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By the By 

one says this when they are about to mention something related to the current subject. Used humorously in Robin Hood, Men In Tights.
"By the by, do you know praying mantis?"
"You're lookin' at him."
By the By by SatiliteStar March 26, 2004

By the by 

A snooty way of saying "by the way" that should be used with extreme caution.
Man: "What a lovely hawk, by the by, might that be a Ferruginous Hawk? Oh how lovely. Darling, can you believe it?"

Woman: "Dear, you sound so silly when you go off about hawks like that."
By the by by Buster McGooo August 10, 2009

by the bye 

Like "before I/we forget," "by the bye" means the speaker (or writer) is going to change the subject. It comes from "by" (meaning "near") "the bye" (the closing, where we say "goodbye.") So it means, "before we say bye, let me also tell you...."
"... and that's all I heard about Brenda and Eddie. By the bye, have you heard from Brenda's friend Billy?"
by the bye by Wordslinger for Hire November 27, 2013

beat by the gods 

someone talented with the art of cosmetics slayed her makeup to a new level.
Cindy: oo gurl who did your makeup?
Janice: I got beat by the gods.
Cindy & Janice: okuuurrr *finger snaps in unison
beat by the gods by RunsWithJello January 20, 2017

By the minty nipples of Marduk ! 

An expression of surprise and joy, by presumably referring to the nipples of a Babylonian god that were, for the sake of this expression, inordinately minty.
" By the minty nipples of Marduk !" this McRib sandwich is delicious !

Cookies by the Pool 

Cake by the ocean refers to sex... "Cookies by the pool" refers to masturbation... aka... "Fapping"
Tiana thought that little old man was so damned sexy... she couldn't help but have some cookies by the pool...
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square grouper

Nickname given to bales of marijuana thrown overboard or out of airplanes. Origin is reportedly from members of the US Coast Guard in the area of Southern Florida.
"Base we've got some square groupers floating outside of Miami harbor."
square grouper by slipsheet November 6, 2004
Word of the Day on October 7, 2026
A girl who does ballet and only talks about ballet. Her schedule is filled with dance classes which does not allow her to do any other activity.
"Hey, do you know that girl Sally?"

"Yeah, she's kind of annoying. All she ever talks about it ballet."

"Wow, what a Bunhead."

"Hey Sally, you want to hang out this weekend?"
"I can't, I have dance."
"You're such a Bunhead."

"Yeah... I know."
Bunhead by Jen00 October 24, 2014
Word of the Day on October 6, 2026

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.
Word of the Day on October 5, 2026
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
Word of the Day on October 4, 2026
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