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Playing for keeps 

It means that you play to win without holding back—you give it your all
When team A to play a game, they warmed their opponents that they were "playing for keeps" (or playing to win)
Playing for keeps by KanikeKen December 31, 2015

praying for keeps

When you pray for something that you want to last forever.
I'm praying for keeps that this time around I will meet my soulmate.
praying for keeps by debash120754 December 28, 2013

I play for keeps 

A phrase used to symbolize how you play, if you play for keeps you are the ultimate player and you owned everyone.
Yo' bitch you better stay away, cause' I play for keeps

i play for keeps 

When playing a game of marbles, you keep the marbles that you win from the other person.
Bob: Want to play marbles?
Clide: All right dude... but i play for keeps.
i play for keeps by Crai2g December 14, 2008

playing for keeps 

ONLY the coolest thing a person could possibly do. Playing for keeps requires the total manipulation of one's surroundings to further accentuate their own.
Who plays for keeps? I play for keeps. :::::::::
Or... I'm playing for keeps.

I don't play for keeps

Not wanting to settle down with someone, because you don't need them.
"Its my year to be thotiana, so he needs to leave cause I don't play for keeps."
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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.
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Pee Calculus

When you have to pee in a movie but don’t want to miss anything, and must do the following mental equation: will the amount I have to pee cause enough discomfort to diminish my attention capacity for the remainder of the movie to an extent which is greater than the amount of the movie I would miss by making a mad dash to the restroom.
I saw Satantango last night, wonderful film but by the 5th hour I had to start doing pee calculus.
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Literally "dirty" pronounced with a West Indian accent. Can also have a positive connotation, for example Sean Paul's album title "Dutty Rock".
"The girl is pretty but she corrupt and dutty!"

or, in a positive usage:

"Booya! That freestyle was dutty!"
Dutty by J Hall April 3, 2003
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Slop Grenade

When someone uses AI to generate a large document, slide deck, or piece of code/software and tosses it over the fence for you to deal with.
Chad: Hey Brent I sent you the new backend API change to review, it’s only 100 files changed.

Brent: he just tossed me a slop grenade
Slop Grenade by Joe Squid September 28, 2026
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