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The spirit of courage to speak and fight for the underdogs.

This term is coined to honour the late YB Karpal Singh also known as the Tiger of Jelutong's who fought fearlessly to uphold justice in both his legal and political careers.
He was a fearless man. He practised Karpalism in fighting for justice.
Karpalism by TNG PL April 28, 2014
Related Words
Karpz • Karizma • karp • kariza • karezza • Karpavarthan • Karped • karpism • Kartz • Karzan
It's a toilet, or rather the room containing the toilet. It's from a 19th Century Cockney word 'carsey' meaning a privy, and is itself probably derived from the Italian 'casa' meaning house. Interestingly, the original word 'carsey' could also mean a den or brothel! It does make you wonder what the old Cockneys got up to when they went to the toilet.
Malcolm's been in the karzy for an hour!
Crappin' or five finger shufflin'?
With Malcolm you really don't want to know.
Karzy by Croatalin February 15, 2014

Karpathy Constant 

The Karpathy constant is one of the best learning rates for the popular Adam (deep neural network) optimizer. It is defined as η = 3e-4. The actual symbol for the constant is α_k.
What is the correct learning rate for adam in this case?

Just use the Karpathy constant dude
Karpathy Constant by WonderingNeuron November 23, 2017

Karpification 

Karpification is the process of mentally scarring a person of your choosing in the means of sending mass amounts of gore, usually via text.
"Hey, did you hear what happened to Keath? He's not his usual annoying self anymore",
"I heard he went through Karpification"
Karpification by HyattWakame January 20, 2021

Anatoly Karpov

A Demon who come in the form of the final boss of chess
“The only thing I fear is Anatoly Karpov”
Anatoly Karpov by Big Bazinga March 24, 2021
an affectionate gesture or greeting that involves placing one's hand upon another's stomach, often accompanied by eye contact
I passed my friend on the way to class, and our shared Karzel really brightened my day.
Karzel by Stands Dance Captain March 18, 2014
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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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