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being handed the cranial drill

To be given the sole responsibility of an important task or mission. Usually, this applies to situations where an experienced master of their craft passes on the mantle to a rookie with little to no prior experience. This rookie is often attributed to be "built different".
Doctors rushed to get this very important patient to the operating table as quickly as possible. The top neurosurgeon at NYU Langone informed the others that the graduate student will be joining them. The others who collectively represented 200 years of experience, panicked as they argued that this wasn’t a place and time for a rookie to shadow them. “Oh, he won’t be shadowing us”, as the student was being handed the cranial drill.
by Hotwhip8 September 8, 2020
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whats the craic

Craic meaning fun in Gaeilge. If someone asks you Whats the Craic this means How are you? Is there anything fun happening? Used as a greeting in Ireland Also used is Whats the story? Meaning Is there any news?
Whats the craic with tomorrow night? This means whats happening tomorrow night.
by Fiona Flood May 1, 2008
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cradical

I saw a dude jump onto a moving jet from a semi-truck. It was cradical.
by SLUDJHAMMER June 18, 2008
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craziculous

Olivia's flip off the diving board was craziculous!
by JoeyG. August 24, 2010
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corporate-speak or PC phrase to describe someone who's got their head stuck squarely up their ass.
Not sure what's going on with Joe today - he's acting like a real jerk. Maybe he's suffering from cranial rectal proximity syndrome
by Annakaleia September 30, 2011
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Cranial Rectitus

A severe medical condition caused by excessive arrogance and ignorance resulting in one's head becoming lodged into their anal rectal region.
My customer was yelling and belittling me . I determined he suffered from Cranial Rectitus.
by K-Krunk November 5, 2017
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Cranial-Rectal Entanglement Syndrome

Cranial-Rectal Entanglement Syndrome (also known as Anal-Cranial Entanglement Syndrome, or ACES) is a disorder which is characterized by someone who is incapable of performing a simple task due to pure stupidity or an apparent misplacement and, therefore, disuse of their cerebellum and cerebrum.

Esp. applies when someone has one job and cannot complete it properly, if at all.
Karen suffers from such a severe case of Cranial-Rectal Entanglement Syndrome, she has a visible tan-line around her neck.

I’ve run into a catch-22 due to two of the people I rely on having ACES.
by Dominus Pollux February 6, 2019
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