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Your namesis is someone with the same name as you.
Dude A: "It's crazy - I went to meet our ad agency today and there's a guy there with the same name as me. He's got a stuffed cat on his desk and he's clearly much more interesting than me".

Dude B: "That's your namesis man, you're in deep trouble."
Namesis by Skipperton March 17, 2011
Words you can keep
Someone with whom you cannot stand because of their name
I've never gotten along with a Jessica... Must be my namesis.
Namesis by greenie1975 April 23, 2015
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Museum Nemesis

When visiting a museum or gallery, you will encounter at least one Museum Nemesis. These are the people that you see over and over again that inconvenience you repeatedly during your visit. You can tell your Museum Nemesis by some of the following traits:

-They will prevent you from seeing displays by getting up close to them, blocking your view
-They often bump into you by stepping backwards without looking. They will rarely apologise or even make eye contact after doing so
-You will never lose them. Even when you think you've lost them, they'll turn up at the next display you wish to look at
-When visiting the museum cafe they will be in front of you in the queue. They will almost certainly take the item you wanted, and it will be the last one

You museum nemesis can often be defeated by an 'accidental' tripping down some stairs. Museum stairs are often made from marble or other very hard stone.
Jim: That stupid bitch got in my way AGAIN!

Bob: Yeah man, that's your Museum Nemesis

Jim: How I get rid of her?

Bob: Trip her down some stairs, that's how I got rid of mine

Jim: You mean that screaming kid you said just fell over?

Bob: That's the one!

Jim: ...Awesome!
Museum Nemesis by Danno81 June 8, 2010
A righteous infliction of retribution manifested by an appropriate agent.
Your worst enemy.
Lex Luthor will always be Superman's nemesis
nemesis by Kryl June 27, 2004

Nemesis Law 

When a person thinks a facetious statement is a genuine representation of a rival ideology due to their own limited worldview.

Named for the Greek figure Nemesis, who lured Narcissus to the pool where he drowned himself trying to be with his own reflection. A counter to Poe's Law.
Asshole: “Look! This gay person on Twitter says that straight people should be made into cat food! The gay agenda is real and violent!”

Reasonable Human Being: “Dude, they’re obviously joking. Calm down.”

Asshole: “…Well, how was I supposed to know? Maybe this person is joking, but most gays say things like this and they mean it!”

Reasonable Human Being: “Have you ever met a gay person? Or are you pulling some Nemesis Law bullshit?”
Nemesis Law by halfsyproblems December 27, 2016

Fuck Nemesis

Like a fuck buddy except this person isn't your buddy in any way shape or form. You have nothing but contempt, loathing and disgust for each other as people. Yet you call them or receive a text from them every time you're lonely or they're horny and you get it on. There will be no talking, except to trade insults. You will have no need to discuss "keeping this a secret" as you're both too ashamed to reveal this to anyone.

Ex's, long term partners and co workers can all become Fuck Nemeses.
"Dear Diary,

I felt sad and lonely so I called Clive to come over and we had sex, after he called me a fat bitch. Oh, I need a boyfriend, not a fuck nemesis."

"Can't be bothered to try and pull or be nice to anyone. Time to call my fuck nemesis"
Fuck Nemesis by MagickDio February 18, 2010

Nemesislessness 

The state of having no nemesis.
"I'm not sure why I would be sent this death threat; existing as I do in nemesislessness."
Nemesislessness by pardalote December 15, 2008
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Salad Days 

green inexperienced youthful judgement and cold blooded execution of those judgements.

Rashness with little concern of consequence.

Antony and Cleopatra. William Shakespeare

"My salad days,
When I was green in judgment, cold in blood."

- William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra, 1.5
"How did you end up in jail?"

"Salad days, 'nuf said."
Salad Days by GilbyRFC0 October 7, 2011
Word of the Day on August 28, 2026

age gate 

An absolutely foolproof way to keep minors from viewing content deemed "too mature" for them to watch.
Billy: "So I was trying to watch some videos for an M rated game, and I ran into an age gate, so I put in my real birthday. SOMEHOW it managed to figure out that I am 12. CURSE YOU AGE GATE!!!"

Bill: "Fucking age gate! *quick scroll* THERE! I was born on January 1, 1904. Fuck you age gate."
age gate by Banja January 7, 2011
Word of the Day on August 27, 2026

board chow 

A)
The Crud that collects under the keys in a keyboard. Usually more severe in the keyboards of programmers and webmasters as they tend to spend a lot of time at the the computer and thus eat at their desk. Mainly affecting IBM Model M (clicly) style boards.

B)
Can also be used to gross out Non-Techie people
A)
Bill: want to go to the club?
Bob: No, I've got to clean out my board chow, keys are starting to stick.

B)
Bill: Want to go out to get a bite?
Bob: No, i am just going to have some of my board chow/
Bill: Whats' that?
Bob: The food scraps that collect in my keyboard; Want some?
Bill: *GAG* *HURL* *GAG*
board chow by BinaryHackerMan September 3, 2007
Word of the Day on August 26, 2026

young pup 

a young person, a young adult in their late teens/early 20s.
Ah, you're just a young pup at 23!
young pup by the dog May 30, 2006
Word of the Day on August 25, 2026
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
Word of the Day on August 24, 2026
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