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A residence at Memorial University of Newfoundland, which is inferior to all other residences. Even Burton's Pond Apartments.
"You're from Bowater? BOOwater!"
bowater by Housing. June 5, 2009

Bowmater 

A term used to describe someone whose curiosity pushed the limit and does not stop. People will most often give this person a limited number of questions to ask in a certain period of time.
Bowmater: "question, question, question, etc."
Person: "Bowmater, you were only allowed 3 questions a day."
Bowmater: "Yes, but I was just asking..."
Everyone: "SHUTUP!!!"
Bowmater: "mumbles softly to himself in anguish."
Bowmater by So Incommodious June 6, 2014

Boatercycle 

A mix between a boat and a motorcycle. A jetski.
A boatercycle is jetski, Sea-Doo, or any other type of one or two manned water vehicle steered with handle bars.
Boatercycle by Madam Tampini September 16, 2008
Being Of A Terrific European Republic,

A person who has recently immigrated to America from a certain European nation. A first-generation born American may also exhibit "boater" tendencies. The opposite of being "Americanized." A term commonly used in the Detroit, MI area.

Boater tendencies may include:

-being a pack-rat such as canning your own foods, having a large garden, or making your own wine or lunch meats.

-having an uncircumsized penis.

-living at home with your parents until marriage.

-wearing fashionable European clothes such as Armani Exchange or Versace.

-growing up idolizing European soccer stars.

-getting hit by your mother or father well into your 20's.
Having a kitchen in your basement in very boater!
boater by Sal Biondo March 14, 2008
The place in a bay where you can go and tie up your boat along side many other boats.
"Are you ready to go fishing at today?". "Yeah sure where should we meet?"."How about the boatery?"."Hell yeah the boatery!"
boatery by J Schmidty April 21, 2007
A term used in the Memphis, Missouri area for a person of lower class who generally lives in subsidized housing and/or lives off of welfare for multiple generation. Also classified as extremely trashy. Attire generally consists of dirty clothes that for men are too large and for women way too small. Missing teeth is a common quality. Generally an all around annoying person.
Make sure you watch that boater, he might steal some shit.

I wish boaters didn't invade the pool with their flabby bodies and jorts.

Let's get out of this place, it's full of boaters.
boater by notaboater July 6, 2011
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proper lad 

a lad that is such a lad that he is a proper lad
person1:did you see bob
person2: ya he was a proper lad
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The number of years you are still sexually active
While our lifespan is the number of years we will live, our healthspan is the number of healthy years we will have and our sexspan is is the number of years we will continue to be healthy enough to continue having an active sex life.
sexspan by Dr Kat April 21, 2022
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A lighthearted reaction upon receiving disappointing news of some sort. Usually something that isn't a particularly a big deal, esp. when it primarily affects someone else - sort of a mild schadenfreude. Sometimes doubled or tripled, and possibly said in a sing-songy voice for added comedic effect to imitate a muted trumpet, which is how the meme originated.
You didn't get any napkins with your takeout pork fried rice? Womp womp.
womp by 175623226 November 3, 2011
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When your wife’s boyfriend let you sleep past 8pm 😎😎
Wife’s boyfriend: You have 5 more minutes
Me: Poggers!
Poggers by Just_Charles April 14, 2020
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Oblication 

A vacation, feeling more like an obligation, that involves visiting or staying with family.
So Joe where are you taking the kids for spring break vacation? We are going on an oblication to Boca to visit my mother-in-law.
Oblication by kimmerr May 5, 2011
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