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scrawl
v. to write in a hasty or illegible fashion
n. incoherent or illegible writing
(New Slang) v. A method of discursive association in which learning occurs tangentially. Akin to surfing, but with purpose or in pursuit of understanding rather than distraction; seeking the coincidence instead of the novel.
(N.S.) n. An idea defined by cross-reference. More raft, less surfboard.
(N.S.) n. A documented scrawling session. Learning by adventure.
syn.: chicken-scratch, scribble, surf, search, google, multi-channeled learning
rel.: sourcing, hyper-referencing, richtexting
n. incoherent or illegible writing
(New Slang) v. A method of discursive association in which learning occurs tangentially. Akin to surfing, but with purpose or in pursuit of understanding rather than distraction; seeking the coincidence instead of the novel.
(N.S.) n. An idea defined by cross-reference. More raft, less surfboard.
(N.S.) n. A documented scrawling session. Learning by adventure.
syn.: chicken-scratch, scribble, surf, search, google, multi-channeled learning
rel.: sourcing, hyper-referencing, richtexting
"I was talking to this girl Marie, but then I just scrawled off, and she thought I was crazy."
"Yeah, in order to scrawl, you just sort of have to let go and trust yourself."
"I wasted a lot of time scrawling on the internet a few weeks back, but recently I was talking to someone and the things I'd found took the conversation to the next level."
"Yeah, in order to scrawl, you just sort of have to let go and trust yourself."
"I wasted a lot of time scrawling on the internet a few weeks back, but recently I was talking to someone and the things I'd found took the conversation to the next level."
scrawl by henry lawless October 8, 2007
Scrawl
Scrawl by jumbocat5050 November 25, 2025
turkey-chicken scrawl
An adjective used to describe a person's handwriting, but a penmanship (handwriting skills) so horrendously bad that it is even worse than that of, hence the name, a chicken or turkey from the local farm.
a boy brings a hand written essay to his father, for his father to look over and help him correct it. The father looks at it and says:
father: son, i am sorry, I can’t read your bloody (used as an expletive here) handwriting. Who in the world taught you to write in turkey-chicken scrawl anyways?. Please go make sense of your own writing, re-type it for me on a computer, print it and bring it back to me, and then I’ll help you.
Son: okie dokey, no problem.
father: son, i am sorry, I can’t read your bloody (used as an expletive here) handwriting. Who in the world taught you to write in turkey-chicken scrawl anyways?. Please go make sense of your own writing, re-type it for me on a computer, print it and bring it back to me, and then I’ll help you.
Son: okie dokey, no problem.
turkey-chicken scrawl by Uncle Dimma January 2, 2012
booty-scrawl
Note left on the table for a waiter or waitress after the bill arrives in hopes to get some action at a later date. It is generally hidden in the bill fold because the writer is usually too cowardly to want to face the server. If the writer has chutzpah, and a chance with the server, they would have confronted them face to face. This does not work if a wedding ring is present on either the server or writer. It consists of a cheesy pick up line, the writer's contact info and usually, but not in all cases, a business card. In many cases the server will know that a booty-scrawl is imminent.
Tzipporah: 'WOW, did JT just leave his number, on the visa slip?!'
Sammi: 'yes, ever since Brit dumped him, he has been leaving booty-scrawls everywhere!'
Sammi: 'yes, ever since Brit dumped him, he has been leaving booty-scrawls everywhere!'
booty-scrawl by shaul605 January 5, 2009
turkey-chicken scrawl
An adjective used to describe a person's handwriting, but a penmanship (handwriting skills) so horrendously bad that even those of, hence the name, a chicken or turkey from the local farm.
a boy brings a hand written essay to his father, for his father to look over and help him correct it. The father looks at it and says:
father: son, i am sorry, I can’t read your bloody handwriting. Who in the world taught you to write in turkey-chicken scrawl anyways?. Please go make sense of your own writing, re-type it for me on a computer, print it and bring it back to me, and then I’ll help you.
Son: okie dokey, no problem.
father: son, i am sorry, I can’t read your bloody handwriting. Who in the world taught you to write in turkey-chicken scrawl anyways?. Please go make sense of your own writing, re-type it for me on a computer, print it and bring it back to me, and then I’ll help you.
Son: okie dokey, no problem.
turkey-chicken scrawl by Uncle Dimma January 1, 2012
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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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dead drop
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.
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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