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Ctrl-Alt-Del 

1. A combination of keys used before a login screen is presented on Windows NT/2000/XP. This is used because it is the only combination that cannot be sent over a network. It is also used to bring up the task manager and, when pressed twice will reset the computer. For this reason it is sometimes called the 'Three-Finger-Salute'.

2. A comic strip written by Tim Buckley relating to computer and console gaming. It can be found at cad-comic.com
1. d00d! j00 wa5 pwning at CS and j00r b0x0r cr@5h3d! j00 had to use Ctrl-Alt-Del!

2. Did you see the latest Ctrl-Alt-Del comic strip? It was just up a couple of hours ago.
Ctrl-Alt-Del by Batiu-Drami January 31, 2005
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ctrl+F+U 

From the web series Red vs Blue, Caboose's keyboard shortcut at command for every time he team kills.
Washington: "I told them Caboose did it. Apparently they already have a shortcut on their keyboard for recording his team kills"
Caboose: "Ctrl+F+U"
ctrl+F+U by confusedfish January 7, 2010
Teacher: Today class your going to write an essay.
Student: *ctrl v* DONE!
ctrl v by GUYwithNOfriends February 1, 2018

CTRL C+T+V 

In Firefox, highlight a link, and hold CTRL and hit C+T+V to open it in a new tab, very useful for non-clickable links.
WTF? I can't click this link?!
Dude, just Ctrl C+T+V it.
CTRL C+T+V by Guy McGuyster August 5, 2009
Stems from the ctrl-z button on computers that undoes the last action performed. The term Ctrl Z has also made worked its way into popular usage to mean undo, fix or to take back, as seen in websites like ctrlztoday.com
Ever wish you could Ctrl Z everything that goes wrong in your life?
Ctrl Z by Mantilla January 1, 2012
That branch of the left wing which wants to restrict people's behaviour and free speech. Often no longer concerned with economic issues or foreign policy. This is the group that always takes the bait and tries to oppose the alt-right directly, rather than using time tested tactics to defeat them. The ctrl-left is famous for alienating anybody who is not a core member with its judgmental shaming tactics and its hidden class bias against working class people.
If the Neo-Nazis marched and no one cared, they would give up and take up wood-working. If the Neo-Nazis march and a bunch of ctrl-left counter protesters take it as licence to break all the shop windows and embarrass themselves on live TV with their bad manners, moderate people are going to start feeling a little sympathetic to those poor Neo-Nazis.

The ctrl-left prevented Jordan Peterson from giving a lecture at my university.
ctrl-left by Nostradamus Bear August 25, 2017
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Frothability 

The measure of an emotional and over zealous consumer in an upwardly charging market, also known as a bull market. It's characterized by rising asset prices, increased investor confidence, and favorable growth in the markets, bro.
The frothability was evident as over-zealous consumers eagerly engaged in bidding wars, driving property prices to unsustainable levels reminiscent of previous speculative bubbles.
Frothability by cptn.kagaroo1 January 26, 2024
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Soul digger

A man who dates women with the sole purpose of exploiting their time, energy, and labor while he sucks the joy and happiness from their lives.
"That guy's a soul digger. He'll expect you to work full time, but you'll be doing all the cooking, cleaning, laundry, shopping, and childcare while he plays video games or watches TV."
Soul digger by anonymous November 11, 2026
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pod person 

A person pretending to be something they aren't, or an impostor. This is inferred because of the old alien movies where alien pods appear on earth and the "pod people" dispose of the humans and slowly reproduce the bodies, pretending to be humans.
The pod person was pretending to be my father, but I knew that he was an alien when he acted differently than my father ever would have.
pod person by Christopher M. May 9, 2005
Word of the Day on November 10, 2026
A dead drop is a location used to secretly pass items between two people, without requiring them to meet.

Spies have been known to use dead drops, using various techniques to hide the items and to signal that the drop has been made. Drug dealers use this as well.

A common place is to duct tape the item to the underside of a toilet cover in a public restroom.

A signal is sometimes used as well to indicate there is something to pickup, like a pile of stones in a certain formation. After checking the drop the signal is removed.
"The dead drop is the restroom toilet at the Gulf station at the corner of Commercial Ave. and Georges Rd."
dead drop by rubberroom July 23, 2008
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No Surprises Wedding

A "No Surprises Wedding," or NSW, is a wedding invitation designation that tells attendees that there can be no unplanned announcements, engagements, events or speeches at the wedding - all actions must be pre-approved by the couple. Anyone who performs an unapproved "surprise" will be asked to leave the wedding early.

This designation comes from Reddit, where so many stories of bad wedding behavior indicated a need to communicate expectations for the wedding behavior of attendees.
You are cordially invited to the nuptials of Brian and Tom on October 31 at noon.

Please note that this wedding is child-free (under 10) and a No Surprises Wedding (NSW). Reach out to wedding planner Sami Smith to request approvals or exceptions; please note that exceptions will be rare. Limited child care for under-10s will be available. All approvals will be noted and included in planning. Unapproved, or surprise exceptions, will result in guests being asked to leave.
Word of the Day on November 8, 2026
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