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A large human shit. Named after the NHL commish Gary Bettman who ruined then cancelled the 2004-2005 hockey season.

This slang is widely used in the Canadian cities Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Toronto, Ottawa, and Montreal.
Wheres the crapper? I been holding in a Bettman for aboot two hours, eh.
Bettman by Debbie Doolittle March 1, 2005
Words you can keep

Bettman's bitches

Nickname for the Florida Panthers NHL team (could also possibly work with another recently Bettman-favoured American team such as the Vegas Golden Knights or Tampa Bay Lightning) made by angry Edmonton Oilers fans after the Oilers got "screwed" in the 2024 Stanley Cup Finals by Gary Bettman and the refs "rigging" Game 7, as he highly favorites American teams over Canadian teams in the Stanley Cup Finals (or playoffs), and has been for 32 years.
I hope if that we make it to the Stanley Cup Finals, we don't face Bettman's bitches again!
Bettman's bitches by rokkz44 May 11, 2025

Gary Bettman Hat Trick 

The inglorious feat of having three lockouts occur during your tenure as NHL Commissioner.
With the lockout becoming official on September 15, 2012, Gary Bettman would oversee the third lockout since he became commissioner in 1993.

Like a hockey player scoring three goals in one game, this accomplishment would be named after him: the Gary Bettman Hat Trick.
Gary Bettman Hat Trick by gokingsgo January 14, 2013

gary bettman 

1. Commisioner of the NHL
2. A greedy, selfish, stuck-up jerk. Must be fired.
Gary Bettman is the worst commisioner of any sport ever.
gary bettman by teh 1337 0n3 November 12, 2004

Gary Bettman 

The man who Sidney Crosby is sucking off more than any other man. Probably even at this moment.

This Bettman is also the dictator of the NHL.

Sidney Crosby is the dick taker of the NHL.

Bettman is in love with his bitch Crosby. He doesn't seem to think there are any other players in the league to promote other than his cum dumpster Crosby.
Hey dude, check out Crosby during the pre game warmups. He's got jizz still on his face. Gary Bettman must've dropped by the Penguins locker room and dropped a load.

Jeez, i wonder how the refs are gonna call the game tonight? Oh, i'm sure in the Penguins favor as usual.
Gary Bettman by I. C. Nippz January 25, 2011

German Gary Bettman Bobblehead

Where a man locks a person out behind a glass door and reveals his penis.
Bob locked Sarah inside the convenience store and did a German Gary Bettman Bobblehead.

Full Bettman 

When your hubris leads you to consider an atomic bomb solution to a problem. Normally associated with sports leagues; may apply to Hollywood studio executives. Usually accompanied by a "head up the ass" attitude and general derision for the actual impact on a fanbase.
The 2004-05 NHL lockout. Rather than resolve the problem between owners and the players, the NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman chose to instead try and break the union.

In the end, by cancelling the whole NHL season, the owners got what they wanted, but at the expense of losing their ESPN broadcast contract, being reduced to a third-tier cable channel (Versus), and only gaining 4-network exposure by showing games essentially for free on NBC.

The end result of a "Full Bettman" was the lack of TV exposure leading to a decline from major 4-sport status in the US, falling behind NASCAR and NCAA football and basketball. The eventual byproduct of the casual loss of interest has been failure of NHL southern expansion and, ultimately, possible relocation of teams to Canada.
Full Bettman by Beerguyrob May 6, 2011
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Literally 1984 

Used in response for when someone promotes/advocates an event or idea that is perceived to support "too much" authority and/or government control.

Often used jokingly as a over-exaggeration in political talk.

Can also be used in response to a ban or mute in a forum site or online chat.
Steve: I think that the government should regulate businesses more
Bob: Literally 1984!

--User1 has been permantly banned--
User2: You cant ban my friend like that! Literally 1984!
Literally 1984 by ke1 July 7, 2021
Word of the Day on September 1, 2026

Back when I lived in upstate new york 

A meaningless, unimpressive, self-serving introduction. An indicator that the story about to be shared will be pointless and dumb.
Back when I lived in upstate new york, I also had to park on the street - on two occasions, we got enough snow, mixed with just the right plowing, that my car was lifted off the ground from so much snow being jammed underneath it.
Word of the Day on August 31, 2026
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
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