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Desperanto 

A person or group who urgently want a word or phase to come into common usage, and because of this, overuse it, or use too obviously and inappropriately. AND YES I see the irony in all this.
"By the minty nipples of Marduk !" this McRib sandwich is delicious. And "By the minty nipples of Marduk !" so are these fries.

Why is he talking like that?

He's a desperanto.

Oh, That is sad, I'll buy him a small beverage.
Desperanto by Cuneus Stern October 12, 2013
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Desperanto 

The use of unrelated words from a variety of languages, including English, in the same sentence to attempt to convey meaning while in a non-English speaking country. Often delivered in a panicky attempt to be understood.
Bill: Dude, how will we find the right train?

Alice: Don't worry, I speak Desperanto: Hola, ou est le train pour Barcelona bitte? A quelle hour does it salga por favor?

Desperanto by Dr C-K April 18, 2009

desperanto 

Desperanto describes a subset of the words of the Urban Dictionary. A word is Desperanto if it has a highly subjective meaning and a very narrow relevance.
To be truly Desperanto, new words and concepts must be idiosyncratic, of limited use, and suggest a close-but-not-quite relationship with an already existing concept...and propably only funny to people in the know.
"Wapanese is a very Desperanto word."
Desperanto is itself a desperanto word, as it resembles both desperado and the language Esperanto...
desperanto by Anders H. Nissen June 30, 2006

Desperation Debating

A move during an argument or discussion whereby a person (almost always a woman) has absolutely no comeback and knows in a fair fight they're beaten, forcing them into a totally nonsensical, unrelated Hail Mary response. This strategy occurs when the person (almost always a woman) either realizes the other person is right and it's best to try to throw them off or when they're simply an idiot.
Fred calmly explained to his wife Mandy that her continued credit card expenditures at high end department stores would likely threaten the family's ability to pay their bills, and definitely end any chance of sending their children to college. Mandy, calling on the crown jewel of Desperation Debating replied, "Yeah? Well you have a small dick!

desperate af 

When you will literally suck anybody's dick to get what you want. Be it a subway sandwich or a light for you cigarette.
"If you let me touch your girls breast, I will give you a suck."

"Patrick what is wrong with you; you are desperate af"
desperate af by Youknowwhothisisjamed September 20, 2017

last minute desperation

When it comes close to kicking out time at a club, and you haven't pulled, u go for anything
I tried to pull all last night , but I couldn't till the end, she was a right munter , that's last minute desperation for you

Desperate 

feeling, showing, or involving a hopeless sense that a situation is so bad as to be impossible to deal with. A desperate person is a person that needs or wants something badly. someone who is to hopeless and just gives up. someone who is despairing, hopeless; anguished, distressed, wretched, desolate, forlorn, distraught, fraught; (of an act or attempt) tried in despair or when everything else has failed; having little hope of success. (of a situation) extremely bad, serious, or dangerous.
Brock is so desperate he needs someone's phone badly to text his friend for help.
Desperate by TheAwesomeJUNK November 3, 2018
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