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closed up shop by Richard999 March 30, 2016
Spongebob Close-up
A technique used in various cartoons in which the camera zooms into a character's face revealing disgusting or grotesque features (ex. bloodshot eyes, nosehairs, pimples, etc.) that usually are not noticed when the camera is at a certain distance from the character. Commonly used in the show "Spongebob Squarepants".
Spongebob: Hey Squidward, has my Acne Cream worked yet?
Viewer 1: Get ready for a Spongebob Close-up, dude!
(T.V. zooms into a still frame revealing Spongbob's ghastly outbreak)
Viewer 2: Ughghgh!
Viewer 1: Get ready for a Spongebob Close-up, dude!
(T.V. zooms into a still frame revealing Spongbob's ghastly outbreak)
Viewer 2: Ughghgh!
Spongebob Close-up by The Ball That Never Descended October 16, 2008
extreme close up
A technique in Film and Media, which involves zooming in so far onto a persons face that you can practically feel their honking breath.
extreme close up by chucknorrisjohnson October 5, 2009
Animals Close Up With a Wide Angle Lens
Animals Close Up With a Wide Angle Lens by yizee January 5, 2011
Close-up magic
An illusion performed by a single magician right in front of the audiences nose. Usually performed for one to twenty people in casual situation. This kind of magic, unlike stage magic, requires much more skill by the magician instead of by an assistant like in stage magic.
Downsides of close-up magic is that people tend to try to ruin your trick on the spot because they don't give a shit on how amazing it is a lot of the time and most likely want to spoil it because they like to remind themselves that they are gay fags.
Girls tend to either overexcite themselves over this kind of magic or show absolutely no interest at all.
Downsides of close-up magic is that people tend to try to ruin your trick on the spot because they don't give a shit on how amazing it is a lot of the time and most likely want to spoil it because they like to remind themselves that they are gay fags.
Girls tend to either overexcite themselves over this kind of magic or show absolutely no interest at all.
Girl 1: OMG did you see that close-up magic trick that guy did with the cards. My card just changed?!
Girl 2: Oh. It did do that.
Girl 2: Oh. It did do that.
Close-up magic by racketracer August 21, 2009
Close up
a phrase used when you want to cut someone out of your conversation , and this comes with the jester of closing your circle so the person can't hear your conversation .
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Boffin
British slang for a scientist or technical expert, esp . when the speaker is not certain of the expert’s specific field of study. Not necessarily derogatory, but typically used by persons without a technical background. In the US, the equivalent would be “egghead”, “squint”, or “geek.”
Origin of the word is unknown. Started sometime in World War 2. Given the typical evolution of British slang, could easily have started because what these experts did was confusing or “baffling” to the common person.
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Pee Calculus
When you have to pee in a movie but don’t want to miss anything, and must do the following mental equation: will the amount I have to pee cause enough discomfort to diminish my attention capacity for the remainder of the movie to an extent which is greater than the amount of the movie I would miss by making a mad dash to the restroom.
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Slop Grenade
When someone uses AI to generate a large document, slide deck, or piece of code/software and tosses it over the fence for you to deal with.
Chad: Hey Brent I sent you the new backend API change to review, it’s only 100 files changed.
Brent: he just tossed me a slop grenade
Brent: he just tossed me a slop grenade
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