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transformative years

Coming from the prefix "trans-" (meaning "beyond") and "formative years", this slang term refers to the years after your formative years has ended. For example, if you were born in 1974 and thus grew up in the 1980's, your first memory during transformative years was probably that one moment in high school on Tuesday, April 2nd 1991.
If you were born in 1974, your first impactful memory during those transformative years might just be that unforgettable moment in high school on Tuesday, April 2nd 1991.
by Emotional Cruiser October 22, 2025
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transformer

Bearing the similar name as the car that can turn into a robot, "transformer" is an electrical device that transfers electrical energy from one circuit to another by changing alternating current (AC) voltage, either increasing (step-up) or decreasing (step-down) it. It works by using two magnetically coupled coils to induce a current in the second coil via a changing magnetic field created by the first coil, a principle known as mutual induction. Transformers are crucial for adjusting voltage levels for efficient power transmission and for operating various devices at their required voltage.
I thought we were talking about the cool robot cars, but then my buddy started explaining how a transformer actually changes voltage levels in electrical circuits—definitely not as exciting, but way more useful!
by Emotional Cruiser November 6, 2025
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Transformer

A person who’s given sex is female at birth. But changes sex and becomes a male. Then later decides to identify as a female.
Jack is a transformer
by Kira Sophia January 10, 2026
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Nocturnal transmission

Email or other electronic communication sent overnight which catches the recipient by surprise, sometimes by the impact of the transmission, when discovered the following morning.
Another nocturnal transmission!?! I can't believe I have to clean up this mess again!
by AFDV December 19, 2010
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ax4n transmission

Ford front wheel drivetrain that tends to go out due to miswiring inside the gearbox. Ford mid sized cars are manufacured with this low grade transmission.
That ford is going slow. It must have an ax4n transmission.
by carztaurus August 18, 2015
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Broken Transformer

Someone in a wheelchair as they have got stuck halfway through the transformation into a machine.
"Hey look its a" broken transformer". (person in wheelchair).
by Killy86 January 19, 2020
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community transmission

Medical euphemism, roughly translated , "We have no fucking clue how, where, or who you caught the virus from".
"We phoned all of your direct contacts in the past fourteen days... (Yeah, we dialled the number you gave us for the girl whose name you didn't know.) We're marking it down as: "community transmission".
by o_alquimista September 25, 2020
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