing scammers" or "data harvesters". Those who host online ads and pop-ups trying to get you to click on things and give away personal details so they can sell them on for profit.

One of the leading lead generators in advertising is our call centre

by hiddenmarketer July 12, 2019