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4 8 15 16 23 42

1. The only numbers you never, ever want to enter in the lottery.

2. The (apparent) oblique plotline of ABC's hit TV show Lost. These numbers are cursed. Very cursed.

3. "Cursed" toast with these numbers on it, claiming it was linked to the the show Lost that sold for ever $16,000 US.
I entered the numbers '4 8 15 16 23 42' into the lottery. The next day I crapped out my large intestine.
4 8 15 16 23 42 by Op2 June 13, 2005

4 8 15 16 23 42

The mysterious numbers from the t.v. show "Lost". The numbers appear everywhere in the show from the co-ordinates of the plane to representing the amount of people on the island.
"enter these numbers: 4 8 15 16 23 42"
4 people left on the raft, 42 stayed behind; there are 23 survivors on the other side of the island ect...
4 8 15 16 23 42 by Fintan October 23, 2005

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 

You type this when you have way too much free time or are way too bored.
Teacher: lets count to 50!
Students: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50!
A diet favored by some sufferers of anorexia which supposedly promotes rapid (and dangerous) weight loss by fooling the body's metabolic regulation.
For a while I was even doing 8-4-2, which I don't recommend 'cuz it nearly killed me.
8-4-2 by Byronsky March 26, 2007
A combination of numbers stating the words: "Eight hundred fourty two".

The number before 843 and the number after 841.
I had like 842 seconds of sleep last night lolollll
842 by AntisocialWeeb August 18, 2016

Rule 8424-B 

There is a rule for almost every number from 1 to 1000 on the Urban Dictionary, most rules for each number being completely different.
Person 1: "Dude have you seen rule 87 on urban dictionary?"
Person 2: "Rule 8424-B"
Person 2: " Which completely different definition for this number do you want?"
Person 1: "The third one."
Rule 8424-B by H4ZZ4_ March 10, 2020
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A pornographic film.

The use of the word "blue" to refer to sexually explicit content was first recorded in Scotland in 1824. "Blue" meant "lewd" because prostitutes dressed in blue gowns.
I found your stash of blue movies under your bed.
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fache-couture 

French slang, which translated, means "bull's fashion" but basically equates to "hyper trendy" or overly trendy. Used when a person wishes to express distaste at the latest fashion trend/fad, because it seems that everyone has a certain item of clothing or is wearing it. This term is most frequently heard in Paris but is slowly spreading to other parts of France.
1. That Burberry scarf is so fache-couture.
2. That purple American Apparel hoodie is so fache-couture.
fache-couture by bkgmh46x0x March 18, 2008
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