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Bring a dictionary and a thesaurus

You need to look up the definition of words as well as the homonyms and synonyms of words.
You wanna argue with me, bring a dictionary and a thesaurus. I'll give you a swift kick to the ass!
by Angel of death187 May 18, 2022
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Thesaurus

A large book containing words and synonyms for them.
Did you see this thesaurus? Its amazing!”
by Darkness666 November 3, 2020
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urban thesaurus

something that sounds like a really, really good idea on paper, but so was urban dictionary and we all know what happened to that.
Bob: We should make an urban thesaurus.
Jeff: That's a a really, really good idea on paper, but so was urban dictionary and we all know what happened to that.
Bob: True, true.
by mr electric is god February 27, 2022
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Thesaurusing

When someone is talking like they’re writing an essay and will just keep repeating the same thing over and over again without getting to the point.
Person A: “Josh is having a party this weekend at his house, at his house and the gathering is gonna be great. I can’t wait for the party this weekend at Josh’s house. Did I mention he’s celebrating at his house this weekend?”
Person B: “When is the party?”
Person A: “Sometime at Josh’s house he’s having snacks. There will be dancing and music. There will be people there and everything.”
Person B: “Get to the point, you’re thesaurusing again…”
by Cr1msonFoxx February 2, 2022
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thesaurus x

you thought was a dinosaur when you were in grade school when your teacher asked you to bring a dictionary and a thesaurus.
my 8 year old nephew, jam, asked his mom if thesaurus x are still alive these days because his teacher asked them to bring one to school.
by alexmanuel October 19, 2010
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Thesaurus Rex

A big fella with a disproportionately small wing-man. Not exactly king-ding-a-long.
Hey now I know why your full name is Thesaurus Rex

Because I ain't seen shit like that since I was underage.

Rex: I . I . its not 'up' mate - how would you know what a big one is?

Actually - mate as long as you can keep beating the others off your tab, you got precedence on the name Rex.

Rex. You better believe I do.
by jujufruit July 26, 2017
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ship of thesaurus

a tactic often used by plagiarists in order to hide the fact that theyre plagiarizing

the ship of thesaurus takes an original text, and either switches the order of the words around, or uses synonyms and big, intelligent sounding words words to obfuscate the original text.
in a sentence
harris: dude you copied my essay
james: i switched the words around its fine
harris: classic ship of thesaurus argument

in action
chris: this game is good
filip: this playable experience is enjoyable
chris: kill yourself
by DackJaniels April 8, 2024
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