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Hand me the aux cord 

“Hand Me the Aux Cord” is an expression used to request an auxiliary audio input cable in order to play music off a mobile device. On Twitter, the expression is often used to caption images of flaming vehicles.
Me:Yo hand me the aux cord
Friend: You better not play no lame shit

Me:*playing Never Going to Give You Up*

Hand me up

Where the young generation in a family adopts and purchases new technology product at a fast rate, and old versions (that are in working order but are not up to current standards) of that technology product are given to the parents or older generations of family.

Commonly occurs multiple times on commodity technology gadgets, leaving your parents with many gadgets to play with.

Called 'hand me up' in contrast to 'hand me down'.
Computers: having purchased a new computer to replace my 'slow' computer, I have given it to my grandpa to use. Thus the computer is a 'hand me up'.
Hand me up by Hone March 4, 2008
Word of the Day on July 5, 2009

Hand me downs 

Particularly anything that has been handed down from one person to another. Preferably known as "cheap"
"Look at this dude walking into the club with these hand me down shoes on."

"Boy please, were in so much poverty right now that the closes thing you will get to Jordan's is your father's hand me downs back from class of 86'"
Hand me downs by mr. Swank February 5, 2010

Hand me gown 

A previously-worn formal dress purchased and reused by another girl or woman. Most often occurs with wedding gowns or prom dresses.
1) Oh my God Jessica did you see that hideous hand me gown Becca wore to Prom? It must have been hanging in the Good Will store since the eighties!

2) "Well at least Tina is wearing a hand me gown wedding dress and didn't waste money on a new one." "Of course! This is her third marriage in it!"
Hand me gown by Rixter67 April 17, 2011

hand me downs 

"Hand me downs" are items, usually clothing, that's passed down from one person to another. It's especially common growing up in a poor/lower middle class family, where your older brother/sister gave you their clothes when they grew out of them.
My mom said I would grow out of this shirt size in a year, so she gave me my brother's hand me downs.
hand me downs by letshaveapizzaparty February 13, 2015

Hand-me-down 

Hand-me-down in the context of talking about a girl or guy in which a friend or colleague has/wants/is with: the term is used when someone has been plunged by you and your friend is now plunging her/him.
The term shares a similar meaning to sloppy-seconds.
Person 1: I had sex with person 2 last week
Person 3: you had sex with my hand-me-down
Hand-me-down by Urbanator5000 December 19, 2022
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fauxstalgia 

Faux nostalgia. Faking old things in an attempt to recapture the feeling of times gone past, especially of technology that has passed.
Hipstamatic pictures, just like the vinyl-static added to digital recordings, is prime fauxstalgia
fauxstalgia by scotte61 December 16, 2010
Word of the Day on October 15, 2026

pajama casual 

Pajama casual is a term used when working from home and preparing for a video conference. All business above the waist and your pajama pants down below.
We have a Zoom meeting in a few minutes and I’ll probably go pajama casual.
pajama casual by jrod-knows March 31, 2020
Word of the Day on October 14, 2026

funflation 

The recent boom in consumer spending on entertainment and experiences with a high demand running up the cost of enjoying of those experiences.
I’m trying to go to this Taylor Swift concert but the funflation has made it so impossible for me to afford tickets.
funflation by Dfree523 November 17, 2023
Word of the Day on October 13, 2026
A US deep south term for an alligator. Usually used in the Cajun dialect.
Take the big pirogue, I saw a huge swamp dog out there earlier.
swamp dog by Crystal Ambrose May 22, 2006
Word of the Day on October 12, 2026

Throat Sweats 

The feeling and build up in your mouth/throat of saliva that sometimes accompanies nausea.
Oh man those burritos gave me the throat sweats, I hope I don’t have food poisoning.
Throat Sweats by TacoFings420 April 23, 2024
Word of the Day on October 11, 2026
Being ignored by someone when making a statement or asking a question. Also known as blanked and turfed.
Person 1: Did u watch ** last nite?
Person 2:......
Person 3: O no u got aired!
aired by Pietro February 9, 2005
Word of the Day on October 10, 2026
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