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Middleware 

Software used to combine two applications together
Bradley used middleware to connect two different applications together.
Middleware by GeekyCyberNerd May 21, 2020

Middlestream 

A source, opinion, fact, information or person who is not mainstream nor fringe. To find such information does not require delving into the depths of the dark web, it is relatively available, but not well known nor featured by the mainstream.
"I like Rachel Maddow"
"Fuck mainstream media"
"I like Alex Jones"
"Too fringe for me"
"I watch Bret Weinstein on Joe Rogan"
"Very middlestream"
Middlestream by ElectricBananaMan February 28, 2023

middleware 

the act of pooping inside a Tupperware container and leaving it inside a friends fridge
Tony came over for the game last Friday and let me a stinky middleware
middleware by Pfunkalicious January 22, 2016

MIddlelaner 

A person who drives in the middle lane because they are afraid of the people merging in the slow lane and are afraid of driving in the fast lane. Probably shouldn’t even be on the interstate to begin with.
That middlelaner is afraid of everything on the road.
MIddlelaner by sherman40336 July 15, 2019

Middlecare 

Middlecare - when you start to worry that the amount of aftercare needed for what you are doing is going to become unrealistic or unattainable so you stop in the process of the action to randomly and uncharacteristically provide your partner with a completely unexpected compliment, gift or reassurance.
"I was tearing into her so bad that I took a break to hand her a flower and remind her that she looks great with no makeup on... After providing the middlecare I assumed that she needed, I proceeded to step on the back of her head, pushing her face back into the wet bowl of dog food while degrading her for not being able to eat with her muzzle on"
Middlecare by Crowdraven87 November 8, 2021

Middlesweep

To completely clean, reorganize and refresh your physical surroundings right in the middle of a major project or life transition, usually as a form of productive procrastination.
I had to finish my essay but ended up middlesweeping my entire apartment instead.
Middlesweep by The Iven June 19, 2026
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Slop Grenade

When someone uses AI to generate a large document, slide deck, or piece of code/software and tosses it over the fence for you to deal with.
Chad: Hey Brent I sent you the new backend API change to review, it’s only 100 files changed.

Brent: he just tossed me a slop grenade
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After we broke up, he was floxi to me.
floxi by Dr. Geek May 13, 2009
Word of the Day on September 28, 2026
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New York and everyone from there can fornicate themselves with an iron stick.
leafers by ss++ February 8, 2005
Word of the Day on September 27, 2026

Respectfully 

Precedes or follows either a gratuitously disrespectful or honest remark, originated in New York City. Used in similar fashion to "no offense" or "to be honest," interchangeably.
Ya mans is wild buns, respectfully. Respectfully he's washed.

After school, The Modells on Jamaica Ave was active. Respectfully.
Respectfully by john quan the first December 20, 2020
Word of the Day on September 26, 2026

You met me at a very Chinese time in my life

A moment in time where you feel distinctly Chinese over all other things.
Dante: "I wish I could be Nigerian, but I can't because I'm Chinese. You met me at a very Chinese time in my life."
Word of the Day on September 25, 2026
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