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bastardization 

1) The process of making something illegitimate
2) The process of bringing something to a form which is not as good as the one it was in before, i.e. the language glorified by urbandictionary.com
see fo' shizzle my nizzle
bastardization by Kevin Smith January 1, 2004

bastardization 

when someone makes something more douche-like than it was before
'fo shizzle my nizzle' is a bastardization of 'fo sheezy my neezy' which is a bastardization of 'for sure my nigga' which is a bastardization of 'i concur with you whole-heartedly, my african-american friend'
bastardization by deziree February 24, 2007

bastardization 

The act of changing a word to suit your own needs.
I bastardized BUDDY into BUDZ; sounds better and saves a syllable!
bastardization by Shmouse May 24, 2005

Bastardisation

That fucking silly bastard derick nobcheese illustrates perfectly the way the english language endures bastardisation with his shit explanation of said word:

Atomic Kitten have bastardisation
a song again!
Apple have bastardisation
microsoft, or tried to.

See? The silly fucking dumb cunt.

Bastardisation, the process of, is a corrupted copy of a given original.
derick nobcheese is a bastardisation of a human being.
Bastardisation by Louseboy August 10, 2004

Bastardisation

To bastardise something.
To make something very uncool out of something that used to be cool.
"Ice Ice Baby" by Vanilla Ice is a bastardisation of a Queen's "Under Pressure".
"I'll Be Missing You" by Diddy and Faith Evans is a bastradisation of "Every Breathe You Take" by The police.
Bastardisation by CRAIGJJAMES May 27, 2010

The Bastardization of Singapore Math 

When foreign countries discreetly incorporate the best of the Singapore math curriculum, such as the bar or stack model method, learning experiences, and big ideas, into their own local curriculum, by adopting it as their stepchild, where cross-fertilization of local and foreign ideas occasionally results in an aha! by-product.
Thanks to the bastardization of Singapore math, the US Common Core Math had given birth to a few beautiful methodological and pedagogical offsprings in math education, much to the delight of local math educators who follow closely how their foreign counterparts are creatively adopting some of the problem-solving visualization strategies.
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trucker's tan 

A sunburn or suntan focused on the left arm. It is caused by the left side of the body being the only half that gets exposed to sunlight while driving. Presumably, it would be located on the right side of the body in countries where they drive on the left side of the road.
I had a trucker's tan after driving for 10 straight hours on a sunny day.
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The phenomenon where adults salivate at children's toys
Every time I walk into the toy aisle, I catch myself kidulting over the latest action figures and LEGO sets!
kidulting by Emotional Cruiser October 12, 2025
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British slang for a scientist or technical expert, esp . when the speaker is not certain of the expert’s specific field of study. Not necessarily derogatory, but typically used by persons without a technical background. In the US, the equivalent would be “egghead”, “squint”, or “geek.”

Origin of the word is unknown. Started sometime in World War 2. Given the typical evolution of British slang, could easily have started because what these experts did was confusing or “baffling” to the common person.
According to the boffins downstairs, the murderer used a serrated blade.
Boffin by Agnon February 11, 2023
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Pee Calculus

When you have to pee in a movie but don’t want to miss anything, and must do the following mental equation: will the amount I have to pee cause enough discomfort to diminish my attention capacity for the remainder of the movie to an extent which is greater than the amount of the movie I would miss by making a mad dash to the restroom.
I saw Satantango last night, wonderful film but by the 5th hour I had to start doing pee calculus.
Pee Calculus by anorlondo October 1, 2026
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Literally "dirty" pronounced with a West Indian accent. Can also have a positive connotation, for example Sean Paul's album title "Dutty Rock".
"The girl is pretty but she corrupt and dutty!"

or, in a positive usage:

"Booya! That freestyle was dutty!"
Dutty by J Hall April 3, 2003
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korean word for madam, older woman
Ajumma wait a moment
Ajumma by aintnotinbutnice July 5, 2009
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