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A person hailing from Barrow-in-Furness on the South West coast of Cumbria. All of these people are their own Grandad, and due to the level if inbreeding that goes on there feel free to tell them this to their face, they'll never catch you. Unless of course you are in the water, then those webbed feet come in mighty handy.
Dave: Come on man, whats worse, being a Barrovian or the Priest of Hiroshima?
John: It's gotta be the Barrovian, I mean come on, if you'll admit to that you're definately a finger over the usual 10!
Barrovian by bassranger August 21, 2009
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Barrovian Sweatshoppe 

The act of, while in the valley of Barovia, you have a vampire pressed intimately between a brown bear and a Goliath Barbarian.
The worst thing that could happen, is that we end up in a Barrovian Sweatshoppe
Barrovian Sweatshoppe by mxicofer December 9, 2022

barrowank 

having a wank whilst watching the famous, john barrowman
just gunna have a quick barrowank before we go and see john barrowman live in concert
barrowank by barrowman1 November 14, 2011

John Barrowman 

A hot, smexy, gay, scottish-american man-muffin who works in both TV and the West-End/Broadway on stage.

He moved from scotland to america when he was 8/9 years old and changed to an american accent due to being bullied.

He can switch from american to scottish in a blink of an eye. Bi-lingual.

He seems to be able to do almost everything at once and never sleeps!

His most recent work on UK TV would be- Portraying the character Captain Jack in Torchwood and Doctor who
And being a judge on the talent show 'I'd Do Anything'.
John Barrowman is an actor, proformer, singer, multi talented sex-god.
John Barrowman by JessTDa June 29, 2008

Barrowman! *shakes fist* 

a relatively new meme, spawned from Never Mind the Buzzcocks Series 23 Episode 12. The presenter, David Tennant (off of Doctor Who) would, after reading out an innuendo-based joke, would say "BARROWMAN!" (implying blamehood upon John Barrowman) and brandish his fist at the screen.

The meme now just represents blaming any problem you happen to have at the time on John Barrowman.
McFly's song contained the lyrics "there's nothing on Earth that could save us since I fell in love with Uranus. Which as it happens was a line removed from the pilot episode of Torchwood"

BARROWMAN! *shakes fist* *grrrrr*

A Barrowman 

Happens when a striaght person has a crush on a homosexual man.

Originated when, gay actor, John Barrowman played the incredable sexy Jack Harkness on the remade Doctor Who series.
A: Oh my god, he is so sexy!
B: He's gay, you know...
A: Fine, I'll have a Barrowman
A Barrowman by Crikey3632 November 17, 2010
Not in any conventional dictionary, and therefore a prime candidate for inclusion in all conventional dictionaries. As heavily promoted by Trevor and Simon.
"Borrovan isn't in the dictionary."
"You are correct. It is not."
borrovan by trashcanglam November 1, 2004
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Frothability 

The measure of an emotional and over zealous consumer in an upwardly charging market, also known as a bull market. It's characterized by rising asset prices, increased investor confidence, and favorable growth in the markets, bro.
The frothability was evident as over-zealous consumers eagerly engaged in bidding wars, driving property prices to unsustainable levels reminiscent of previous speculative bubbles.
Frothability by cptn.kagaroo1 January 26, 2024
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Soul digger

A man who dates women with the sole purpose of exploiting their time, energy, and labor while he sucks the joy and happiness from their lives.
"That guy's a soul digger. He'll expect you to work full time, but you'll be doing all the cooking, cleaning, laundry, shopping, and childcare while he plays video games or watches TV."
Soul digger by anonymous November 11, 2026
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pod person 

A person pretending to be something they aren't, or an impostor. This is inferred because of the old alien movies where alien pods appear on earth and the "pod people" dispose of the humans and slowly reproduce the bodies, pretending to be humans.
The pod person was pretending to be my father, but I knew that he was an alien when he acted differently than my father ever would have.
pod person by Christopher M. May 9, 2005
Word of the Day on November 10, 2026
A dead drop is a location used to secretly pass items between two people, without requiring them to meet.

Spies have been known to use dead drops, using various techniques to hide the items and to signal that the drop has been made. Drug dealers use this as well.

A common place is to duct tape the item to the underside of a toilet cover in a public restroom.

A signal is sometimes used as well to indicate there is something to pickup, like a pile of stones in a certain formation. After checking the drop the signal is removed.
"The dead drop is the restroom toilet at the Gulf station at the corner of Commercial Ave. and Georges Rd."
dead drop by rubberroom July 23, 2008
Word of the Day on November 9, 2026

No Surprises Wedding

A "No Surprises Wedding," or NSW, is a wedding invitation designation that tells attendees that there can be no unplanned announcements, engagements, events or speeches at the wedding - all actions must be pre-approved by the couple. Anyone who performs an unapproved "surprise" will be asked to leave the wedding early.

This designation comes from Reddit, where so many stories of bad wedding behavior indicated a need to communicate expectations for the wedding behavior of attendees.
You are cordially invited to the nuptials of Brian and Tom on October 31 at noon.

Please note that this wedding is child-free (under 10) and a No Surprises Wedding (NSW). Reach out to wedding planner Sami Smith to request approvals or exceptions; please note that exceptions will be rare. Limited child care for under-10s will be available. All approvals will be noted and included in planning. Unapproved, or surprise exceptions, will result in guests being asked to leave.
Word of the Day on November 8, 2026
Ulzzang true definition is "best & "face" = best face in korean. They are basically people with above average looks, sometimes with the use of photoshop and haduri who post their pics online, some becoming internet celebrities.
"Hey, see that chick over there? She's pretty enough to be an ulzzang. :D"
ulzzang by `r i k kit t y February 26, 2008
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