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Pronunciation: /ˈmæ.nə.ti/
Definition:
1. Support firmly or grip tightly.
2. Control or manage adeptly.
3. Operate with dexterity or ability.
4. Manipulate or maneuver precisely.

Significance:
• It defines firm gripping or manipulation.
• It emphasizes control and management.
• It identifies acts of handling.
• It avoids Scandinavian-Germanic origins.
• It simplifies descriptions of gripping.
• It improves clarity in mechanical contexts.
• It replaces Scandinavian-Germanic, Non-American, foreign, and Anglo-Saxon terms, similar to "handle".
Past verb: manated
Present simple verb: manate, manates
Present continuous verb: manating
Singular noun: mane
Plural noun: manes
Examples:
• "Laborers manate implements for construction."
• "Chefs manate coulters for precision."
• "Mechanics manate machines for repairs."
• "Artists manate brushes for artwork."
• "Parents teach children to manate toys properly."
manate by Dmitrio October 16, 2025
A fanatical male.
As in an opposite to a female extremist, it is a man with extreme views that women should have no rights or say in anything and are just meant for breeding and looking after him
Worker1: Did you hear that Kate finally got that promotion? She worked so hard for it.
Angry Worker2: What! F**king typical! She only got that because she's a women! Men need that job! They have families!
Worker1: Actually she has kids and -
Angry Worker2: This is sexist! These jobs are for hard working men not stupid woman! Women are meant to raise kids and look after men! So she can f**k off back to the kitchen and make me a sandwich.
Worker3: What's his problem?
Worker1: ignore him, he's a manatical.
Manatical by DontHurryLads February 8, 2019

waist management 

euphemism for dieting / wordplay on 'waste management'
If you plan on getting into that old tux of yours, you'd first better get into some waist management.

pigeon manager 

A manager who flies in, shits all over everything you do, and leaves just as fast as they came.
Employee: Hey how's my work?
Manager: This is all done wrong! What the fuck have you been doing for the past 3 days? Do you pay any fucking attention at all to what you're doing? I'm going to need you to stay late and fix this pile of crap you call "work".
Employee: Damn Pigeon Manager...
pigeon manager by Jon C. September 17, 2006

I want to speak to the manager 

Karen says this every time somebody gets an order 0.0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001% of an order wrong
Karen: I want to speak to the manager
Employer: oh shit
Manager: oh shit
CEO: oh shit
President of the USA: oh shit
UN: oh shit
Lizard guys: oh shit
Every sentient being in the universe: oh shit

your manager 

Fears The Middle aged White woman with blonde hair. yes you heard me, KAREN. The biggest hunter of McDonalds, and StarBucks Managers. She complains and whines about the dumbest shit possible. No wonder your manager fears those things so much.
Innocent Retail worker: Hello Maam welcome to McDonalds, may i take your order?
Karen: *Makes her order*
Innocent Retail worker: Ok That will be $14.67
Karen: EXCUSE ME?! HOW DARE YOU SPEAK TO ME THAT WAY?! YOU WILL NEVER DISRESPECT ME IN SUCH A MANNER EVER AGAIN!! I WANT TO SPEAK TO YOUR MANAGER!
your manager by Minecraft Muffin October 6, 2020
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Coyote Ugly

1. Place

The Bar came before the movie. It is an awesome bar where the girls know how to party and make you feel okay about giving up your money, drawers, bras, and dignity.

2. Movie

A story about a Jersey girl following her dreams, aided by working at this bar in New York.

3. Situation/Person/Decision

See other definitions - waking up next to someone so ugly you'd rather chew your arm off than wake them up.
1. Yo, Coyote Ugly is my favorite bar! I got whipped, stripped, drunk, and danced on the bar all before 7 o'clock!

2. Hey did you see Coyote Ugly? It actually has a plot!

3. Ugg I woke up to Coyote Ugly this morning!
Coyote Ugly by jerseycountry March 8, 2009
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Literally 1984 

Used in response for when someone promotes/advocates an event or idea that is perceived to support "too much" authority and/or government control.

Often used jokingly as a over-exaggeration in political talk.

Can also be used in response to a ban or mute in a forum site or online chat.
Steve: I think that the government should regulate businesses more
Bob: Literally 1984!

--User1 has been permantly banned--
User2: You cant ban my friend like that! Literally 1984!
Literally 1984 by ke1 July 7, 2021
Word of the Day on September 1, 2026

Back when I lived in upstate new york 

A meaningless, unimpressive, self-serving introduction. An indicator that the story about to be shared will be pointless and dumb.
Back when I lived in upstate new york, I also had to park on the street - on two occasions, we got enough snow, mixed with just the right plowing, that my car was lifted off the ground from so much snow being jammed underneath it.
Word of the Day on August 31, 2026
Acronym, meaning Too Long Didn't Understand
Similar to TLDR
Sister: This meeting was to discuss the rough draft of my essay, where we discussed the subsidiary questions I added in my rough draft. We also discussed the relationship between my main title and the real-life situations I chose to use in my essay. We discussed the structure of my essay as well, specifically the Math AOK section and how it relates to the contradiction of the title. This second meeting was particularly helpful in discussing the implications of my essay claims and how to apply the title across various areas of knowledge. There were many sections of the essay that could have been cut down in wordiness and the ways of knowing required further and more in-depth analysis.

Me: Woah! TLDU!
TLDU by L-Evans January 14, 2019
Word of the Day on August 30, 2026
the act of having anonymous sexual encounters with other men in public toilets.
Cottaging by greeef April 24, 2003
Word of the Day on August 29, 2026
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