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a little strip of land along a river of the same name. completely surrounded by the nation of senegal. nation that saw coup after coup unitl democracy finally began to work in the a few years ago. if you look at a map, gambia looks kind of like a penis.
in order to write his famous book 'roots', alex haley observed what tribal life was like in the gambia.
gambia by Ben E. Hama January 31, 2007
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the smiling coast of Africa, its a West African country. they speak different languages including Mandinka, Wolof and Soninke and have many good dishes. Most of the Gambian population are Muslims. The country in inside Senegal its a small country but they're still happy. Besides every country has its ups and downs.
Aisha: i'm going to Gambia soon
Fatou: that's good have fun you know if we not happy the rest of Africa not happy
Aisha: Right

(they laugh)
Gambia by lehmeh August 3, 2024
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The cum gambit is an unstoppable gambit in the game chess. it is the ultimate strategy and cannot be beaten
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Me: ah, I see you've played the cum gambit
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botez gambit 

In chess when you lose your Queen because you just arent paying attention, or are distracted by too many other things. Popular on chess streams on Twitch. Used also in an attempt to save face because the blunder you just let happen was just silly
Man, I was trying to eat a bahn mi, read chat, and play blitz and I ended up playing the Botez Gambit and losing my Queen and the game.
botez gambit by Mcgwicko April 4, 2019
A brazilian expression. It basically means to use improvised methods / solutions to solve a problem, with any avaiable material.

English equivalents would include "McGyverism", "Kludge","Quick Fix", "Alternative Engineering", "Workaround", and so on.
1)
Person 1: I fixed the shower, go take a look at it!
Person 2: What's with all those wires? Thats one hell of a gambiarra you did!
Person 1: Hey, at least it works!... kinda.

2)
Person 1: Thank goodness you made the car work again! have you made a gambiarra?
Person 2: I prefer to call it 'alternative engineering'
Gambiarra by Shareazu2 October 3, 2013

Comcast Gambit 

The untimely and prolonged malfunction of an internet connection resulting in great inconvenience, such as the forfeiture of an online chess match/tournament. Dubbed by the chess master and Youtube personality Jerry (ChessNetwork).

This phrase is a merging of two terms: the terrible internet provider (Comcast) with the chess term (gambit), a tactical and deliberate sacrifice of a chess piece. However, the Comcast Gambit is unique from all others in that it fails to be either voluntary or tactical.
1. Marcellus, with the black pieces, found himself in a superior position with a time advantage in a blitz chess match. To his opponent's relief, the Comcast Gambit was then played, resulting in an immediate win for white.

2. After completing his essay final by 11:55 pm, Leland proceeded to submit it online before the 11:59 pm deadline. However, his shoddy internet service was down -- a textbook Comcast Gambit.
Comcast Gambit by Sinchronize January 2, 2013

Destiny 2 Gambit

D2 gambit is a combination of PVE and PVP gamemodes in D2, in which players kill ads to bank motes. Certain increments of motes summon blockers on the other side, which prevent the opposing team from baking motes. A total of 100 banked motes summons the Primeval. The first team to kill their Primeval wins the game. Other players can invade, which they can kill the opposing team's players to prevent them from banking motes or to give health back to the Primeval during that stage
New Light: damm Destiny 2 Gambits so fun
100 day gilded Dredgen: *uses xenophage and tapian F-4 to dunk on noobs
Destiny 2 Gambit by NotDuke69420 October 26, 2022
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