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dear john 

Taylor swift made this song in 2010 on her 3rd album Speak Now against her ex, John Mayer, who was manipulative and rude to Taylor and groomed her.
1) What’s your favourite song that Taylor wrote about John mayer?
2) Dear John
dear john by shakeiton1989 January 4, 2023

dear john 

the act of spending the night after sex or a sexual act and then getting up and leaving without waking the other person up.
"after drinking 17 shots and leaving with a '2', Balint found it in his best interest to leave via a dear john in the morning"
dear john by elle February 20, 2005

Dear John Letter 

A letter (or e-mail in today's world) that is used by a woman to break up with their boyfriend from a distance. Usually used by girls who have boyfriends in the military deployed for extended periods of time.
Susie couldn't wait for her boyfriend Sam to finish his one year deployment in Iraq, so she sent him a Dear John letter over the Internet three months into his deployment to tell him she was seeing someone else.
Dear John Letter by anonymous October 12, 2004

dear john nigga 

A nigga usually filled with strong emotions , usually express these feelings towards women and might have developed these emotions through a heartbreak. These people usually respect women and show all their feelings too quickly through which ends up in a nigga being played , symptoms show through strongly depressed , anti-social, posting feelings through social media about wishing they could find love. Dear John niggas are usually looked down upon or made fun of.
Damn David is acting different again , he’s being a “Dear John nigga”.
dear john nigga by Sadnibbas June 13, 2018

Dear John Letter 

A break up letter sent to a girl's significant other. Generally used in military relationships, while the man is deployed for a long period of time. Usually, Dear John letters are reserved for bitches who can't be proud of their man who is risking his life to protect his country.
She started sleeping around with other guys while her fiance was deployed to Afghanistan, so she wrote him a Dear John letter to break off the engagement.
Dear John Letter by Proudofmysoldier September 11, 2011

dear John letter 

1. A letter sent by a girlfriend (usually) explaining to her guy that she has no wish to see him any more, or that the relationship is not working out. Equivalent when the target is female is the dear Jeannie letter.

2. Letter from a would-be employer regretfully informing a job applicant that for one reason or another, which may or may not be given, they didn't make it.
Marie, not being the most confident girl on the block, gave Desmond her dear John letter after he ogled too many women on the beach.

I just got the dear John letter from ToyMaster last week.
dear John letter by Fearman January 7, 2008
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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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