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Bioengineering

The direct and deliberate manipulation of living systems using engineering principles. It's the application of design, analysis, and construction to biology, treating cells and DNA as programmable hardware and software. This includes genetic modification of crops, designing microbes to produce pharmaceuticals, growing tissues in bioreactors, and creating synthetic biological circuits. It's not just studying life; it's inventing new forms of it to solve human problems.
Bioengineering Example: Creating a yeast strain Bioengineered to produce the antimalarial drug artemisinin instead of brewing beer, or designing bacteria that can detect and destroy cancer cells in the body, are acts of bioengineering. It's turning biology into a precise manufacturing technology.
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Bengineering 

The act of creating/modifying/ghetto-engineering something effectively, usually with great force and with as little financial outlay as possible.
"That looks like you made it out of zipties, ducttape and some wooden pallets. I'm getting tetanus just looking at it. Does it work?"

"I'm bengineering it. How could it not?"
Bengineering by orias0_o January 23, 2014
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bengineering 

ben·gi·neer·ing
   /ˌbɛndʒəˈnɪərɪŋ/ Show SpelledBen-juh-neer-ing

1. the art and/or science of making practical application of the knowledge of handy makeshift skills. Indirect application skills and solutions to form a valid solution. As in the innovation of repairs, tools, useless/full objects, words, etc...

2. the action, work, or profession of an Bengineer.

3. skillful or artful contrivance; maneuvering, sneaking.

Origin:1987–88; Bengineer + -ing1

—Related forms
non·Ben·gi·neer·ing, noun, adjective
pre·Ben·gi·neer·ing, adjective
Innovative Bengineering made this incredible feat possible.

Oh snap we've got some major issues here...looks like we better start to Bengineer a solution.

A: What are you Majoring at Harvard?
B: Civil Bengineering
bengineering by The Bizjam September 16, 2010

Bio engineering 

Slang term for hooking up or having sex.
After we had drinks, the new girl in accounting and I went back to my place for a little "bio engineering"!
Bio engineering by James Weyand February 17, 2006

Bongineering 

The act of contriving a bong out of Misc. parts.
Dude 1: "No bong dude? Well it looks we could use this for a downstem, and that bottle over there... we will need some bubblegum and a lighter too... Uhh You got any weed so we can try this out?"

Dude 2 : "uhh... No, I thought you had weed..."
Dude 1: "well we are going to have to find someone with some green to test out this feat of Bongineering."
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Basically the same meaning as ate.
x:"Girl your fit chewed today!"
Chewed by iod1o March 30, 2022
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Blue Movie 

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.
Blue Movie by Shayde79 January 20, 2011
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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
Word of the Day on October 17, 2026
A slang term for GLP-1 medications(like Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, etc.), usually referring to their appetite-killing, weight-loss, or “I forgot to eat” effects rather than the medical details.

Usage:
* Often casual, ironic, or meme-y
* Can imply effortless weight loss, suppressed hunger, or being “powered by pharmaceuticals”

Notes:
Not a brand name—just shorthand for the whole GLP-1 wave. Frequently shows up in online jokes, gym talk, and group chats where people pretend they’re *totally* doing it naturally.
“I’m not dieting, I’m just on that glippy.”
“Ever since the glippy hit, food feels optional.”
“That summer body? Yeah, glippy assisted.”
Glippy by Wild Stoner Appears December 14, 2025
Word of the Day on October 16, 2026

fauxstalgia 

Faux nostalgia. Faking old things in an attempt to recapture the feeling of times gone past, especially of technology that has passed.
Hipstamatic pictures, just like the vinyl-static added to digital recordings, is prime fauxstalgia
fauxstalgia by scotte61 December 16, 2010
Word of the Day on October 15, 2026

pajama casual 

Pajama casual is a term used when working from home and preparing for a video conference. All business above the waist and your pajama pants down below.
We have a Zoom meeting in a few minutes and I’ll probably go pajama casual.
pajama casual by jrod-knows March 31, 2020
Word of the Day on October 14, 2026
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