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The technique of playing video games. Specifically, the involvement of avoiding conflict in multiplayer melee games, letting the other players fight and lose lives. Taking cheapshots, attacking players only when they already have a large amount of damage and claiming large victories from all of the kills obtained.
"get in on the action, and stop ganning"

"No one cares if you win the matched, you ganned the whole time."
ganning by Xavier Crews March 8, 2008
ite geez wats gwarning
gwarning by GEORGE ENGLISH December 15, 2008
ganning=going
a word used in scotland and the north east of England.
im tired so im ganning.
ganning by Clive Warren August 31, 2007
What is going on/what's happening, particularly in the case of common misdemeanour's.

Can be using as a question, in the case of: "What's gwaning?" or as a greeting: "safe mate, just been gwaning down here in ma car".
Q. Alright mate just been down the boozer, what's gwaning with you guys?

R. Nout much mate, just been gwaning round at X's house with Y and Z.
gwaning by Mark O'Neill July 1, 2008
Verb: Malingering, hiding to avoid work. Any action taken to avoid a task that requires more effort than simply completing the task.
Joe Schmo was supposed to take out the trash at the end of the shift but instead he's upstairs ganning.
Ganning by BenGeezy October 6, 2010
going on

Also: gwauns
What's gwaning? - What's going on?
What gwauns? - What's going on?
gwauning by Steve Lewis May 9, 2004
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British slang for a scientist or technical expert, esp . when the speaker is not certain of the expert’s specific field of study. Not necessarily derogatory, but typically used by persons without a technical background. In the US, the equivalent would be “egghead”, “squint”, or “geek.”

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.
According to the boffins downstairs, the murderer used a serrated blade.
Boffin by Agnon February 11, 2023
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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.
Pee Calculus by anorlondo October 1, 2026
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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
Word of the Day on October 1, 2026
korean word for madam, older woman
Ajumma wait a moment
Ajumma by aintnotinbutnice July 5, 2009
Word of the Day on September 30, 2026

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
Word of the Day on September 29, 2026
Short-hand for the word floccinaucinihilipilification, meaning the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
After we broke up, he was floxi to me.
floxi by Dr. Geek May 13, 2009
Word of the Day on September 28, 2026
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