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Foucault's pendulum

1. a pendulum device named after the French physicist Léon Foucault, used to demonstrate the rotation of the Earth.

2. an extremely complicated novel by Umberto Ecco, first published in 1988. Persons successfully reading this book should be given a badge of merit.
Juicy O'Gazem: 'Did you really read all of "Foucault's Pendulum"'

Rod Stiffy: 'Yessirree, I did.'

Juicy O'Gazem: 'Wow, you should get a badge or a medal or something.'
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focalhost

me and my hommies are starting up a focalhost wit our drug money
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foucaultious

Refers to something that is deliciously, or precociously, like Michel Foucault (French philosopher), or like something he would say.
Joe: Knowledge is a function of power.
Bob: That's foucaultious!

also

Joe's five-year-old son: Dad, I feel like my teachers are trying to normalize me.
Joe: That's my son! -so foucaultious.
by Zagaloo November 25, 2009
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Forcastinate

Forcastinate: knowing well in advance that you will wait until the last minute to get a task done.
Phil knew that his anniversary was coming up but, just like every year, his tendency to forcastinate would mean that he would be shopping at the last minute
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Fostate

The verb to know someones life better than them
Dude stop fostating how do you know i never play pure, are you psychic? (Fostate)
by Housekeeeeping? July 18, 2011
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fosian

White person who acts like an asian or has the asian level of intellect. Can be used as plural or singular.

A mockasian
The honors class is full of fosian.
by Jashey poo December 4, 2005
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Foscocity

1. The measurement of the speed air leaves an anus.
His gas did not smell but the foscocity violently moved the curtain behind him.
by Ian Concidine October 17, 2007
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