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Fail-safe

1. Incorporating a feature to a product, when a malfunction occurs, capable of returning to a working state automatically.
2. Guaranteed to work, reliable.
"We've made it fail-safe by adding a extra NiCad battery incase the main battery fails."
"This recipe is fail-safe, anyone could do it."
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Safe

Anything that is safe isn't something the media has to convince you is safe. People have good enough sense and intuition to know what is safe and what is not. If a doctor tells you jumping off a bridge is safe, do you listen to a doctor because the doctor is qualified, or do you make sure you don't try it without a bungee cord if it's above a certain height , especially if it's not a bridge over water?
People know what is safe and what is not, they also know anybody trying desperately to convince them something is safe is a questionable source, even if it's the media.
by The Original Agahnim August 5, 2021
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safe boot

Veilig booten
I'm gonna safe boot my broken mac
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SFC ( Safe for Church )

Content that is that dose not oppose religious values.
"The artist won't draw LGB characters. Her commissions are all SFC ( Safe for Church )"
by NatorGreen7000 February 16, 2023
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Safe & Sane Surfer

Someone who purports to a hard-core pyro, but is afraid to light anything more exciting than a Morning Glory sparkler.
Look at those two dweebs, Chris and Zoe - they’re such a pair of Safe & Sane Surfers!
by Ratskrad December 30, 2021
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safe gay

Also spelled "safegay," this refers to implied homosexuality in a fictional work done subtly enough to be marketed towards a mostly straight audience or to children. This usually occurs when the creators don't want to cause controversy. or the higher-ups wanted them to tone it down if the plan was originally to show it more obviously.

Usually, it's hard to catch the first time around, but becomes more obvious each time you consume that media.

Coined by Stacy on the YouTube channel, Geek Remix.
It took Sarah a couple seasons to catch the "safe gay" in her favorite television show, but once she noticed it, it was cemented in her mind.
by Dr. Sigh September 19, 2016
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safe edgy

Edginess that skirts the line of demonetization and actually hurting people's feelings. Effectively edginess while exclusively "punching up".

Safe edgy people joke about white people and white counties like Italy, France, England etc. but never say actual racial slurs. Might say "faggot" if they're gay or gay-adjacent but only use it in a positive tone or aggressive tone towards people who aren't gay. They occasionally make jokes about "zionists" and Jews but claim to not be anti-semitic.
Idubbbz went from being actually edgy to only being safe edgy in a few years due to his wife and Youtube pushing against his edginess.
by Anon E. Mouz August 19, 2024
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