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germophobe 

noun: one who suffers from spermatophobia, or a person who obsesses about avoiding contact with germs.
Harry is such a germophobe. He's stuck in the bathroom again until someone opens the door for him.

Poor Sally, she's a germophobe. Her hands are raw red from washing them so much. Why did she take that job at the free clinic?
germophobe by shoots-the-moon March 7, 2010

gramophoneshane 

gramophoneshane, a gay male, typically interested in Broadway show music played on early gramophone or phonograph machines.

More popularly used in Australia and New Zealand. a variation of the english slang poof shane, meaning a homosexual. Specifically a gramophoneshane is often a thin, small framed gay male, the equivalent in english is "twink"
gramophoneshane has an excellent collection of 1930's Broadway musical hits.

Gamerphobe 

A person that is either afraid of games or is no good at them.

These people quite often try to bad mouth gamers or call them lifeless, as they fail to grasp a game and must assume that it takes years to get as good a 'gamer'.
The fear can show itself in extremes were people react to the fear by screaming and or posting anti-gamer rhetoric.
Gamerphobes have created an array of names for people that are capable of playing them.
Gamer: "That's five wins in a row"

Gamerphobe: " You're just lifeless and live with your mom and play this game 24/7, that's the only reason you won!"
Gamerphobe by workANDplay December 28, 2009

gramophone

An Edwardian equivalent of a CD player, which played flat black discs and powered by a spring that was wound by hand. Usually had a large sound trumpet on top to amplify the sound.
Word is used in a derogatory way when refering to (once) popular music that is out of date or old fashioned.
At a party, "I've brought my Abba CD's"
Host: "I'll wind up the gramophone"
gramophone by Timof3 July 29, 2008

gameophobia

a person who is scared of games. Usually is skittish and screams at the noise of a game starting.
Because of Jack's gameophobia he didn't have friends, because his old friend's parents would kick him out when he would scream...like a little girl.
gameophobia by chodemaister March 6, 2009

gymnophobe

Gymnophobe: from the Greek words "Gym" and "Gymno" meaning 'nude' or 'naked', and 'phobe' meaning 'fear'.
A gymnophobe is therefore a person who has either a fear, hatred, dislike, or intolerance towards seeing a person naked in any context.
The term is much used in the nudist and naturist culture to describe a person who is actively against their approach to life such as getting a nudist club or beach forcibly closed down.
"What are you, a gymnophobe?" - a locker room incident when a person runs into a cubicle to get undressed in the presence of another person who is nude, who thus utters the phrase.
gymnophobe by fatpizzaman July 6, 2010
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Frothability 

The measure of an emotional and over zealous consumer in an upwardly charging market, also known as a bull market. It's characterized by rising asset prices, increased investor confidence, and favorable growth in the markets, bro.
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Soul digger

A man who dates women with the sole purpose of exploiting their time, energy, and labor while he sucks the joy and happiness from their lives.
"That guy's a soul digger. He'll expect you to work full time, but you'll be doing all the cooking, cleaning, laundry, shopping, and childcare while he plays video games or watches TV."
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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
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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
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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.
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