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Circumscribe

1. Restrict: To limit the power of something or somebody to act independently.

2. Enclose within geometric shape: To draw one geometric figure around another so that they touch at every corner vertex (corner) of the enclosed figure or at every side of the enclosing figure without cutting across each other.
To circumscribe someone.
Circumscribe by Jafje April 15, 2007
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circumscribe

To have ones writing revised by editing against the writers will. to edit, or change
My draft was barely recognizable after falling victim to the literary moils in the editing room. They have taken out all of the meat of my intent, and It feels like I have been circumscribed.
circumscribe by Randysandy January 19, 2010
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circumscriber 

A collection of Google+ users placed inside a named Google+ social circle. A play on the term "subscriber". Commonly abbreviated as "scribe".
"I'm now have over 1000 circumscribers in my Google+ friends circle."

"I need to stream this to my scribes."

"I have 800 followers on Facebook, but more than 2000 scribes on Google+."
circumscriber by QSwitch August 22, 2011

SkyPesos 

Delta SkyMiles, also known as SkyPesos, is the frequent flyer program of Delta Airlines. It has a very poor value and hard to use.
- I'm trying to book an award flight to Paris, but I only have 70,000 SkyPesos
- Just forget about it, you don't have enough SkyPesos to fly anywhere.
SkyPesos by 404_name_not_found December 6, 2018
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Quiche Peanemis

Quirky niche peak cinema analysis
It describes the analysis of a media piece which is quirky and niche, yet peak.
Give me the quiche peanemis on the movie I missed.
Quiche Peanemis by Mushroom2241 June 17, 2026
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Hate Draft

1. Select a player (real or fantasy) during a sports draft to spite or anger one or more of your opponents because they had intended to select him/her.

2. Select a player (real or fantasy) during a sport draft to put one or more of your opponents at a strategic disadvantage.
1. Billy hate drafted Chad OchoCinco because he knew Sam had wanted him since he is from Cincinnati. Billy already had plenty of players to fill that position but wanted to make sure Sam didn't get him.

2. Billy hate drafted Peyton Manning because he was the only good quarterback left and he knew Sam had been planning on drafting him.
Hate Draft by pffler September 1, 2009
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"I can pull James Bond stunts in a jalopy."
jalopy by watson November 20, 2002
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