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said in context

A qoute that means nothing (or can be interpreted differently) when not surrounded by the talk either side of it.
Many of the things said about Arnold in the run up to his campaign for governator were qoutes said in context, such as his admiration for Hitler. he said he admired the control Hitler had over people. The faggots claim he is a nazi, when in fact, anyone can admire this.
by Kung-Fu Jesus May 9, 2004
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taken out of context

A use phrased by countless politicians, celebrities, and television/radio hosts to justify any stupid thing they ever say. While occasionally something is taken out of context, it is mostly ridiculous.
Critic: "How could you possibly claim that you want to rape and murder every single minority in the country?"
Douchebag: "I did say that, but it was taken out of context."
by JohnJF October 3, 2008
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Contextual Christianity

The act of a Christian choosing which parts of the Bible to believe and honor while disregarding other passages.
Contextual Christianity has been the forefront of California's Yes on 8 campaign to prevent gay marriage. While the Bible considers same sex relationships unacceptable, it also asks for people to love and accept each other.
by tcullum1995 February 9, 2010
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Contextplating

The act of taking a prolonged break in a text conversation to decide between possible things you can say. This usually happens when trying to say the right thing to someone you're interested in and try to sound clever, funny or smart. Or when it is important not to say something wrong that could escalate into an unwanted conflict.
"Dude, what should i say to this girl. I don't want to mess things up"

"I don't know man just keep contextplating for a while and if she asks what took so long say you didn't notice you had a text"
by Domepiecekillah September 13, 2011
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Contextual metaplane

A frame of reference used to analyze a particular family of ideas.
"Coining a brand new word glamorizes a concept and helps us appreciate it on a contextual metaplane."
by shadyladyk March 10, 2010
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congestive conjunctivitis

Congestive conjunctivitis is the illness you fake when you don't want to see your girlfriend for some reason.

Often times it's when your girlfriend is overweight or clingy.

Made famous by Jack Black in Shallow Hal.
You going to hang out with your girlfriend tonight?

No, she's gained a lot of weight lately. I think I have a bad case of congestive conjunctivitis.
by Giddy73 May 19, 2017
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context clipping

Selectively editing a piece of footage, a transcript or any piece of media in order to remove any context that would otherwise undermine one's argument or narrative.
Andy Ngo is well known for context clipping other journalists footage from protests and selectively editing them in such a way to cast a bad light on protestors in order to promote right-wing narratives.
by Aunt Tea Pho August 10, 2020
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