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en temps et lieux utiles

an English translation of a French phrase meaning

"when the time, place, context and/or circumstances are appropriate for one to learn something"
son: Dad, I'd like to learn how to drive a car, my older brother Jerry who is 16, is learning how to drive. Why can't I?

father: Oh. you'll learn en temps et lieux utiles, all right but, as of today, at the tender age of 13, you are definitely not old enough.
by Sexydimma January 18, 2013
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en temps et lieux utiles

an English translation of a French phrase meaning

"when the time, place, context and/or circumstances are appropriate for one to learn something"
son: Dad, I'd like to learn how to drive a car, my older brother who is 16, is learning how to drive. Why can't I?

father: Oh. you'll learn en temps et lieux utiles, all right but, at age 13, you are definitely not old enough. now, go to bed.
by Sexydimma March 26, 2013
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Black Jack-et

This is a gangsta who is usually black. The "black" is not meant to be racist. This refers to that certain black gangsta w/ a black hoodie, etc.
Yo, dat black jack-et over there has a ton of swag!
by sospedecial June 5, 2016
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Saint Pierre et Miquelon

An island located south of Newfoundland and Labrador with a population of 6,080 as of January 2011. It is now today seen as a fantastic place to visit, and while very little know about it, those who do have been returning, concurrent visitors.
I typically enjoy watching people enjoy the views of Saint Pierre et Miquelon.
by The Canadian Textbook December 19, 2017
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dø i et hul

Smila: Dø i et hul
Emilie: Thank you!
by emilieersmuk April 3, 2022
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Follicular Menage et Trois

Three people styling and working on your hair at once.
"I love getting my hair done, nothing better than a hair wash and styling"

"You don't know true grace in feeling special at a hair stylist until you've had a follicular menage et trois"
by Glanced @ the Pants Lance June 28, 2025
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Argumentum ad Te et Verbum

A compound fallacy combining Argumentum ad Te and Argumentum ad Verbum: claiming that someone is proving the opposing point by their word choice. "You are proving the point of the post by trivializing the word X" is the classic form. The move claims that the way someone uses language demonstrates the truth of what they're opposing—a double evasion that avoids content by focusing on the relationship between word choice and argumentative position. It's meta, it's clever, and it's completely unresponsive to substance.
"I used the term 'conspiracy theory' carefully in a critique. Response: 'See? You're using that term exactly how the post said people would—you're proving its point!' That's Argumentum ad Te et Verbum—using my word choice and my position to dismiss my argument without engaging it. My word choice becomes evidence against me, my response becomes proof of their point. It's a rhetorical hall of mirrors with no exit."
by Dumu The Void March 2, 2026
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