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Threw a monkey wrench into the clockworks

This is when something is running smoothly like the gears in a clock,but then asshole has to but in with his/her two cents and fuck everything up. The worthless opinion of this tool is like taking a monkey wrench and jammin it all up in the gears of your otherwise smooth running machine.
Everything for the party was going just as planned, until that asshole got all drunk and threw a monkey wrench into the clockworks.
by TV CAR March 26, 2010
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A Clockwork Oranging

When you force an unsuspecting victim's eyes open so you can make them watch something you like, but they don't.
Since Alex refused to watch Mean Girls, I realized that A Clockwork Oranging him was the only option.
by Chuli-P September 1, 2025
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clockwork

A safe way of saying "Male Masturbation" in front of an anti-sex snowflake. It comes from the word "Cock-work".
Male 1: Sorry I couldn't make it to the meeting yesterday, I was so busy with clockwork that I forgot.
Male 2: Haha gotta love clockwork
Snowflake: Confused yet still acceptable to my terms of vocabulary use and it doesn't seem like it invades nor defies my restrictions of sexually-referenced wording.
by 123CountWithMe September 24, 2021
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clockwork orange

"A clockwork orange" is a situation of brainwash that is sometimes prevention related.
It can also be a punishment.
It is always done with images: tv screens, computer, pictures etc...
Did you see the TV show about the danger of drugs?
It is a real " clockwork orange".
Even drug adicts themselves feel guilty with it.
by discobar_galaxy February 12, 2018
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Clockwork Soldier

From the franchise, Dishonored, Dishonored 2 and Dishonored: Death Of The Outsider. A clockwork machine made by Kirin Jindosh. An expensive piece of a robot, made to guard mansions, grand palaces and military structures in general.
Person 1: "Have you seen one of those Clockwork Soldiers? Those weird robots?"

Person 2: "Yeah, they're expensive as fuck!!"
by soma !! June 12, 2023
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Clockworked

A previously favorite song which has become tainted by bittersweet emotions or over-commercialized to the point of losing its nostalgic qualities.
I used to love that Beatles song until Nike clockworked it. It's ruined for me forever. clockwork clockwork orange nostalgia overcommercialization
by Darlalalala August 20, 2015
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Clockworked

When comments especially critical ones are edited, deleted or withheld from being published, normally by the event organiser, especially in regards to social media.
I posted about my bad experience at the festival and the post was deleted, totally Clockworked!
by DrFilth July 2, 2023
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