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1. four o'clock in the afternoon
2. the time when you begin broiling things for dinner
1. "'Twas brillig..." (Lewis Carroll, "Through the Looking-glass and What Alice Found There")
2. His mom starts dinner at brillig.
brillig by zeekage October 26, 2003
Words you can keep
Brillig: a re-invention of Lewis Carroll's 'brillig' and re-defined to be a shortening of 'brilliant,' 'awesome,' or 'cool.'
"Dude, check out that car over there, it is brillig!"
Brillig by brilligitsbel September 8, 2009
Brillig – Four o'clock in the afternoon: the time when you begin broiling things for dinner.
"dude, when is the movie showing?" "It starts about quarter after four, so be there about brillig..." (Meaning, be there about four O'clock in the afternoon.)
Brillig by Kyle Jabber Billings June 14, 2007

Brillig's Law 

It's impossible to distinguish between a troll and a real neocon wingnut because no matter how stupid the troll's posts, we've all seen something equally as stupid from an actual neoconservative.
From global warming to the war in Iraq, Brillig's law is incontrovertible.
Brillig's Law by laika February 14, 2007

Billigan 

A do-over shot in golf, synonymous with "mulligan," invented and perfected by former US President Bill Clinton. Clinton, who professed to play by the rules of golf repeatedly as president, routinely takes as many as 100 extra shots per 18 holes of golf, according to the bestselling book, "First Off the Tee," by Don Van Natta Jr. The way Mr. Clinton does it is this: He tees off twice, or even three times, off a tee, then gets out to the fairway and asks his playing partners which ball was his first shot. This is the shot he is supposed to play. Inevitably, his playing partners point to the ball closest to the flag, and often that is Mr. Clinton's second or third tee shot. A billigan is a do-over golf shot awarded by complicit fellow golfers who act as co-conspirators in the act of cheating.
Mr. Clinton was in an especially frisky mood the day he played at Pebble Beach, treating himself to 100 Billigans but carding an impressive 79.
Billigan by Golf maven April 25, 2005

brilliant 

A term the British use to describe everything.
I's brilliant in't it? Right, yah, bloody brilliant. Wha' is? Oh, yah, right, brilliant. Bloody brillant.
brilliant by Lord Russell August 12, 2004

Fucking Brilliant 

!. An expression, particularly popular with the British and the Irish, that means something is really cool, really awesome, top notch, way above expectations.

2. A sarcastic expression of how good something (an idea, etc) is/was.
1. "This is really really fucking brilliant" - Bono (2003, Golden Globes)

2. "Luke, blasting the controls that extend the bridge was fucking brilliant" - Leia (what she would have said if "Star Wars" was not rated PG)
Fucking Brilliant by Sans0uAvecV0us January 21, 2009
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Brought-upsy 

scruples; to have manners;

May also be spelt Brought-upsie

WestIndian/Caribbean in orient - Barbados, WHUT.
Example 1: Child, you ain't got no brought-upsy?

Translation: My Child, have you not any manners?



Example 2: What, you ain't got no brought-upsy?

Translation: I can't believe you're doing that. Were you not taught any manners as a child?
Brought-upsy by B-Town Gilly April 20, 2005
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I had to kitbash my Luke Skywalker figure with my Darth Vader figure because Luke was missing a hand.
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There are no hot girls in the area, theres only satellite baddies.
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-shorthand for the ramifications of actions
Omg, the ramifications!”
-“You forgot about the rammys, bro.”
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