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Pronunciation 

How a word sounds when spoken correctly. Not a vital part of any UrbanDictionary definition.
'Tough' and 'though' are spelled similarly, but have very different pronunciations.
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pronunciation 

A combination of letters that are used to create the sound of a word
An example of pronunciation is
Apparently (uh peh ruhnt lee)
Whatever (Wuht eh vr)
Typing (Tie Peeng)
PNG (Pee en jee)
pronunciation by Radin Happier July 29, 2022

pronunciation 

A key part of a dictionary definition that doesn't actually matter.
The pra-nen-sci-ah-ma-shun really doesn't matter.
pronunciation by Zach G. November 6, 2003

pronunciation chickenshit 

worried whether to use what you know to be the proper pronunciation of a name and seem pretentious to some, or to use the name’s more common mispronunciation and seem a dunce to others
I’m always a pronunciation chickenshit when it comes to “Vincent van Gogh”.

pronunciation nazi 

-Cousin of Grammar Nazi and Spelling Nazi
-A person who always freaks outs and corrects every word that is incorrectly pronounced by another person.
Sentence: How's your brand new iPod Touch?

Dad with an accent: How's your brand new iPad Touch?
Son: Dad, it's an iPod Touch, not an iPad touch...
Daughter: You're such a pronunciation nazi! L

Pronunciation FSK 

Adjective - A stickler for the pronunciation of words, akin to a Grammar Nazi or Spelling Spetsnaz, but instead for pronunciation instead of either grammar or spelling.

The FSK in the term refers to the Norwegian Forsvarets Spesialkommando, often regarded as one of the most well-trained special forces units on Earth.
Person 1: Raskaan metallin Rambona juoksen, ily Sumatran synkan yön! (Pronounced rask-aen metallin instead of ras-kahn metallin)

Person 2: Hang on, that's ras-kahn and not rask-aen,

Person 1: Why do you care so much?!

Person 2: Imagine having a language that isn't so comically broken, there are national televised competitions on spelling its words!! This post was made by the not-english gang!

Person 1: You must be part of the Pronunciation FSK, then!

Person 2: Duel me if you must, but I will die with my honor intact if you beat me!

pronunciation pro 

a silly tiktok guy who everybody loves and really wants a whimpering audio from for some weird fucking reason. he is a cutie patootie guy with a silly ikea bear who sits in his chair and eats his cookies and drinks his drink from his mug very slowly. he also has a silly keyboard that lights up different colors and you can change the color of. people also refer to him as "propro" for short. everybody should love adore him bc he is so very silly :3
"omg its pronunciation pro!! he's live on tiktok!!"
"i love propro so much"
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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
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