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is an Irish last name that is derived from O'Cleary, Cleireoch, and MacCleary. The motto for "Cleary's" is "Always faithful" or "Fidelity is my glory".

They tend to be sarcastic and upbeat. Usually always down for drinking a beer from about 12pm onwards. Mostly a happy bunch.
Person: Steve Cleary is a reliable clerk!

Person2: Yeah, grab Tom Cleary, he'll hang out with us at the pub.
Cleary by irishreppin October 25, 2009
Words you can keep
Person: “ Woah u look just like Cleary.”
cleary by smarter than u :)) May 4, 2020
Term used for a balding ginger man who works at Aldi.
“Don’t go through his till, he’s clearly a Cleary.”
Cleary by UnleashTheQuiche November 23, 2021

Cleary'd 

A terrible failure at a task/quest,That should be naturally easy to the person carrying out said task/quest.
When a person performs badly in a game "Dude you cleary'd it".
Cleary'd by Melvin Harris March 13, 2018

cleary experience 

Walking into the woods a boy and leaving a man
I swear that guy just had the cleary experience.
cleary experience by MRCLUTCH1998 September 24, 2015

Cleary Hieghts

A Community for old person to retire in and die. Most the old person there still ride on 100s 24 inch rims with the 60-69 cars they had in college.
Im gonna go out to cleary and get high wit my granny.

Cleary Hieghts, I heard thats where the ol'folks kick it real.
Cleary Hieghts by Seg_x January 13, 2008

Cleary'd 

A verb named after UMass scumbag Ryan Cleary who sexually assaulted a girl. Alternative word for raped.
Friend: Did you hear about that girl who got Cleary'd last night
Me: No that's awful, I hope they arrest that guy
Cleary'd by zoolegend March 10, 2024
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Salad Days 

green inexperienced youthful judgement and cold blooded execution of those judgements.

Rashness with little concern of consequence.

Antony and Cleopatra. William Shakespeare

"My salad days,
When I was green in judgment, cold in blood."

- William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra, 1.5
"How did you end up in jail?"

"Salad days, 'nuf said."
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board chow 

A)
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B)
Can also be used to gross out Non-Techie people
A)
Bill: want to go to the club?
Bob: No, I've got to clean out my board chow, keys are starting to stick.

B)
Bill: Want to go out to get a bite?
Bob: No, i am just going to have some of my board chow/
Bill: Whats' that?
Bob: The food scraps that collect in my keyboard; Want some?
Bill: *GAG* *HURL* *GAG*
board chow by BinaryHackerMan September 3, 2007
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young pup 

a young person, a young adult in their late teens/early 20s.
Ah, you're just a young pup at 23!
young pup by the dog May 30, 2006
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