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Word Gating

The use of technical terms or over-complicated language as a tool to; Make yourself seem smarter than you actually are or to gate certain individuals from understanding your work who would otherwise understand,
"I want to enjoy reading this but I'm just being word gated. And I just don't understand what is being said."

"I want to get into this industry but the sheer amount of word gating makes it difficult."
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Someone stole my words

A mixture of “I’m lost for words” and “you took my breath away”. Happens when you forget what you were going to say, or when someone says what you were going to say.
“Hey, you know what this reminds me of?” - James

“What?” - Luke

Oh shit I forgot, someone stole my words.” - James
by KaptainKaos23 February 18, 2024
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Word

A word is something that lots of people use you see.
Word: Word word word? word word word. Word word!
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Word

a single distinct meaningful element of speech or writing, used with others (or sometimes alone) to form a sentence and typically shown with a space on either side when written or printed.
synonyms: term, name, expression, designation, locution, vocable; formalappellation
"the Italian word for “ham”"
by PoopyTurd August 25, 2018
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Word

Type your definition here…
Type an example of how this word is used in a sentence
by Ms. PHAT January 11, 2022
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word

'says something inspirational.'
some random teenager: word bro
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