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Harsh noise wall. A real genre of music, as obscure as the genre may be, in which an unflinching wall of noise is the basis of the composition. Said wall of noise may be made by manipulating the sounds from noise generators, manipulating samples, or performing various distortion and delay effects on radio static. Said compositions may be mistaken for just plain static by people not familiar with the genre, but every wall has its unique properties and some even have texture. French composer Vomir popularized this genre.
HNW is a very real genre of music now; just check out the electronic music article on TV Tropes! Remember when Black Leather Jesus opened for Sonic Youth? Felt like HNW was gonna go mainstream for a few minutes there!
HNW by Seshie August 7, 2018
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HNW, means "Horrible New Word" It is often used to describe very shitty new words you find on Urban Dictionary, You know the ones? The ones that have no punctuation, nor any sense of grammar, and you have to vote No on them, all the damned time. Yeah those words
Guy 1: Damn I've seen so many HNW's lately

Guy 2: Yeah, Urban Dictionary is full of them
HNW by nordict December 6, 2020
Related Words
HNW • HNWA • Hnwi • HNWIC
Stands for 'hard nipple weather.' Used most often when a person's nipples are visible through their shirt.
"Did you see that girl's nipples? She definitely had a reaction to some HNW"

"Whoa look at his nipples... He must be experiencing some HNW"
HNW by ilikemoney1480 November 21, 2009
HNW- Hottest Niggas World Wide
Im Hnw- I’m Hnn
Hnw by MrSuno October 19, 2021
1) acronymn that stands for Head Nigger What's In Charge, a sarcastic term for your supervisor or anyone in charge.
You got any questions, go to the HNWIC.
HNWIC by cunninglinguist May 31, 2005
He was absolutely loaded, he is a HNWI
Hnwi by Quality76 January 25, 2018
-HNWA
-Yo man im fine how 'bout you?
-Chill
HNWA by Mafakas March 3, 2019
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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
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