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Shift in meaning

A shift in meaning is when a word's meaning changes over time.
The word "cool" used to mean a low temperature, but now it can also mean something is stylish or awesome.

It is interesting to understand how confusion arises after a shift in meaning of a word from one mythology to another.
by Shifzar Aris January 29, 2025
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National Shifting Day

Hey did you here what day it was today?
No what is it
National Shifting Day!
Dude I’m going to Hogwarts see you
by rarathelion November 10, 2020
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Red Shift

A red-shift in the light from a star shows that the distance between us and the star is increasing. The bigger the red-shift the faster the star is moving away.
Student: "Teacher what is red shift?"
Teacher: "Red shift is the wavelength of the light that is stretched, so the light is seen as 'shifted' towards the red part of the spectrum. "
by Dr. Annole March 21, 2023
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shift cripple

term, which describes little 93'-kiddies, who don't know when to hit the shift-button on their keyboard. These kids mostly use abbreviations like ILY and/or lysm.
kid writes on yahoo: "i loVe YoU sO mUCh!"
I reply: "You's a shift cripple"
by Pop the cherry April 4, 2009
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Afk shift

(Excluding lunch, washroom breaks or sleep) the amount of time you spend as an afk chatter
If you say something like gtg and brb to your mates in a chat room, and you go off to help your parents, this may be the beginning of your longish afk shift.
by Sexydimma March 6, 2022
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The Shitterman shift

The act of strattling the shifter of a manual car and inserting it in your anus. While your bro uses your penis as the shifter, you then copy his shifts using your anus.
Joe, hop up on this stick. We’re gonna give this Ford fiesta The Shitterman Shift.
by clarkC December 2, 2024
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