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Main Entry: fa·meous

Pronunciation: famous
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin famosus, from fama fame
Date: 21st century
1 a : well known b : one who is honored for achivements c: one who follows their dreams d: one who never gives up and strives to reach the top d: popular
FAMEOUS
FAMEOUS by FAMEOUS April 25, 2010
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Adj To be filled with sickness, famine or plague.
The faminous crows hung over the doomed army like a canopy of death
faminous by Ghost of Caesar April 29, 2014
Someone who becomes internet famous through sheer hustle and doing whatever it takes.
I'm vlogging everyday. You know I'm gonna get fainous.
fainous by Zepol Antelope September 18, 2012

familous 

That group of friends were so familous
To be well known in select spaces.
"Yeah Wren is pretty famiquous in the linguistics community"
Famiquous by Burgzoi April 4, 2026
n. A screenshot fabricated by a company to misrepresent the graphics of a game; a combination of the words bullshit and screenshot.

Originated from Penny Arcade, a popular gaming webcomic.
-Have you seen Madden 2006 for the Xbox 360? The graphics are gonna be awesome!
-Dude, the Madden 2006 images they showed at E3 were bullshots. It doesn't look nearly as good as they said.
bullshot by Worker Unit #503,298,545 September 26, 2005
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