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Talking in one's sleep, usually in a nonsensical manner. It's possible to have a multiple-sentence "conversation" with someone who is "ferdering". The ferderer will not remember the conversation.

Etymology: Some English-speaking people who talk in their sleep say words that sound like "ferder ferder ferder".
"I just heard Joe talking. Is he awake?"

"Nope, he's just ferdering."
Ferder by Captain Leroy February 12, 2009

Frederick Douglass 

A former slave who eventually became a freedmen and wrote about the horrors of slavery. He wasn't supposed to know how to read or write, but he managed to trick some white kids into teaching him anyway. Some of his ideas still apply today.
"Everybody has asked the question. . ."What shall we do with the Negro?" I have had but one answer from the beginning. Do nothing with us! Your doing with us has already played the mischief with us. Do nothing with us! If the apples will not remain on the tree of their own strength, if they are wormeaten at the core, if they are early ripe and disposed to fall, let them fall! I am not for tying or fastening them on the tree in any way, except by nature's plan, and if they will not stay there, let them fall. And if the Negro cannot stand on his own legs, let him fall also. All I ask is, give him a chance to stand on his own legs! Let him alone!"

-Frederick Douglass
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Frederick fitzgerald fazbear

Frederick fitzgerald fazbear is known for his own managed business called Frederick fitzgerald fazbear's ballroom along Barnaby Harechester, Madame Trisabella Poultryhampton and Sir Foxington the Fourth. He is also rumoured to be the one who caused the crunch of 1887.
Person 1: Jolly Good! I am unable to distinguish any object in the deep darkness.
Person 2: Frederick fitzgerald fazbear appears to have turned off the candle causing a rather frightening scene.
To blow a a fart noise with your mouth on someone's skin.
Things were getting too serious with my girlfriend so I ferberted her belly to make her laugh.
Ferbert by Ferlin September 22, 2012

Federal Reserve

Noun.

Financial Terrorists
After the 2008 financial crisis, the world economy needed saving, but the Federal Reserve gave a bunch of newly printed money to the Primary Dealers instead.
A well established golf habit which is to utter a phrase either before or after a player hits a golf shot that will inevitably cause the golf ball struck to not go in the desired location.

Fendering (verb) Saying something to an opponent's golf ball to prevent it from going where it was going to go before the phrase was uttered.
Please do not Fender me by saying nice putt before my golf ball was about to go in the hole.
or

You have been Fendering me all day and I am sick of it.

poor sportsmanship evil act jinx mentally wish a putt to lip out physically change a balls intended path by words
Fender by LOGBSMTA May 31, 2014

Federales 

A slang word for Federal Agents or for those employed by the Federal Government.
Juan was minding his own business, when the Federales came and ruined his day.
Federales by đŸș April 26, 2019
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28 hours and 4 clubs later, gurning for england but still refusing to go home - a total wrongun!!
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square grouper

Nickname given to bales of marijuana thrown overboard or out of airplanes. Origin is reportedly from members of the US Coast Guard in the area of Southern Florida.
"Base we've got some square groupers floating outside of Miami harbor."
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A girl who does ballet and only talks about ballet. Her schedule is filled with dance classes which does not allow her to do any other activity.
"Hey, do you know that girl Sally?"

"Yeah, she's kind of annoying. All she ever talks about it ballet."

"Wow, what a Bunhead."

"Hey Sally, you want to hang out this weekend?"
"I can't, I have dance."
"You're such a Bunhead."

"Yeah... I know."
Bunhead by Jen00 October 24, 2014
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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!
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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.
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