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criminology 

Criminology branches off sociology. It is the study of crime and criminals.
"What are you studying For A levels then?"
"I am studing Criminology."
criminology by xctinax December 24, 2006

Crypticology 

the study of puzzling mysterious elements of a mind or words.
Have you studied your crypticology?
Crypticology by DpAdEWicKeS October 14, 2016

supernasal criminology 

1. The science of using a highly trained human or canine investigator to sniff an unclaimed fart and then back-engineer it's food origins to identify the perpetrator from a list of suspects.
2. The general act of smelling a fart and guessing who did it.
Recent excavations in France have yielded evidence of early forms of supernasal criminology. Cave paintings have been found that not only depict Neolithic man smelling the farts of his fellow man, but also smelling the farts of his prey. It is believed that early hunter gatherers would sneak up on their prey and smell their farts before making a kill. This was a means of identifying the diet of the animal and thus ensuring the nutritional value of the meat before bringing it home to his clan.
supernasal criminology by OrkTheFork November 23, 2011

criminology in fuoye 

A course with filled with mad people and mad lecturers.
Guy: what are you studying?

Tunde: I'm studying Criminology in fuoye.
Guy: Ah, werey ni gbogbo yin but olorun a wa pelu e.
criminology in fuoye by Werey March 22, 2021

Positive criminology

A branch and school of criminology that is sympathetic to criminals because some criminologist know a lot of crimes are victimless crimes such as prostitution,underaged sex,gambling ect. In this branch of criminology many criminals are seen as victims of society.
John is taking a course in positive criminology.

Criminology 

"Criminology is the study of making the laws, breaking the laws and society's reaction to the breaking of laws"- Edwin Sutherland
Criminology is an interesting subject
Criminology by UltimateDoge September 11, 2022
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trucker's tan 

A sunburn or suntan focused on the left arm. It is caused by the left side of the body being the only half that gets exposed to sunlight while driving. Presumably, it would be located on the right side of the body in countries where they drive on the left side of the road.
I had a trucker's tan after driving for 10 straight hours on a sunny day.
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The phenomenon where adults salivate at children's toys
Every time I walk into the toy aisle, I catch myself kidulting over the latest action figures and LEGO sets!
kidulting by Emotional Cruiser October 12, 2025
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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.
According to the boffins downstairs, the murderer used a serrated blade.
Boffin by Agnon February 11, 2023
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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.
Pee Calculus by anorlondo October 1, 2026
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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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