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To make plans with a friend or family member, with great depth and thought, with no real intention of carrying out the act due to spangledarity.
I told my wife and kids i'd take them to the zoo Sunday but I was being Dalby.
Dalby by sdalby August 26, 2014
Words you can keep
-"Hey I saw Dalby today
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Dalby by Dalby99 November 21, 2021
Shit at impressions, thinks he is a viking but comes from Offy,ex pro footballer, Bonsai master, once made enough rice to feed the whole of India, pro salsa dancer, in training to kill Putin and save the Ukraine and all round nice guy despite having a larger than average arse and a very small penis.
My mate is a right Dalby
Dalby by gginit August 12, 2022

Dalby's Law 

Events will occur at the most inconvenient times, similar to Murphy's Law.
While waiting for a phone call forever, if you hop in the shower, they will call... Dalby's Law

If expecting company, go to the bathroom and they will show up... Dalby's Law

The waiter will always ask for the order when you are on the phone... Dalby's Law

If you have been waiting for your food for a while, go to the bathroom and it will show up... Dalby's Law
Dalby's Law by Robert01 December 6, 2009

Dalby Tom 

A Dalby Tom is when a friend says they are going to come visit and assures you they are on their way. But really they aren’t on the way and don’t intend on showing up.
Hey, wasn’t your friend supposed to be here by now? Looks like they’ve pulled a Dalby Tom again.
Dalby Tom by SteveJobless45 July 5, 2023

Jackson Dalby's Motivational Theory 

A person is more motivated to succeed when another individual tells that person that he or she cannot accomplish a task, negative criticism is used as motivational fuel.
Michael Jordan didn't make the high school basketball team but ended up being in the NBA because of Jackson Dalby's Motivational Theory.

Jackson Dalby’s Penguin Principle

The concept that you should watch others and observe their outcomes to determine if you should do the same thing they did. This idea derived from penguins in the Antarctic who stand on the edge of an iceberg watching other penguins jump into the water, if the penguin who jumped into the water doesn’t get eaten by a predator then the other penguins know it is safe to jump in.
I don’t smoke meth because of Jackson Dalby’s Penguin Principle.
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Salad Days 

green inexperienced youthful judgement and cold blooded execution of those judgements.

Rashness with little concern of consequence.

Antony and Cleopatra. William Shakespeare

"My salad days,
When I was green in judgment, cold in blood."

- William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra, 1.5
"How did you end up in jail?"

"Salad days, 'nuf said."
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age gate 

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Bill: "Fucking age gate! *quick scroll* THERE! I was born on January 1, 1904. Fuck you age gate."
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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*
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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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