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A shortened form of 'Former boy/girlfriend.' Another way to say 'ex.'
Joe-Dude, who's that guy who keeps callin Lisa?
Tom-Oh, that's her former, he's kind of a stalker.
Former by Gavik December 14, 2008
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A previous lover, one night stand or anything in between. Used when refering to a past relationship in which there is no global terminology.
Mary: Why are you averting your gaze from that Starbucks barista?

Johnny: He's a former of mine. We went out for two weeks before he stopped returning my call, so I poisoned his ferret.

Mary: ...
former by lysander9 December 9, 2008
A fucking beta male that has nothing to do on his life other than to tell people that they are on android or that he is skating, he looks like Justin Bieber with his foreskin lips and sucks dick all day.
This is Former, he is a beta.
Former by Chax:) June 12, 2019
He comes across as a weak, insignificant figure in most social settings, someone others barely take seriously. He spends his time as a band kid, hiding behind the group identity to feel a sense of belonging, yet he lacks the confidence to stand out on his own. Despite having no real-world intimacy or courage, he boasts about having virtual sexual experiences with women online, which only highlights how disconnected and unsatisfying his reality is compared to the image he tries to project.

Adding to this contradiction, he often mocks and ridicules others, as if tearing people down could make up for his own frailty. In truth, his mockery is hollow; it exposes insecurity rather than strength. At his core, he is someone who doesn’t mean much, defined more by empty gestures and online performances than by genuine presence, achievement, or confidence in himself.
Former had e-sex with a girl named smart.
former by loner565689 September 27, 2025

Former UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon 

The owl shown in the Tom Scott video called "How Weird Is My Audience? I Polled 15,408 People To Find Out
Person 1: Is that Clovenhorn, Destroyer of Mars?
Person 2: No! It's Former UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon! (*tom dying of laughter in the corner*)

former guy 

A synonym for the 45th president of the United States, used when you don’t want to say his name. Made famous by Joe Biden in a CNN Town Hall
oh wow, look at the former guy losing his sanity over in florida
former guy by jchamp7 March 1, 2021

Former fat kid syndrome

When someone who was previously a fat/unattractive child loses weight or "glows up" and overcompensates for their past insecurities by acting out. Usually they end up acting like the same people who bullied them growing up.
Friend 1: Emily lost weight and now acts like she's better than everyone.
Friend 2: classic Former fat kid syndrome.
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Concrete cowboy 

A guy who thinks he's a country kinda guy, but in reality lives a comfortable city / suburban life.
Eugene: Look at that dude in the cowboy hat!
Todd: He's just a concrete cowboy.
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hey let's get a drink of that?

go ahead
*takes drink* ugh wtf is that?

everclear & bepsi
fucking hobo loko eeessshh
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God Shot 

A chance happening with profound meaning, an unexpected blessing, a "sign".
Dr. Drew on Celebrity Rehab said "All of a sudden what had been just another Hollywood proposal became for him an unexpected blessing, an opportunity for growth. In drug recovery language, that's called a "God shot."
God Shot by Imogen1564 February 25, 2011
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