Cablegate

The ongoing massive public dumping of sensitive diplomatic cables online by Wikileaks founder Julian Assange that continues to embarrass the U.S. State Department.

A play on the word Watergate from the early 1970s U.S. political scandal that eventually resulted in the resignation of President Richard M. Nixon.

Julian Assange awaits extradition from Britain to Sweden on trumped up rape charges, but everyone knows he's really a victim of international political intrigue regarding his roll in Cablegate.

Cablegate by dookeyboy December 8, 2010

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Cablegami

Refers to the art of arranging the cables inside one's computer case in a very tightly-integrated, neat, airflow-friendly manner. (This is especially important for those with windows in their rigs.) Derived from the Japanese "origami", the art of paper folding. Cablegami not only involves folding and twisting of cables, but, like origami, it is maddeningly difficult to do well.

"Man, did you see the cablegami that guy with the acrylic case pulled off?"
"Yeah, for a second I thought he had a wireless hard drive."

Cablegami by Doorbasher August 14, 2004

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Related Words

Cablegate • cablebiter • Cablecat • Cablegami • cabreate • Caslecated

cabreate

It’s an Ecuadorian word to define “get the fuck up of here”

Cabreate de aquí sapo!

cabreate by BFsorete May 19, 2021

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cablebiter

People who are consistently attracted to IT nerds and their ability to program, build and deploy computer hardware and software.

Look at how Kristy keeps trying to hook up with Winston in the server room - what a cablebiter!

cablebiter by Coleslaw07 July 15, 2014

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Cablecat

Someone who's addicted to watching TV.

He won't take his eyes off of that TV, he's become a regular cablecat.

Cablecat by Dotanairy January 22, 2020

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Caslecated

Dumb or Stupid

That boy over there is caslecated

Caslecated by Jombndjs April 15, 2022

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Toe Rag

A toe rag was originally a foot wrapping used, since mediaeval times up until the mid-nineteenth century, to protect the foot from chafing by boots or shoes. As these were, quite literally, rags they weren’t usually washed, and so with use they became very smelly until they were thrown away. Because of the similarity in smell, toe rag also became the name applied to dried, salted cod or other things with a strong, unpleasant, fishy smell. It didn’t take that long before the name was applied to someone who was an obnoxious, unpleasant OIC.

1 “Socks! Those aren’t socks you smelly git, they’re toe rags!”
2 “What have you been cooking? Smells like toe rag!”
3 “I can smell ‘er fanny from ‘ere, proper toe rag.”
4 That Heale Malcolm is a right toe rag.

Toe Rag by AKACroatalin November 29, 2016

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