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esoteric 

1. Of or relating to that which is known by a restricted number of people.

2. Delicious
Lois: It's geat they picked your theme, but isn't it a little esoteric?
Peter: Esoteric?
In Peter's Brain
Guy1: Could it mean sexy?
Guy2: I think it's a science term.
Guy3: Fellas, fellas! Esoteric means delicious!
back to the real world
Peter: Lois, Who's the Boss is not a food.
Brian: Swing and a miss.
- Family Guy 14/13
esoteric by Randy Newman December 20, 2004
Esterca is the word to say to a friend of yours that isn't playing FIFA right and you want them to get better alright? Cheers! When said, your friend immediately starts to be the best player of FIFA in the world.
Esterca by joaoxd2947 May 3, 2023

Esoteric's Law 

When debating with a comrade, the longer your discussion continues, the more likely it is the comrade's argument will degrade into nothing but character assassinations, and baseless assertions; this will always inevitably happen.

(A variant of Sargon's Law, or Hoodie's Law )
"Did you see Libertarian Socialist Rants committing Esoteric's Law on his recent video?

exoteric 

Exoteric commonly means intended for or likely to be understood by the general public. The general mass of humans are given words, ideas, teachings, morals, myths, analogies, philosophies, memes and dogmas as a way of controlling their behavior. As a bull is controlled with the aid of a ring thru his nose, the masses of humans are controlled by means of exoteric knowledge.
Zippy was hard to control because exoteric knowledge escaped his micro-cephalic mind.
exoteric by fred ressler August 17, 2016

Esoteric 

Understood by or meant for only a select few.
The band Chameleon Circuit was esoteric to Dr Who fans.
Esoteric by DeathonaCone December 9, 2012

esoteric 

adj.
1)understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest; recondite.
2)belonging to the select few.
3)private; secret;confidential.
TRISHA: and the winning theme is 'That Episode of Whos the Boss Where Tony Sees Rachael Naked in the Shower.
PETER: YES! That's mine! un-freakin-believable!
LOIS: Peter, isn't that somewhat esoteric?
PETER: Lois, Whos the Boss isn't a food.
esoteric by Ed August 4, 2004
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Brent: he just tossed me a slop grenade
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