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practical problems 

Hey look buddy, I'm an engineer. That means I solve problems, not problems like "What is beauty?" Because that would fall within the purview of your conundrums of philosophy.
I solve practical problems, for instance: how am I going to stop some mean mother Hubbard from tearing me a structurally superfluous be-hind? The answer, use a gun, and if that don't work... Use more gun. Take for instance this heavy caliber tripod mounted lil' old number designed by me, built by me, and you best hope... Not pointed at you.
practical problems by Uttercolor February 16, 2021

Poptimal  

1. Refers to the best or optimal pop-culture occurrence of a given time period; Usually relating to celebrities and public figures.

2. Conflation of the words “pop-culture” and “optimal”;

3. Having to do with, cited by, refering to the Internet pop-culture review site: www.poptimal.com.
Lindsay Lohan's alleged car chase and drug possession was the poptimal event of this year, or Eddie Murphy and Scary Spice's love child was the poptimal story in Jet Magazine last week.
Poptimal by zublaw August 30, 2007

practical intelligence 

A combination of street smarts and common sense. Not book smarts, useful smarts.
"He didn't get an education but he has practical intelligence"

practical joke 

is a trick played on someone that is meant to be funny for people watching, though normally embarrassing for the person being tricked.
What would you do if someone called you saying they were Barack Obama? Florida Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen got a call just like that the other day and like many people would, she assumed it was a radio station practical joke.
practical joke by shracaneits January 16, 2009

Poopticulate 

n. The material expelled from one's anus as a result of farting. Usually detected as a smell by another person.
Patrick (passing gas): man that felt good.
Josh: gross dude, I don't want all that poopticulate in my nose and mouth. Open a window.
Poopticulate by Dooshtastic March 24, 2009

poetically damned 

someone so beautiful that their beauty cannot be described in words.
guy 1- dude, have you seen beth today? shes so.... so....
guy 2- dont hurt yourself, mate. that chick is poetically damned. youll blow a fuse if you try describing her.
beth- hey guys ;p whats up?
guy 1&2- uhhhhh *drools*
poetically damned by lorenzo mactire December 27, 2011
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square grouper

Nickname given to bales of marijuana thrown overboard or out of airplanes. Origin is reportedly from members of the US Coast Guard in the area of Southern Florida.
"Base we've got some square groupers floating outside of Miami harbor."
square grouper by slipsheet November 6, 2004
Word of the Day on October 7, 2026
A girl who does ballet and only talks about ballet. Her schedule is filled with dance classes which does not allow her to do any other activity.
"Hey, do you know that girl Sally?"

"Yeah, she's kind of annoying. All she ever talks about it ballet."

"Wow, what a Bunhead."

"Hey Sally, you want to hang out this weekend?"
"I can't, I have dance."
"You're such a Bunhead."

"Yeah... I know."
Bunhead by Jen00 October 24, 2014
Word of the Day on October 6, 2026

trucker's tan 

A sunburn or suntan focused on the left arm. It is caused by the left side of the body being the only half that gets exposed to sunlight while driving. Presumably, it would be located on the right side of the body in countries where they drive on the left side of the road.
I had a trucker's tan after driving for 10 straight hours on a sunny day.
Word of the Day on October 5, 2026
The phenomenon where adults salivate at children's toys
Every time I walk into the toy aisle, I catch myself kidulting over the latest action figures and LEGO sets!
kidulting by Emotional Cruiser October 12, 2025
Word of the Day on October 4, 2026
British slang for a scientist or technical expert, esp . when the speaker is not certain of the expert’s specific field of study. Not necessarily derogatory, but typically used by persons without a technical background. In the US, the equivalent would be “egghead”, “squint”, or “geek.”

Origin of the word is unknown. Started sometime in World War 2. Given the typical evolution of British slang, could easily have started because what these experts did was confusing or “baffling” to the common person.
According to the boffins downstairs, the murderer used a serrated blade.
Boffin by Agnon February 11, 2023
Word of the Day on October 3, 2026

Pee Calculus

When you have to pee in a movie but don’t want to miss anything, and must do the following mental equation: will the amount I have to pee cause enough discomfort to diminish my attention capacity for the remainder of the movie to an extent which is greater than the amount of the movie I would miss by making a mad dash to the restroom.
I saw Satantango last night, wonderful film but by the 5th hour I had to start doing pee calculus.
Pee Calculus by anorlondo October 1, 2026
Word of the Day on October 2, 2026
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