Ruse Goldberg

A Ruse Goldberg is an elaborate and complicated con. Combination of ruse, meaning an action intended to deceive someone, and Rube Goldberg, meaning ingeniously or unnecessarily complicated in design or construction. A Ruse Goldberg is often a long con.

Ocean's 11 is a heist movie with a Ruse Goldberg plot.

Ruse Goldberg by Montana Luddite February 17, 2019

Related Words

Rusek • ruse • ruski • Ruskie • Rusk • Ruskins • russki • Rusell • Rusel • ruskies

ruse

An action intended to mislead, deceive, or falsely persuade others.

The ruse lasted for 20 years until Julian tried to reenter New York under a fake name.

ruse by talk2me-JCH2 March 25, 2017

Rusev Day

Today.

Every day is Rusev Day.

🇧🇬

Today is Rusev Day

Rusev Day by Rusev Day February 22, 2018

rosekiller

only one of the best ships in the harry potter universe
barty crouch jr x evan rosier

i.e. wild energy determined to piss of his father x calm and collected hate with peace reserved for barty and barty only

barty is the one thats constantly talking, he has that ryan reynolds type of sarcasm yaknow. always coming up with stupid ideas, very impulsive. evan is the calming force. the one latching barty to reality and whatnot. he was still, ofc, very sarcastic and mean when he wants to be. dont underestimate either of them.

Person 1: omg youre a marauders fan same

Person 2: OMG whats ur favourite ship

Person 1: rosekiller ofc

Person 2: OMG SAME I LOVE ROSEKILLER

rosekiller by larry.stylinson.stan May 23, 2022

poo ruse

Faking having to take a dump to opt out of doing something you don't want to do. A fecal ploy of sorts.

My mom asked me to help her with the dishes. I told her I had to poop and bailed. It was a total poo ruse.

poo ruse by pooter diddler October 9, 2013

rused

to be the victim of a trivial humorous deception, to ride the ruse cruise
used by trolls mocking the internet culture of shitpiles like reddit to ascend to a way3meta5me level of troll

le 9gag user: do you like the narutos?
le reddit user: jajaja
le 9gag user: what is your favorite naruto?

le reddit user: anime is for jerks

le 9gag user: wtf????
le reddit user: wow I le epicly rused you XDXDXDXDdXDDXDDXxd
le 9gag user: omgf ive just been rused!! xfddd

rused by cantbreakthosecuffs May 19, 2014

Respectfully

Precedes or follows either a gratuitously disrespectful or honest remark, originated in New York City. Used in similar fashion to "no offense" or "to be honest," interchangeably.

Ya mans is wild buns, respectfully. Respectfully he's washed.

After school, The Modells on Jamaica Ave was active. Respectfully.

Respectfully by john quan the first December 20, 2020

Word of the Day on September 26, 2026

You met me at a very Chinese time in my life

A moment in time where you feel distinctly Chinese over all other things.

Dante: "I wish I could be Nigerian, but I can't because I'm Chinese. You met me at a very Chinese time in my life."

You met me at a very Chinese time in my life by Sus Chad September 21, 2026

Word of the Day on September 25, 2026

crunchy

Adjective. Used to describe persons who have adjusted or altered their lifestyle for environmental reasons. Crunchy persons tend to be politically strongly left-leaning and may be additionally but not exclusively categorized as vegetarians, vegans, eco-tarians, conservationists, environmentalists, neo-hippies, tree huggers, nature enthusiasts, etc.

Also used to describe establishments where alternative foods and products are sold, i.e. natural food stores.

Modified derivative of granola.

"I need more crunchy guys in my life. I'm so tired of dating preppy metrosexual assholes."

"I'm heading out to the crunchy store to pick up some fair trade chocolate and tea tree oil, do you need anything?"

crunchy by EBC July 11, 2007

Word of the Day on September 24, 2026

Galantir

A group of people, typically women, searching through someone’s digital footprint in order to find more information about that person.

Susie wasn’t sure if her new Hinge match was a creep, so she assembled Galantir and they found out he used to post slurs on gaming forums.

Galantir by Ge-sus September 22, 2026

Word of the Day on September 23, 2026

murderhobo

In a tabletop game, a murderhobo is a player who murders NPCs indiscriminately. This is normally derogatory, referring to a player who totally ignores quests, dialog, backstory, trade, world building etc.

The term is most common with Dungeons and Dragons, but it can be applied to most RPGs where the player is allowed to kill most quest-giving NPCs and NPC traders. E.g. Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Divinity original sin.

DM: The sad little orphan girl tugs at Steve's trenchcoat to get his attention, and ask for help saving her pet dog from...
Steve: I'd like to roll a strength check against strangling the orphan.
Dave: I call dibs on the dog.
DM: You murderhobos disgust me.

murderhobo by Loup&S September 9, 2021

Word of the Day on September 22, 2026

Whale

In sales terms, a whale is a prospect that is significantly larger than an organization’s average customer.

Whales are large and extremely difficult to close. Due to their immense size, they are highly sought-after.

A whale is typically identified at first by a whale hunter on the sales team, but often requires cross-discipline participation in order to close; this includes assistance from operations, engineering, creative, client success, and business development teams.

"Shit...the sales director chewed me out on the sales call this morning. He's totally pissed that I have nothing in my pipeline. I've been focused on this one whale for so long that I haven't had time to prospect for normal-sized deals."

Whale by FQ_GFY February 3, 2020

Word of the Day on September 21, 2026