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Movement of the crank out of stock specifications. All cranks have L to R movement, to some extent, but an excessive lateral crank movement has bad reprocussions, such as hitting/grinding/destroying the crank sensor. A "walking" crank necessitates an engine rebuild.

Any car can crankwalk, but Mitsubishi Eclipses, Plymouth Lasers, and Eagle Talons with a 7-bolt motor are notorious for this problem. No recall was ever released as the problem was said to be isolated to a bad batch of cranks, which represented a fraction of the produced cars. Various theories of why crankwalk occurs and what years are most suseptible exist, but none are proven. General consenus is poor oil flow is one cause, and later model years seem to suffer less.

Contrary to popular opinion, any car can crankwalk; Manual, auto, import, domestic, turbo, manual, racecar, beater. All have walked, and all have a chance of walking.
My dsm crankwalked on me, but thankfully my dsm has broken down often enough to make me a real mechanic.
crankwalk by Awdhooptie April 10, 2005
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Something that DSM drivers get when they become too cocky and decide to race a actuall import, like a honda or VW. It is a out of spec moving of the crankshaft (perticaully in 7-bolt 4G63s)side to side and WILL destroy your engine
Yo dogg, meh clips got some crankwalk and that teg owned meh
Crankwalk by Sideout December 10, 2003

crackwalk 

Verb which defines the kind of walking style adopted by crack addicts on a mission to get more crack. Typically eyes down, shoulders up, hunched over, listing to the side and small, fast steps.
Can't stop and chat mate, I'm running late, gotta get my crackwalk on.
crackwalk by Stu & Sez May 7, 2007

Crankalanxious

When you're trying to crank one out, but you are worried that your mom or wife will be home soon.
I was trying to rub one out but I kept thinking I heard my mom's car. I was way too crankalanxious.
Crankalanxious by mcbizkit02 July 31, 2010

california crabwalk 

When you cum in a girls mouth and she spits it back out on your stomach. You then have to crabwalk (you're on all fours with your stomach facing the ceiling) to the bathroom so you don't spill any cum.
My friend Andrew had to do the california crabwalk so he wouldn't leak his load juice on the carpet.

cracktalkracy 

A form of municipal government where the use of crack is an aspect to the operation of the government or could be said to "sometimes do the talking".
The cities of Toronto, Ontario, Canada and Washington, D.C., United States of America were led by Rob Ford and Marion Barry, both of whom admitted to the occasional use of crack cocaine. This form of government is known as a cracktalkracy or cracktocracy.

Cranktankerous

crank·tan·ker·ous
adj.

1. Having a bad disposition.

2. Ill-tempered.
After boozing it up all night, Kelly woke up the next morning feeling cranktankerous and ready for a fight.
Cranktankerous by hibelu September 1, 2008
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board chow 

A)
The Crud that collects under the keys in a keyboard. Usually more severe in the keyboards of programmers and webmasters as they tend to spend a lot of time at the the computer and thus eat at their desk. Mainly affecting IBM Model M (clicly) style boards.

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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West Midlands slang word for rockers, bikers, greasers etc. In the late 1980s it was used by the UK music press to refer to a specific scene centered around the bands Pop Will Eat Itself and Crazyhead. The term never found favour with readers of 'the inkies' (Sounds, Melody Maker and the still extant NME) and was soon dropped. Now often used in predominantly working-class areas of the midlands and the north to mean someone who listens to rock-derived music and/or dresses in a manner that suggests they affiliate themselves with rock music of some kind.
Some grebo passed with Sabbath playing on his stereo.
The Poppies are at no. 17? God, a grebo band in the charts!
They're playing nu-metal now, bloody grebos!
grebo by cactuscat September 15, 2006
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TikTok Farlands

TikTok Farlands is a term to refer to videos that you see after scrolling for a long time. These videos can potentially be disturbing, or weird. Said videos can also have low likes, or low comments.
“I reached the TikTok Farlands bro
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mormon assault vehicle

another term for a station wagon, mini-van, or any other kind of vehicle that is targeted at the "family" demographic(also M.A.V.)
"Tactical advantages aside, the M.A.V. is top of the line for the holy warrior troop transport manufactured by the Church of Latter Day Saints Military Industrial Complex. Also great for family trips...to heathen lands."
mormon assault vehicle by KVRX January 10, 2005
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