Person 1: She had a piercing down there (slightly embarrassed)
Person 2: Down where?
Person 1: You know, down there... on her Faloola!
Person 2: Down where?
Person 1: You know, down there... on her Faloola!
by 21st Century Boy April 3, 2008
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This is a fallacy because it (a) assumes people can adjust personal risk to replicate an incomparable situation, and (b) it confusing risk-taking and risky behavior. "Risk-taking" is a neutral term that includes anything that increases risk in some way, such as operating a machine at a higher speed. This usually is done to get some other benefit. "Risky behavior" is foolish, feckless, or sloppy behavior that has no intrinsic utility to the person engaging in it.
This is a fallacy because it (a) assumes people can adjust personal risk to replicate an incomparable situation, and (b) it confusing risk-taking and risky behavior. "Risk-taking" is a neutral term that includes anything that increases risk in some way, such as operating a machine at a higher speed. This usually is done to get some other benefit. "Risky behavior" is foolish, feckless, or sloppy behavior that has no intrinsic utility to the person engaging in it.
An example of the curmudgeon's fallacy is the erroneous claim that safer cars make for careless drivers.
by Abu Yahya October 19, 2008
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A group of people flooding the front page with God awful "joke" words based entirely on current events to get their word more infamy. At this moment in time, it's people flooding the front page with horrendous definitions aiming toward things like Brexit or Trump to throw a very ironic temper tantrum over the fact they didn't get the result they wanted.
"These Urban Dictionary Fagolas are turning this website into 9Gag's mentally handicapped cousin. I really have no idea why they're trying to get popularity from appealing to all 3 politically correct people on this website. Maybe they should stop. Damn those fagolas."
by Skanago:g January 8, 2017
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by MackSneale January 17, 2022
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-the party was amazing brotha: there was a lot of drugs
2-che loco, hay alguien que venda falopa por aca? me quiero poner re-loco...
-Hey man, are there any drug dealers around? I wanna get high!
-the party was amazing brotha: there was a lot of drugs
2-che loco, hay alguien que venda falopa por aca? me quiero poner re-loco...
-Hey man, are there any drug dealers around? I wanna get high!
by Pedrin March 21, 2007
Get the falopa mug.A fallacy referenced in fight discussions that means "it doesn’t mean it’s impossible to do something to someone Just because something can’t/hasn’t been proven otherwise."
" One Punch Man can't be beaten by Superman, because he always ONE PUNCHED to vicotry."
"That's a No Limits Fallacy. Superman has beaten much stronger things before, and it's possible there's something out their that can beat OPM."
"That's a No Limits Fallacy. Superman has beaten much stronger things before, and it's possible there's something out their that can beat OPM."
by Woundwort March 25, 2017
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B: What a phallic fallacy!
B: What a phallic fallacy!
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