force one's lute

verb
1. To annoy, irritate or mildly upset someone, sometimes unintentionally; grind one's gears, tick one off, get on one's nerves, rustle one's jimmies, overcook one's pasta.

Derived from a misinterpretation of a phrase from "An Experiment concerning the Spirit of Coals, a letter to Robert Boyle" by John Clayton.

2. (obsolete) To break a seal, and possibly, the object(s) it adheres to as a result. Usually in relation to chemistry equipment.

1. "It really forces my lute when fonts use the clearly inferior and much uglier double-story lowercase letter "A" (а) rather than the superior, easy-to-write, sleek and beautiful single-story lowercase "A" (ɑ). But what forces my lute even further is the fact that the eyesore of a symbol that is the double-story lowercase "A" has managed to slither its way into most modern typefaces, becoming the standard with, bafflingly, barely any public pushback. The first letter of our alphabet truly deserves better."

1. "I decided to take Gerald somewhere different for lunch. I think the buger-bungeps we were served were forcing his lute, and he was in a bad enough mood already."

1. "A light that bright and harsh could easily force one's lute as they're trying to sleep."

2. "...At first there came over only phlegm, afterward a black oil, and then likewise a spirit arose which I could noways condense; but it forced my lute, or broke my glasses."

by SirDarwin March 30, 2024

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One piece

One piece is an anime that started around the middle ages and is predicted to end when heat waves destroy the earth.

Me: bro, have you heard this super awesome anime called one piece
Friend: yes, it seems interesting, though you know i have a tight schedule so how many episodes is it?
Me: uhhhhh

by Anthonias June 3, 2023

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Rule number one

This expression is mostly from social media (specifically Tiktok). Rule number one is "cars are better than people." Mostly used by car people/Motorsport fans.

"No way, he cheated on you? Hop in my car, and never forget rule number one"

"I'm always prioritising rule number one, that's why I never date anyone."

by Sunaarin August 4, 2023

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Opera One

A browser made by the company "Opera" (who also made Opera GX), which is based around having the user more features tailored to productivity including things such as tab islands and having more integrated AI features baked into the browser along with having a built in Ad-blocker.

Person 1: "What browser do you use to keep yourself organised during work?"
Person 2: "Oh, I use the Opera One browser."

by Synthia032 July 3, 2023

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