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in the way; over-expressed, redundant, large, sporatic, random.
Look at these OBTRUSE columns blocking my walking route!
obtruse by Laura March 30, 2005
"he seemed quite obtuse"
obtuse by Mobius July 21, 2004
that word that the guy out of shawshank redemption said
Andy: ur so obtuse

Warden: zomg i are not
Obtuse by Dabetts January 19, 2011

obstruse 

A combination of obtuse and abstruse. Obtuse means annoyingly insensitive or slow to understand. Abstruse means difficult to understand or obscure. Obstruse means to be annoyingly insensitive AND difficult to understand.
Man, I don't know what that guy just said but it sounded pretty obstruse. I'm gonna go smack him around a little, and then make him tell me what the hell he meant by that shit! And if I don't like it, I'll smack him around some more!
obstruse by flux blocker January 14, 2019

weaponized obtuseness 

Knowingly and deliberately misconstruing another person's words in order to generate and direct false outrage against that person or that person's views.
By twisting my words into something I clearly did not intend, my political opponents are deploying weaponized obtuseness to attack me.
weaponized obtuseness by D_Cooper December 19, 2018
An angle between 90 and 180 degrees. Used in math. Other angles include:

right angle/right
acute angle/acute
straight angle/straight
reflex angle/reflex
That angle of 120 degrees is obtuse.
Obtuse by Dice/Alex June 6, 2004
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proper lad 

a lad that is such a lad that he is a proper lad
person1:did you see bob
person2: ya he was a proper lad
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The number of years you are still sexually active
While our lifespan is the number of years we will live, our healthspan is the number of healthy years we will have and our sexspan is is the number of years we will continue to be healthy enough to continue having an active sex life.
sexspan by Dr Kat April 21, 2022
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A lighthearted reaction upon receiving disappointing news of some sort. Usually something that isn't a particularly a big deal, esp. when it primarily affects someone else - sort of a mild schadenfreude. Sometimes doubled or tripled, and possibly said in a sing-songy voice for added comedic effect to imitate a muted trumpet, which is how the meme originated.
You didn't get any napkins with your takeout pork fried rice? Womp womp.
womp by 175623226 November 3, 2011
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When your wife’s boyfriend let you sleep past 8pm 😎😎
Wife’s boyfriend: You have 5 more minutes
Me: Poggers!
Poggers by Just_Charles April 14, 2020
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Oblication 

A vacation, feeling more like an obligation, that involves visiting or staying with family.
So Joe where are you taking the kids for spring break vacation? We are going on an oblication to Boca to visit my mother-in-law.
Oblication by kimmerr May 5, 2011
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