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Industry Standard 

A bunch of unwritten rules people should follow when it comes to dating, think Swingers meets Dr Phil. Most of these rules just end up causing annoyance, confusion, and failure within normal human beings.
- Cocky Guy: "A guy should wait a week before calling a girl after a first date"
- Egotistical Girl: "By then she would have found somebody else to go on a date with"
- Person with a Brain: "Seriously fuck the industry standard"
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industry-standard 

(noun;adjective) One-hundred eighty pounds - the accepted weight at which a chubby girl is truly classified as a fat chick, no ifs, ands or buts (but definitely too much "butt"). As porker lard seems to increase exponentially in effect, a "double industry-standard" is about 220 lbs. and a "triple" starts around 260.
As the industry-standard bullied her way past Glenn, he smiled and once again thanked Heaven that his wife was nowhere near industry-standard weight.
industry-standard by Lardass October 4, 2003

Music Industry Standard Response 

The Music Industry Standard Response is the general reply you will get from emailing or calling someone in the music industry. IE: NO FRIGGIN REPLY WHATSOEVER... NONE, RADIO SILENCE, A VOID OF COMMUNICATION, Absolutely bugger all response.

MISR is used by almost any part of the music industry as the first port of call when faced with a long question, a question they don't like, or respect enough with an answer.
"Hi Sir, I would like to book the Bum Luvin' Criminals for my wedding, do you think they would like $10k ?"

*Silence* - Music Industry Standard Response (ie no reply)

...And a day later we watch a bit of bush roll by, and a squeaky sign squeak in the wind.
A small piece of information. Derived from the word ken, used often in the scottish language and is synonymous with knowledge.
Person 1: "Hey I don't get this shit. How do you solve this problem?"
Person 2: "I got that one. Give me some kenlets on this assignment and I'll help you w/ that one."
kenlet by Norma Y. October 8, 2005
Word of the Day on July 13, 2026

I mean I guess bro

a word of expression to when you give up on comprehending someone's words of ignorance, stupidity, absurdity or are too exhausted to formulate a proper response.

Commonly seen in TikTok comment sections in replies to lazy attempts at humor, overconfidentally incorrect statement, or an over-the-top comment or when someone completely misses the mark on something.
"actually... incorrect statement, hope this helps!"
"I mean I guess bro"
Word of the Day on July 12, 2026

abandonware 

n. software that is no longer sold or supported by the original publisher / developer, often found as free downloads on the internet because it cannot be obtained elsewhere. Not legal, but often seen as morally acceptable because the company that made it is no longer selling the title, nor releasing it as freeware, therefore abandonware is "keeping the game alive", so to speak.
Doom II is not abandonware because id still sells it, while The Incredible Machine is not sold, therefore is abandonware.
abandonware by Spoom October 24, 2003
Word of the Day on July 11, 2026

Foot prisons 

Socks. Annoying, sweat-causing, non-barefoot enducing, everyday socks.
The first thing I do when I take off my shoes, is rip off the foot prisons I had to wear inside them. That's why I prefer flip flops, even in winter!
Foot prisons by Jackalope Hunter December 13, 2022
Word of the Day on July 10, 2026