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Researcher 

A paedophile. The term originates from Chris Langham's court defense when charged with downloading child pornography summer 2007. Langham claimed the images were downloaded as research for a charachter in a comedy sketch show he was writing.
He had to stop teaching primary school after he was outed as a researcher
Researcher by Hamilton Cork September 2, 2007

Aggresesive Researcher 

An Aggresesive Researcher is someone who researches for a television comedy panel in an assertive way, but has the inability to spell.

The first aggresesive researcher was Rob Brown of Mediaworks, New Zealand, whilst working on 7 Days. He was accused, by Dai Henwood of being an aggressive lover as he worked really fast and had little outbursts of excitement. His title was changed on the show to Aggressive Researcher, but failed in the spelling arena.
Someone who follows the researching line, in an assertive way, but cannot spell, is an aggresesive researcher

UI researcher

A person who uses common sense and his brain. Actually a product designer who doesn’t want to be associated anymore with the questionable flamboyant work of people on Dribbble.
"Dude, your design is too clean. It needs more pop and colors!"
"As a UI researcher, let me tell you my design does exactly what it's supposed to do."
UI researcher by herrhaase September 18, 2019

Authorised Researcher 

Someone who passed uni with a C grade average.
I am an Authorised Researcher and I lie to people for a living.

dancing researcher

A person who gathers tiny out of context bits of information from the internet and uses them to support his decision
A biased researcher is a dancing researcher
dancing researcher by Wafflebuddy January 15, 2024

Social Media Researcher (SMR) 

SMR (Social Media Researcher)

Often mistaken for a stalker, but with better intentions and Wi-Fi.

A highly skilled individual trained in the art of digital observation. SMRs don't stalk - they gather data. From tracking down your ex's new fling to locating someone's high school graduation pics from 2020, SMRs use advanced techniques like clicking, scrolling, and zooming in on blurry group photos.

They're not creepy - they're curious.

They're not obsessive - they're efficient.

They don't follow people... okay, maybe they do. But only for research.
Example:

"Wait, how do you know his mom's maiden name?"

"I'm not a stalker, I'm an Social Media Researcher (SMR). Do your homework."
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Frothability 

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Soul digger

A man who dates women with the sole purpose of exploiting their time, energy, and labor while he sucks the joy and happiness from their lives.
"That guy's a soul digger. He'll expect you to work full time, but you'll be doing all the cooking, cleaning, laundry, shopping, and childcare while he plays video games or watches TV."
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pod person 

A person pretending to be something they aren't, or an impostor. This is inferred because of the old alien movies where alien pods appear on earth and the "pod people" dispose of the humans and slowly reproduce the bodies, pretending to be humans.
The pod person was pretending to be my father, but I knew that he was an alien when he acted differently than my father ever would have.
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A dead drop is a location used to secretly pass items between two people, without requiring them to meet.

Spies have been known to use dead drops, using various techniques to hide the items and to signal that the drop has been made. Drug dealers use this as well.

A common place is to duct tape the item to the underside of a toilet cover in a public restroom.

A signal is sometimes used as well to indicate there is something to pickup, like a pile of stones in a certain formation. After checking the drop the signal is removed.
"The dead drop is the restroom toilet at the Gulf station at the corner of Commercial Ave. and Georges Rd."
dead drop by rubberroom July 23, 2008
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