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subtract the "O" 

- Commonly used at social events to take action in escaping the aoe of a certain individual (more than often a snoody, stuck up cunt).

Explained: To subtract the "o" from snood would make the word snod (an adjective for smooth, sleek). So by leaving the "O", one's current position is relieved of the snood, and life goes on.
Guy 1: "I can't stand this, my bitchometer just went off.. I'm gonna have to subtract the "O"

Guy 2: "Feelings mutual brother, it's a shame she's practically shielding the jungle juice from the whole damn party..."

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B Man(snoods boyfriend) - "Whats up fellas, this is my girlfriend --"

Friend 1 - "Time to subtract" (leaves)
Friend 2 - "Minusing..." (leaves)
Friend 3 - "Don't like the looks of this equation, later bro!"

Net subtract 

Term for a person on a team or work environment who is so useless, the team would function better without them.
Did Jon get added to your team? That dude's a net subtract!
Net subtract by pokerguy95 December 14, 2009

life subtractor 

The name of a venomous snake scientists had in mind before they finally settled on Death Adder.
Scientist #1: Call be stupid, but Life Subtractor just seems too obvious a name for a venomous snake.
Scientist #2: How about… Death Adder?
Scientist #1: Brilliant!

Addition by subtraction 

When one person in the group leaves and the group as a whole becomes better
Kyle- "Finally Jimmy left"
Leo- "Jimmy was so ugly and drunk. Now all the ladies will come to us"
Steve- "Yeah, it's definitely addition by subtraction"

subtractor 

An individual that makes a situation horrible, someone who cannot possibly help out, a negative luckless person, a minus of life.

Someone who either directly or indirectly kills and maims people, a person that is a general menace of calamitous mishap.
"There's no way we're bringing a subtractor with us; tell Capt. Buzzkill he can stay home and destroy his own life."

"If there is some way we can get them to hire a subtractor, their campaign will be doomed."

History of this definition:
I wrote an article in response to news about doctors stabbing infants with vaccine needles and the infants would soon die. Included was a simple formula to explain the logic of this problem where I referred to the doctor as like a “subtractor” because they minus life either directly or indirectly, and intentionally or haplessly. I decided to define a “subtractor” further to include individuals that people don’t want around because they bring misfortune, screw up lives and are generally useless in a crisis.
subtractor by Gama Xul February 14, 2012

Subtracterall 

Adderall XR capsules that have been disassembled and reassembled to take some of the medicated beads out so the prescription holder can sell some of his pills whilst keeping his medication.
"Yeah bruh, I've been broke as fuck all through finals, so I've been hawking Subtracterall all around the dorm, keep that quiet Adrien Bro-ski!".
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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.
pod person by Christopher M. May 9, 2005
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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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No Surprises Wedding

A "No Surprises Wedding," or NSW, is a wedding invitation designation that tells attendees that there can be no unplanned announcements, engagements, events or speeches at the wedding - all actions must be pre-approved by the couple. Anyone who performs an unapproved "surprise" will be asked to leave the wedding early.

This designation comes from Reddit, where so many stories of bad wedding behavior indicated a need to communicate expectations for the wedding behavior of attendees.
You are cordially invited to the nuptials of Brian and Tom on October 31 at noon.

Please note that this wedding is child-free (under 10) and a No Surprises Wedding (NSW). Reach out to wedding planner Sami Smith to request approvals or exceptions; please note that exceptions will be rare. Limited child care for under-10s will be available. All approvals will be noted and included in planning. Unapproved, or surprise exceptions, will result in guests being asked to leave.
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Ulzzang true definition is "best & "face" = best face in korean. They are basically people with above average looks, sometimes with the use of photoshop and haduri who post their pics online, some becoming internet celebrities.
"Hey, see that chick over there? She's pretty enough to be an ulzzang. :D"
ulzzang by `r i k kit t y February 26, 2008
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EBK stands for "Elite Ball Knowledge." 1 In internet slang, "ball knowledge" originally referred to a deep understanding of football/soccer or basketball, but it has evolved into a broader term for having a highly sophisticated, deep, or niche understanding of any specific topic (such as music, movies, or subcultures).
Person A: "That scene was a direct homage to an unreleased 1982 Japanese indie film."
Person B: "Wow, EBK."
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