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Reed's Law 

"Reed's Law" is an adage coined by @Andrew_Reed which states that "the person who names a thing is often more powerful than the real discoverer."
This dude just got reed's law'd lol
Reed's Law by CallMeKor December 27, 2021

Reed's Law 

The person who names a thing is often more powerful than the real discoverer.
"The person who names a thing is often more powerful than the real discoverer." - Person A
"I call this reed's law" - Person B
"That person just got reed's law'd lol" - Person C
Reed's Law by CallMeKor December 27, 2021

Reed Senter 

The hottest, sweetest, nicest, coolest guy in the entire world. He's rocks the trombone and he rocks my socks. I love you Reed!
Reed is going to email Meghan (myfullnamehere@hotmail.com) because he wants to talk to her. (or rather she has a bunch of stuff to tell him)
Reed Senter by the one and only January 15, 2005

Reed Story 

noun: an awesome story with no climax whatsoever that all your friends will laugh at because its lack of everything.
Reed: "So guys, the other day, I went to the store to get some pants, but I ended up not getting any pants."

Friends: "That was a Reed story...."
Reed Story by dumbledore00 September 25, 2011

reed sufrin 

a person who is totally awesome but always calls u a ditcher; a person who is really obsessed with old school skating and hes pretty good at it actually hes pro but he isnt as good as his master and teacher christian paullin see also christian paullin
dude that guy busted a reed when he got mad at me for not hanging out with him

Reed-Solomon code 

An error detection code or an error correcting code or a combination of both which is particularly suited to the correction of burst error or errors that are strongly correlated.
A popular Reed-Solomon code is RS(255,223) with 8-bit symbols. Each codeword contains 255 code word bytes, of which 223 bytes are data and 32 bytes are parity. For this code:
n = 255, k = 223, s = 8
2t = 32, t = 16
The decoder can correct any 16 symbol errors in the code word: i.e. errors in up to 16 bytes anywhere in the codeword can be automatically corrected.
Reed-Solomon code by Spirit Bear March 20, 2004
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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
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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
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Literally "dirty" pronounced with a West Indian accent. Can also have a positive connotation, for example Sean Paul's album title "Dutty Rock".
"The girl is pretty but she corrupt and dutty!"

or, in a positive usage:

"Booya! That freestyle was dutty!"
Dutty by J Hall April 3, 2003
Word of the Day on October 1, 2026
korean word for madam, older woman
Ajumma wait a moment
Ajumma by aintnotinbutnice July 5, 2009
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Slop Grenade

When someone uses AI to generate a large document, slide deck, or piece of code/software and tosses it over the fence for you to deal with.
Chad: Hey Brent I sent you the new backend API change to review, it’s only 100 files changed.

Brent: he just tossed me a slop grenade
Slop Grenade by Joe Squid September 28, 2026
Word of the Day on September 29, 2026
Short-hand for the word floccinaucinihilipilification, meaning the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
After we broke up, he was floxi to me.
floxi by Dr. Geek May 13, 2009
Word of the Day on September 28, 2026
NYC people who migrate north to Quahog, RI to see the leaves in the fall.
New York and everyone from there can fornicate themselves with an iron stick.
leafers by ss++ February 8, 2005
Word of the Day on September 27, 2026
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