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A steezy Frontside Smith grind while looking backwards.
Guy really B Rolled the Ice Box. fuck wrong wit eem.
B Roll by datoneboul January 25, 2022
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Stock video footage of any sort of broad topics.
B-roll seller: Want B-roll of a couple walking on the beach? Want them to kiss? Maybe get a bit fresh?
You say you want Kirk Gibson with the game winning home run of the '88 world series? NO! That's too specific, that is not b-roll!!!
B-Roll by RavenRunnerPhoenix October 21, 2010
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(TELEVISION JOURNALISM) stock video clip that adds meaning to a sequence or disguises the elimination of unwanted content. This technique of using the cutaway is common to hide zooms in documentary films: the visuals may cut away to B roll footage of what the person is talking about while the A camera zooms in, then cut back after the zoom is complete. The cutaway to B roll footage can also be used to hide "uh"s, sniffs, coughs, and so forth.

This can also be used to change the meaning of the speaker to fit the view of the producer.

In fiction film, the technique can be used to indicate simultaneous action or flashbacks, usually increasing tension or revealing information.
In the past, companies provided TV networks with stock footage, or b-roll, for programs about their industry. Now, they produce entire video news releases, or fake news stories that the networks air without attribution.

Soon all television will be commercials.
b-roll by Something Blue July 15, 2010
adjective \Bi-rōl\

The people you hook up with in-between the people you actually like.
Dude: Yo, I shagged her last night
Guy: Nice! Is it serious?
Dude: Nah, she's B-Roll
B-Roll by Andy Disnel January 3, 2014
"ultimatium" word and it can mean anything
"I was trying to masterbait to some good black brasilian fart porn earlier today and goddamn b-rolls kept popping up, so i switched to 2 girls 1 cup..."
B-roll by Bustin Buster January 29, 2009
A slang for illicit drugs that have been prepared for the user before the transaction.
“Man I need me a couple b-rolls for the low.”
b-roll by SlimeBallKJ February 5, 2020
1. The generic, vaguely Japanese sushi roll in your grocer's fresh foods section.

2. Any nondescript sushi roll.
Dave: I good, I had sushi for lunch.

Ross: Did you go to Kubo?

Dave: Nah, I just got some b-roll from Whole Foods.
b-roll by Amor y Paz February 4, 2010
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Acronym, meaning Too Long Didn't Understand
Similar to TLDR
Sister: This meeting was to discuss the rough draft of my essay, where we discussed the subsidiary questions I added in my rough draft. We also discussed the relationship between my main title and the real-life situations I chose to use in my essay. We discussed the structure of my essay as well, specifically the Math AOK section and how it relates to the contradiction of the title. This second meeting was particularly helpful in discussing the implications of my essay claims and how to apply the title across various areas of knowledge. There were many sections of the essay that could have been cut down in wordiness and the ways of knowing required further and more in-depth analysis.

Me: Woah! TLDU!
TLDU by L-Evans January 14, 2019
Word of the Day on August 30, 2026
the act of having anonymous sexual encounters with other men in public toilets.
Cottaging by greeef April 24, 2003
Word of the Day on August 29, 2026

Salad Days 

green inexperienced youthful judgement and cold blooded execution of those judgements.

Rashness with little concern of consequence.

Antony and Cleopatra. William Shakespeare

"My salad days,
When I was green in judgment, cold in blood."

- William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra, 1.5
"How did you end up in jail?"

"Salad days, 'nuf said."
Salad Days by GilbyRFC0 October 7, 2011
Word of the Day on August 28, 2026

age gate 

An absolutely foolproof way to keep minors from viewing content deemed "too mature" for them to watch.
Billy: "So I was trying to watch some videos for an M rated game, and I ran into an age gate, so I put in my real birthday. SOMEHOW it managed to figure out that I am 12. CURSE YOU AGE GATE!!!"

Bill: "Fucking age gate! *quick scroll* THERE! I was born on January 1, 1904. Fuck you age gate."
age gate by Banja January 7, 2011
Word of the Day on August 27, 2026

board chow 

A)
The Crud that collects under the keys in a keyboard. Usually more severe in the keyboards of programmers and webmasters as they tend to spend a lot of time at the the computer and thus eat at their desk. Mainly affecting IBM Model M (clicly) style boards.

B)
Can also be used to gross out Non-Techie people
A)
Bill: want to go to the club?
Bob: No, I've got to clean out my board chow, keys are starting to stick.

B)
Bill: Want to go out to get a bite?
Bob: No, i am just going to have some of my board chow/
Bill: Whats' that?
Bob: The food scraps that collect in my keyboard; Want some?
Bill: *GAG* *HURL* *GAG*
board chow by BinaryHackerMan September 3, 2007
Word of the Day on August 26, 2026

young pup 

a young person, a young adult in their late teens/early 20s.
Ah, you're just a young pup at 23!
young pup by the dog May 30, 2006
Word of the Day on August 25, 2026
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