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sysnonymous with butterscotch. An old lady chick magnet. One who parties all night long with neck cancer-ridden grandmas.
Old ladies like the smell of butterscotch. Grandma has to take her teeth out to suck on a piece of butterscotch. Goodwin is butterscotch.
To get an amazing reward despite abject failure
The economy has tanked but boardroom and bankers pay has been one goodwin after another
Goodwin by unbanker March 4, 2009
A word used to describe a situtation or person that states a ridiculous idea or a situation that's terribly hilarious to be true.
"Snakes can moonwalk? HA! That's so goodwin"
"A goodwin told me this last night at the bar, Elon musk is the president of Mars in 2050. LMAO"
Goodwin by Dan Galf July 19, 2022

Goodwin grab 

Verb.
Can be used for picking of a pocket, grabbing money out of someones hands while moving by and running, grabbing things off a counter or store shelf and sprinting away, or assorted other thefts. Practiced by eaglebians and other kleptomaniacs. This practice is shunned by civilized society. It, does not include breaking and entering, as there is no planning involved. The theif merely sights something, and impulsively grabs it and attempts to escape.
Kane is so dumb he Goodwin grabbed free samples.

That guy Goodwin Grabbed that ladies purse!

Goodwin Grabbing is a crime.
Goodwin grab by WeaselStomper August 24, 2009

GOODWIN Rompa Stomp 

To anger an elderly woman with serious genital issues to the point of where she shits herself in rage, later blaming the smell on you.
Damn tony, you pulled a pretty great GOODWIN rompa stomp on Mrs greener in maths yesterday!

Goodwin's law 

In 1981, U of I Professor Goodwin made the observation that Usenet discussions gravitate downhill.

He postulated that as the length of a discussion thread grows, the probability approaches one (1) that one participant will introduce the terms "Hitler" or "Nazi".

The custom has evolved that the first party to utter "Hitler" or "Nazi" has lost the discussion, and the thread terminates.
Goodwin's Law has been invoked, guys. I'm out of this thread.
Goodwin's law by Fryth August 28, 2004
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pod person 

A person pretending to be something they aren't, or an impostor. This is inferred because of the old alien movies where alien pods appear on earth and the "pod people" dispose of the humans and slowly reproduce the bodies, pretending to be humans.
The pod person was pretending to be my father, but I knew that he was an alien when he acted differently than my father ever would have.
pod person by Christopher M. May 9, 2005
Word of the Day on November 10, 2026
A dead drop is a location used to secretly pass items between two people, without requiring them to meet.

Spies have been known to use dead drops, using various techniques to hide the items and to signal that the drop has been made. Drug dealers use this as well.

A common place is to duct tape the item to the underside of a toilet cover in a public restroom.

A signal is sometimes used as well to indicate there is something to pickup, like a pile of stones in a certain formation. After checking the drop the signal is removed.
"The dead drop is the restroom toilet at the Gulf station at the corner of Commercial Ave. and Georges Rd."
dead drop by rubberroom July 23, 2008
Word of the Day on November 9, 2026

No Surprises Wedding

A "No Surprises Wedding," or NSW, is a wedding invitation designation that tells attendees that there can be no unplanned announcements, engagements, events or speeches at the wedding - all actions must be pre-approved by the couple. Anyone who performs an unapproved "surprise" will be asked to leave the wedding early.

This designation comes from Reddit, where so many stories of bad wedding behavior indicated a need to communicate expectations for the wedding behavior of attendees.
You are cordially invited to the nuptials of Brian and Tom on October 31 at noon.

Please note that this wedding is child-free (under 10) and a No Surprises Wedding (NSW). Reach out to wedding planner Sami Smith to request approvals or exceptions; please note that exceptions will be rare. Limited child care for under-10s will be available. All approvals will be noted and included in planning. Unapproved, or surprise exceptions, will result in guests being asked to leave.
Word of the Day on November 8, 2026
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