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Technologically illiterate

Someone who doesn't know and will probably never learn how to work a computer or any form of technology, i.e video games, cell phones, microwaves, etc.
Mother: Honey, where's the space bar?
Teen: Mom, its the biggest key on the keyboard.
Mother: Oh thank you, that really helps a lot.
Teen: *Sighs* Mom, you are so technologically illiterate.

Abusive illiterate 

An abusive illiterate is a very low life stage of human or know as a Rowan Cuntingham who think being abusive to women while in a relationship or abusing a child the ages of and between 10-17 years old is a perfectly fine thing to do then after a week play it off as if nothing happened. While on the illiterate behalf is on the lower brain ability to the point of not being able to read a 2 page babybook with no words or write the simplest of words such as him ,her, the, it and so on. An abusive illiterate is not a person you will or would ever want to involve yourself with.
"Tim: That Rowan hit her and her son and played it off as If it was nothing"

"Jack: i know and all because he was jealous that they could spell They and he couldn't"

Abusive illiterate
Abusive illiterate by Dill_dough November 1, 2020

geographically illiterate 

a person who has no knowledge of the existence of other countries or where any country is outside of the United States. Someone who sucks at geography.
Kris: Do you know where Ukraine is?
Dave: Is that the country next to India?
Kris: No! God, you're geographically illiterate

Kris: Did you hear that Russia invaded Geogia?
Dave: OMG! Are they going to invade Atlanta?
Kris: No, Georgia the country you dumbass
Dave: There's a country called Georgia?
Kris: You are so geographically illiterate
geographically illiterate by Maves December 12, 2012

technology illiterate

Someone who doesn't know anything/very little about technology. Sometimes they end up throwing around buzz words (like high-speed, big data, machine learning, IoT etc.) in an attempt to make themselves look smart - much to the dismay of the geeks watching.
Steve: "This new smart watch has 1TB of ram, a machine-learning CPU processor, 15MB of high-capacity SSD storage and 10MB of mobile data. Pretty good, eh?"
Dan: "eh..."
Steve: "Oh! Did you know that the watch also comes with a state-of-the-art big data analyzer?"
Dan: *sighs*
Dan: "Steve, your such a technology illiterate - did you know that?"

illiterate

(adjective) to not be able to read or write in a specific language. Used loosely, it can describe someone who is just an incredibly sloppy speller.
About 75% of the definitions on Urbandictionary.com are made by people who are illiterate
illiterate by Rakeman June 7, 2005

illiterate bastard 

A stupid thick cunt who is of a low intellect.
Book Distributor.."Excuse me sir, would you like this free book to read?"

Illiterate bastard.."No thanks, I can't read, I'm an illiterate bastard."
illiterate bastard by Caldow April 24, 2007
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proper lad 

a lad that is such a lad that he is a proper lad
person1:did you see bob
person2: ya he was a proper lad
Word of the Day on October 29, 2026
The number of years you are still sexually active
While our lifespan is the number of years we will live, our healthspan is the number of healthy years we will have and our sexspan is is the number of years we will continue to be healthy enough to continue having an active sex life.
sexspan by Dr Kat April 21, 2022
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A lighthearted reaction upon receiving disappointing news of some sort. Usually something that isn't a particularly a big deal, esp. when it primarily affects someone else - sort of a mild schadenfreude. Sometimes doubled or tripled, and possibly said in a sing-songy voice for added comedic effect to imitate a muted trumpet, which is how the meme originated.
You didn't get any napkins with your takeout pork fried rice? Womp womp.
womp by 175623226 November 3, 2011
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When your wife’s boyfriend let you sleep past 8pm 😎😎
Wife’s boyfriend: You have 5 more minutes
Me: Poggers!
Poggers by Just_Charles April 14, 2020
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Oblication 

A vacation, feeling more like an obligation, that involves visiting or staying with family.
So Joe where are you taking the kids for spring break vacation? We are going on an oblication to Boca to visit my mother-in-law.
Oblication by kimmerr May 5, 2011
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Surf Dracula Syndrome 

A phenomenon in film/television series, most notably streaming series, where the main premise is drawn out to such a point that it takes an entire season or more to get the parts of the series the audience is actually interested in seeing.

For example, if a series is titled "Surf Dracula," a majority of viewers would tune in expecting to see Dracula surfing by the first or second episode. However, the entire first season would instead be tedious padding and backstory before finally ending with Dracula surfing in the last five minutes of the season finale.
I watched "Smallville" on Netflix the other day. Dude, it was ten seasons of filler before he finally flew! Major Surf Dracula Syndrome!
Word of the Day on October 24, 2026
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