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OUT OF SORTS GRUMPY

Used widely in Nova Scotia
When my mother called me to get up and
get ready for school, I yelled "do you have to be so loud." She said "oh, feeling owly this morning, are we".
Owly by Virginia Churchill Smith September 29, 2003
Words you can keep
(adj) Irritable, nitpicky with comments. Behavior often characterized by sarcasm which is intended as wit but often construed as verbal abuse. Origin unknown as this descriptor has little to do with the actual animal.
A - “What are those? Pajamas? Why would you wear them to work? They’ve got fish all over them?”
B - “What’s got you so owly today?”
owly by jack pericles March 18, 2010
Related Words
cranky, unco-operative, negative; Synonyms: abusive, annoying, bad-tempered, beastly, bitchy, critical, cruel, despicable, disagreeable, distasteful, evil, fierce, hateful, malevolent, malicious, malign, malignant, ornery, owly, ruthless, sarcastic, sordid, spiteful, squalid, unkind, unpleasant, vicious, vile, wicked
It is not fun to be around owly people.
Owly by Al August 22, 2003
adj: Being recoginized for the coolness, wiseness, smartness, and beauty of an Owl
Owls are Owly
Owly by Mike Anderson July 16, 2003
David is so owly when he sings in the shower.
Owly by Eagleowl February 12, 2013

tommy owly 

Tommy owly is the practice of show a person with the name tommy who is afraid of owls a picture of an owl.
Hey tommy look at this *shows a picture of an owl* Haha get tommy owly
tommy owly by woober122777455 October 10, 2022
Old white lady’s young multiracial boy
She’s on 90 day fiancé.
Does she travel to Africa, the Middle East or Asia?

Yup, she found her an owlymb (pronounced owl-limb).
Owlymb by Scarret July 15, 2022
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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
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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
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