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Hectoring 

Hectoring is when someone uses a bullying tone to give direction. An aggressive way of telling someone what to do.
Matt: "Mrs Brown was hectoring me so much today about handing in the assignment."
Sam: "Mate, you should just hand it in, save yourself from hearing her go on and on about it."
Hectoring by TheDefinitionHero April 6, 2015
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hectoring 

When someone lashes and is more grouchy than happy for the smallest of things, a person who is hectoring usually shuts themselves off from the outside world after having a rant or tantrum. The Act of hectoring is also how quickly a person can get upset and how abruptly their tone of voice goes from calm to angry in a matter of seconds.
Roommate 1: Hey, I forgot to take the trash out today, sorry dude.
Roommate 2: WHAT THE HELL, YOU KNOW HOW IMPORTANT THAT IS!!!
Roommate 1: I said sorry dude, I completely forgot.
Roommate 2: I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT ANYMORE, LEAVE ME ALONE!!! (walks away)
Roommare 1: Geesh..that escalated quickly, I wish he would stop hectoring and just get over it.
hectoring by 00pseudonym00 May 14, 2014

Hectoring 

When your supposed to attend an event but cancel for no legitimate reason
Dude, I can't believe chase didn't show up the the bbq.....he is always hectoring out of things.
Hectoring by Soulstryke June 1, 2018

hectoring off 

Slacking off, usually done by a hector but it is possible to be done by others.
Guy 1: Yo you see that dude there?
Guy 2: Yeah bro he is totally hectoring off right now.
hectoring off by Lil' Wang June 26, 2017

Hectorious

Adj. To have conquered righteously. When one is the Victor, we say he is Victorious. When one is the Hector, we say he is Hectorious.
At long last, we are Hectorious!
Hectorious by ILUVCARZ May 26, 2009

heckering 

When you proceed to drink so much you start making up new words.
Oh crap, he's heckering right now.. just made up some word called kipe.
heckering by NrdPmp November 3, 2013

Rectoring 

A shorter form of refactoring.

In software 'refactoring' code means changing the layout of the code, without changing it's behaviour.

Rectoring code means refactoring it with an automated tool rather than wasting time refactoring it by hand.
I think refactoring this code is going to take too long, and be prone to bugs. Rectoring it with an automated tool would take far less time and be far easier.
Rectoring by Danack May 5, 2020
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Acronym, meaning Too Long Didn't Understand
Similar to TLDR
Sister: This meeting was to discuss the rough draft of my essay, where we discussed the subsidiary questions I added in my rough draft. We also discussed the relationship between my main title and the real-life situations I chose to use in my essay. We discussed the structure of my essay as well, specifically the Math AOK section and how it relates to the contradiction of the title. This second meeting was particularly helpful in discussing the implications of my essay claims and how to apply the title across various areas of knowledge. There were many sections of the essay that could have been cut down in wordiness and the ways of knowing required further and more in-depth analysis.

Me: Woah! TLDU!
TLDU by L-Evans January 14, 2019
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the act of having anonymous sexual encounters with other men in public toilets.
Cottaging by greeef April 24, 2003
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Salad Days 

green inexperienced youthful judgement and cold blooded execution of those judgements.

Rashness with little concern of consequence.

Antony and Cleopatra. William Shakespeare

"My salad days,
When I was green in judgment, cold in blood."

- William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra, 1.5
"How did you end up in jail?"

"Salad days, 'nuf said."
Salad Days by GilbyRFC0 October 7, 2011
Word of the Day on August 28, 2026

age gate 

An absolutely foolproof way to keep minors from viewing content deemed "too mature" for them to watch.
Billy: "So I was trying to watch some videos for an M rated game, and I ran into an age gate, so I put in my real birthday. SOMEHOW it managed to figure out that I am 12. CURSE YOU AGE GATE!!!"

Bill: "Fucking age gate! *quick scroll* THERE! I was born on January 1, 1904. Fuck you age gate."
age gate by Banja January 7, 2011
Word of the Day on August 27, 2026
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