To oscar (infinitive), oscars (present tense), oscared (past tense) is to act hypocritically or use double standards, especially in a situation where one is responsible for judging or awarding something; to unfairly favor certain individuals or groups while neglecting others, often based on political or ideological biases.
"Did you hear about that manager who oscared the employee of the month award? He gave it to his buddy instead of the most deserving worker."
The Oscar committee really "oscared" the awards this year by giving the prize to a documentary about russian propagandist Navalny, while refusing to allow a speech from Ukrainian President Zelenski because they claimed the Oscars weren't political
a word of expression to when you give up on comprehending someone's words of ignorance, stupidity, absurdity or are too exhausted to formulate a proper response.
Commonly seen in TikTok comment sections in replies to lazy attempts at humor, overconfidentally incorrect statement, or an over-the-top comment or when someone completely misses the mark on something.
n. software that is no longer sold or supported by the original publisher / developer, often found as free downloads on the internet because it cannot be obtained elsewhere. Not legal, but often seen as morally acceptable because the company that made it is no longer selling the title, nor releasing it as freeware, therefore abandonware is "keeping the game alive", so to speak.
Doom II is not abandonware because id still sells it, while The Incredible Machine is not sold, therefore is abandonware.