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Context-sensitive

1. Adj. Used to describe words that have multiple meanings in which said meanings are typically used in drastically different contexts, sometimes resulting in said words becoming offensive when taken out of context.

2. Adj. Describes video game controls in which pressing a button in a certain situation(or context, hence the name) causes something to happen which usually progresses the game in some manner.
Ex 1: The word "raped" is very context-sensitive, as it it can mean the horrendous act of sexual humiliation, or when someone is utterly destroyed in a game or competition.

Ex 2: "Conker's Bad Fur Day" has so many context-sensitive controls, that there's even an NPC in the beginning that explains the concept to the player.
by GreatswordGuts September 23, 2016
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Social Context Rube

Someone who fails to grasp how the larger overstructure in one's country is designed to reduce his ability to choose freely and explore the realm of possibility, or someone is totally subject and ignorant to what arguments belie the things being said in conversation.
Johnathan seriously thinks he's going to pick his next place to live from a map, after his city's economy has cycled downward due to policy changes. Even moreso, he has no clue what everybody is really doing for money and the utilities for the next two years. Johnathan is an example of a social context rube.

Example II:

John often finds nothing to think about when he enters the dog park because he finds people throwing random words at each other, and looking off into seemingly nowhere. In response, he just sort of sits there and when he talks, he makes footnotes about what people say, while failing to see the assumptions and arguments being put forth. As a consequence, he takes every assumption thrown at him, being ping-ponged back and forth.
by DanZhukovin October 2, 2019
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Context

A word that some journalists don't seem to know
Journalist: "This joke racist against black people"
Random guy: "The joke was literally made by a black man, you're taking it out of context"
Jounalist: "Out of what?"
by Skinke3 August 16, 2019
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school context

We provide suggestions for clinical interventions for individuals working with adolescents in a school context.
by Annsungeun March 22, 2017
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Context Dude

The Context Dude: a dude who's for sure a 6 but registers as a 10 in the context of the 3's and 4's he's surrounded by. The context dude exists in several environments including the classroom, the workplace, and both small and large scale social settings. The context dude is good for many things such as motivating u to look presentable at work or even just making your Monday 8am more bearable. However, when you first encounter the context dude out of context, your entire world may begin to change as you genuinely start question your vision/taste/character/sanity and u might in fact never trust yourself again. So please, keep the context dude in context and don't ruin it for the rest of us. He is probly a good dude, but we like him better in context.
You can always pull a solid context dude at a wedding.

Any good context dudes in that 8am science class?
by Cinnamonster_lol April 22, 2016
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It depends on the context

A reference to the 2023 congressional hearing on campus antisemitism. Specifically when asked "Does calling for the genocide of Jews violate Harvard's policies?" Harvard's former president Claudine Gay replied: "It depends on the context."
I know they said "all Jews should die" but that might not be antisemitic, it depends on the context.
by ytz123 January 22, 2024
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contextful

not giving someone information on what’s happening
Friend: “You’re gonna make a gingerbread out with me today.”
Me: “When?”
Friend: “Over the phone dumbass.”
Me: “Well, that’s not very contextful.”
by Texaspeter66 December 10, 2023
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