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Lace curtain 

An often insulting term for Italian-Americans and/or Irish-Americans to describe Irish or Italians who abandon their working class/blue collar roots to pursue a more upper class/white collar career - such as, for example, a lawyer, doctor or, in some situations, a cop. The term is most commonly used in the New England region of the United States. Like nigger or nigga for black people, when used among fellow Italian-Americans or Irish-Americans, it's not too controversial; otherwise, it can be seen as quite offensive. The term is used a few times in Martin Scorsese's acclaimed 2006 crime drama, The Departed.
Mikey: What about Dominic's son? How's he doing?
Paul: That lace curtain motherfucker? He's going to law school!
Lace curtain by Mr. MacPhisto February 19, 2007
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Lace curtain 

A type of censorship exercised by feminists to suppress the publication of opposing views.
My letter to the editor about discrimination of men never made it through the lace curtain.
Lace curtain by Yoda-c July 15, 2018

lace curtain 

It's when you take a slice of swiss cheese, drape it over a woman's vagina, and then eat her out.
Guy 1: "Hey man, did you see that girl last night?"
Guy 2: "Fuck yeah, she was so hot I'd give her a lace curtain on the first date. AND I'd let her eat the cheese."

Guy 1: "That is so beautiful, man."
lace curtain by Renegadecat October 12, 2009

Lace-Curtain Irish

a person of Irish descent who, because of family money, is accepted into WASP society; tends to act, speak, and dress like a member of the upper-class WASP establishment.
That lace-curtain Irish bastard wouldn't last a minute in Southie.
Lace-Curtain Irish by LCIMAN January 24, 2009

Lace-Curtain Irish

Refers to Irish immigrants who, though living in shanties (shacks) would hold their airs and snobbishness. So called because they'd hang lace curtains in their tiny shacks.
My mom keeps the family silver in her double-wide, she's modern day lace-curtain Irish.
Lace-Curtain Irish by billmax August 5, 2010

Lace curtain Irish

Individuals who take the dishes out of the sink before urinating in it.
My family were lace curtain Irish who came over on a cattle boat that carried no cattle.
Lace curtain Irish by Tcallahan October 7, 2022

lace curtains 

Long, frilly skin on an uncircumsized penis.
Takeshia pulled back Tyrone's lace curtains to get at the head of his meat.
lace curtains by Richard Black February 27, 2005
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West Midlands slang word for rockers, bikers, greasers etc. In the late 1980s it was used by the UK music press to refer to a specific scene centered around the bands Pop Will Eat Itself and Crazyhead. The term never found favour with readers of 'the inkies' (Sounds, Melody Maker and the still extant NME) and was soon dropped. Now often used in predominantly working-class areas of the midlands and the north to mean someone who listens to rock-derived music and/or dresses in a manner that suggests they affiliate themselves with rock music of some kind.
Some grebo passed with Sabbath playing on his stereo.
The Poppies are at no. 17? God, a grebo band in the charts!
They're playing nu-metal now, bloody grebos!
grebo by cactuscat September 15, 2006
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TikTok Farlands

TikTok Farlands is a term to refer to videos that you see after scrolling for a long time. These videos can potentially be disturbing, or weird. Said videos can also have low likes, or low comments.
“I reached the TikTok Farlands bro”
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mormon assault vehicle

another term for a station wagon, mini-van, or any other kind of vehicle that is targeted at the "family" demographic(also M.A.V.)
"Tactical advantages aside, the M.A.V. is top of the line for the holy warrior troop transport manufactured by the Church of Latter Day Saints Military Industrial Complex. Also great for family trips...to heathen lands."
mormon assault vehicle by KVRX January 10, 2005
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Shakira Law 

A version of "Sharia Law" that Reform Ltd supporters tend to refer to, often by mistake.
Richard Tice of Reform now lives in Dubai, under Shakira Law, although telling Brits that we should worry about it
Shakira Law by Reformltd February 16, 2025
Word of the Day on August 21, 2026
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