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in a coconutshell

A way of prefacing text that you originally started with saying "In a nutshell," because you thought it was gonna be conscise, but as it turned out, there was no quick way to say it.

There is very little space inside a nutshell, but there is a lot inside a coconut shell. So your long text needs a coconut shell. You could just erase the "In a nutshell," part, but that would make sense.
Someone: "Why is the US government making their students pay for their own college? That's why they're dumb. Other countries use tax money for higher education. But the US spends all its tax money on military. They also don't have mandatory military service. Why are so many people volunteering to do villainous shit if they don't have to??"

Someone else: "Well, in a nutshell, the issue with the free education and mandatory military service thing is that it's straightforward and honest. Dumb people care more about feeling like they're not being controlled than they do about anything else. If you exert power on them in any way that's upfront, it doesn't matter if it's fair. They'll fight you to the death. So it's better to just tell them they can't succeed if they don't go to college, make college unaffordable, then offer free college to anyone who joins the military voluntarily. That policy is effectively the same, except it puts the burden entirely on poor people. Anyone who's rich enough to pay for their own college can stay. Everyone thinks they're free."

The first someone: "That was not nutshell size."

Second someone: "Fine, I'll say 'In a coconutshell' next time."
by Some random person, idfk March 3, 2024
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Put the lime in the coconut

Damn brah put the lime in the coconut
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Cocknubbing

Cocknubbing is slang for a man who gets women's attention by being obnoxious. Usually applies to "bad boys"
A real load of cocknubbing in that club last night, eh??
by BekkiJ January 2, 2008
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coconade

coconade - what you'll need when your desert island is invaded by killer turtles
by philster666 October 4, 2009
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Cocojuana

The plant named for a mixed breed of marijuana and cocaine.
-Man, after smoking that cocojuana I cleaned my entire house while eating a whole turducken.
-That cocojuana made me wanna run a mile in my sleep!
by Mary Kane December 3, 2010
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Colonundrum

When you need to fart but if you do you might shit your pants.
Dude, I just finished that Mexican food and have a serious colonundrum.

There is no way I am eating in the cafateria. Last week I had a colonundrum the rest of the fucking day.
by HeavyK October 31, 2011
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