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A Speedcubing term and a 4-step method for solving the Rubik's Cube. It is an acronym for Cross, First 2 Layers, Orient Last Layer, and Permute Last Layer. It is by far the most common method used for Speedcubing, most likely because of its ability to let the cuber attain quick solve times (under 20 seconds) without having to memorise a brain-busting number of algorithms. Although the method has 119 algorithms in total, it is a small number compared to the expert methods, which may have up to 800 different algorithms.

Its inventor is Jessica Fridrich, and because of that, it is also popularly known as the Fridrich method.
I currently use the CFOP method to solve my cube, and now average about 25 seconds. Hopefully, with more practice and refinement, I will be able to average under 20 seconds.
CFOP by Penbiks September 19, 2008
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cfop is a method used to solve the rubix cube for 3x3 It is an acronym foor cross F2l oll and pll
Man CFOP is so much worse then roux
CFOP by lohithsuks January 30, 2019
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Pronounced: See-Fop

A method of solving the 3x3 Rubik’s Cube, widely known as one of the best and fastest methods, (CFOP stands for Cross, F2L, OLL, PLL.) Used by most speedcubers like Max Park, Tymon Kolasinski, and Feliks Zemdegs.
-Hey, you’re pretty fast, what method do you use?
+Oh I use CFOP.
CFOP by hhhhhhhhhdjhjdhhhhdj April 19, 2023
The grindset is a contemporary ideology of self-exploitation disguised as strength, deeply tied to the aesthetics of the “sigma male” and to new digital forms of patriarchy. It promotes the idea that human worth depends on productivity, economic success, absolute emotional control, and the ability to work endlessly, turning vulnerability, rest, community, and tenderness into signs of weakness. Beneath its rhetoric of discipline and power often lies a profound inability to relate healthily to pain, fragility, and human interdependence.
“That’s the grindset, brother. While weak men sleep and complain, sigma males stay disciplined, work in silence, suppress emotions, and build power while everyone else wastes time chasing comfort.”
Grindset by Omega-Male May 22, 2026
Word of the Day on May 23, 2026
well known from south park
rednecks get angrry that future folk took there jobs so they yell
They took ouare jerbs!
Them future folk took ouare jerbs!
jerb by Jimberley Kim April 7, 2005
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An Irish phrase meaning shit, derived from ass
(Not to be confused with the literal description of one's buttocks)
"Did you hear the song Aylek$ dropped?"
"Hardly. Her music is absolute cheeks."

"My boyfriend say LaFlame is cheeks."
"Tell your boyfriend I said it's his mixtape that's cheeks."
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sans sheriff 

Lawless use of fonts or typography, with no regard to aesthetics or legibility
I'm putting this CV straight in the bin. Written totally sans sheriff.
sans sheriff by Jamarley July 3, 2019
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