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contrived 

Bill sounded so contrived when he pleaded not guilty
contrived by shaun holbert December 4, 2003

Contrived 

Something produced to look "all new" and shit but having the same content and atmosphere about it. These things are but are not limited to: actors, comedians, designers, TV shows, music, toys, appearance, sexual activity, even so much as a state of mind.
" I don't know, man...everything in our culture in this day and age is so contrived."

"pixar and dreamworks movies are very contrived"

"Hipsters actually are EXTREMELY contrived."
Contrived by Dystyl September 2, 2012

ecumenically contrived 

A proven willingness to creatively modify scripture, oppress alternative translations and categorically deny contrary, dis-confirming evidence ... all in a desperate attempt to satisfy the criteria of messiahship.
If you came to understand that the 'virgin birth' was ecumenically contrived, would you still need to believe it? What about walking on water...?

Plot Contrivance 

Something that happens in the plot that is highly unlikely to happen, though still technically possible.

Different from plot hole as a plot hole is something that should be impossible to happen.
A scene featuring Q giving 007 his gadgets is a staple of James Bond films.
Now imagine if the film did not feature this and we see 007 using a never-before-seen gadget to get out of a tight situation. This would be a plot contrivance, as the audience would have zero reason to believe that 007 would have a gadget of this kind, though him having this gadget is still technically not impossible, preventing it from being a plot hole.
Plot Contrivance by Three-Eight January 22, 2019

contrive 

1)To cleverly plan or scheme.
2)To create through improvisation
1)John contrived a way to get large amounts of money with minimal effort.
2)Sam contrived a swing out of a rope and some scrap wood.
contrive by a_cat August 20, 2005

contained randomness

1.an organized cult of enlightened individuals who have mastered the art of containing even the most extreme influences of humour without showing the slightest sign of and expression

2.performing acts of randomness that is difficult to notice as it is performed very quickly, and is undetectable as the person(s), contain there laughter, no matter how extreme the humour
"damn rorz, you are the jedi of contained randomness, how do you do it?"
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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.
I saw Satantango last night, wonderful film but by the 5th hour I had to start doing pee calculus.
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Literally "dirty" pronounced with a West Indian accent. Can also have a positive connotation, for example Sean Paul's album title "Dutty Rock".
"The girl is pretty but she corrupt and dutty!"

or, in a positive usage:

"Booya! That freestyle was dutty!"
Dutty by J Hall April 3, 2003
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korean word for madam, older woman
Ajumma wait a moment
Ajumma by aintnotinbutnice July 5, 2009
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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
Slop Grenade by Joe Squid September 28, 2026
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