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To "Shostak" is to ignore the task you've been paid to do. Named after famed SETI scientist Seth Shostak, who famously ignored the UFOs flying around the earth whilst being paid to look for signs of Alien life
"had my cleaner in the other day but she totally shostaked the dirty floor in the kitchen!"
Shostak by enduapsecrecy June 16, 2021
Words you can keep
Shostak is an Israeli male ready to attack a female target
"Shostak is attacking"
Shostak by KOKO Chanel April 25, 2010

Shostak Game 

This is a game that is similar to "I say, You say Louder" that is played with a minimum of 2 players with the players saying a teacher's name louder than the previous person. The Shostak name was referenced as the name used in the first game. Either the winner is the last person to say it wins or the person who got caught loses. Alternate way to play: Don't say the name louder, just until someone gets caught or everyone else is tired.
Person 1: Let's play the Shostak Game!
Person 2: yeah!
Per. 1: "shostak"
Per. 2: "Shostak"
Per. 1: "Shostak!"
Per. 2: "SHOSTAK"
Per. 1: "SHOSTAKKKKK"
Per. 2: "SHOSTAKKKKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Per. 1: "SSSSSSHHHHOOOOOSSSSSSSSTTTTTTTAAAAAAKKKKKKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!""""""""""""""
Teacher: DETENTION!
Shostak Game by Exponential Madness February 19, 2023

Shostakovich 

Probably the most hardcore classical composer to live. You think your screamo shit is "hardcore?" Then you have not heard of Shostakovich and your opinion is invalid.

Shostakovich was a genius who lived under the oppressive watch of the USSR; as a result, Shostakovich composed some of the most frightening music ever conceived by man.

His Symphony No. 5 and Symphony No. 10 are (arguably) his most badass pieces.
Richard: I hate classical. It's fucking boring.
Mark: You have clearly never heard of Shostakovich.
*After listening to the "Allegro" from Symphony 10*
Richard: Dude, my mind is blown.
Shostakovich by kanapanapan June 4, 2010

Shostakovich 

Dmitri Shostakovich, noun.

Dmitri Shostakovich was a Russian classical composer who lived through the oppression of the Soviet Union, and lived from September 25, 1906 to August 9th, 1975. He is regarded to have composed pieces which had objected to the tyrannical power of the Soviet Union, which were also known to be some of the most intense in the history of classical, such as his Fifth, Tenth, Eleventh, and Twelfth symphonies. He had composed pieces on other topics, such as various historical events like the 1905 and the 1918 Russian revolutions.
In the midst of his musical career, he was denounced and had gained a condition of depression that would never recover. He was known by his family to be obsessed with cleanliness and organization, and would frequently synchronize all of the family's clocks. He also had favored playing cards and soccer.
Person 1: Ugh... All classical music is boring and requires no skill. Go listen to Billie Eilish instead.

Person 2: The real leader of depressing music is Shostakovich, go listen to his 11th and come back.
--1 hour later--
Person 1: Now do you still think that it's all boring?
Person 2:........

Shostakovitch

One of the best contemporary classical composers ever. He was an angry musician who wrote about the depressing times of Stalin in Russia, most notably his 5th symphony.
In Shostakovitch's 5th Symphony, the constant rhythm in the first movement is a symbol of the footsteps of Stalin and his army across Russia.
Shostakovitch by CYO_1214 February 18, 2009
A portmaneu of "shojo" and "otaku", shotaku refers to an anime or manga fan who prefers shojo, the 'girly' genre of anime and manga.
- "OMG, you have Hello Kitty stickers on your phone! That means you blindly worship anything and everything Japanese, desu ne? Who's your favorite Naruto character~?!~~!!!"

- "Uh, sorry, I'm not really into the martial-arts stuff. I'm kind of a shotaku." (laughs nervously and backs away)
shotaku by OxymoronicRedundancy July 24, 2009
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Acronym, meaning Too Long Didn't Understand
Similar to TLDR
Sister: This meeting was to discuss the rough draft of my essay, where we discussed the subsidiary questions I added in my rough draft. We also discussed the relationship between my main title and the real-life situations I chose to use in my essay. We discussed the structure of my essay as well, specifically the Math AOK section and how it relates to the contradiction of the title. This second meeting was particularly helpful in discussing the implications of my essay claims and how to apply the title across various areas of knowledge. There were many sections of the essay that could have been cut down in wordiness and the ways of knowing required further and more in-depth analysis.

Me: Woah! TLDU!
TLDU by L-Evans January 14, 2019
Word of the Day on August 30, 2026
the act of having anonymous sexual encounters with other men in public toilets.
Cottaging by greeef April 24, 2003
Word of the Day on August 29, 2026

Salad Days 

green inexperienced youthful judgement and cold blooded execution of those judgements.

Rashness with little concern of consequence.

Antony and Cleopatra. William Shakespeare

"My salad days,
When I was green in judgment, cold in blood."

- William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra, 1.5
"How did you end up in jail?"

"Salad days, 'nuf said."
Salad Days by GilbyRFC0 October 7, 2011
Word of the Day on August 28, 2026

age gate 

An absolutely foolproof way to keep minors from viewing content deemed "too mature" for them to watch.
Billy: "So I was trying to watch some videos for an M rated game, and I ran into an age gate, so I put in my real birthday. SOMEHOW it managed to figure out that I am 12. CURSE YOU AGE GATE!!!"

Bill: "Fucking age gate! *quick scroll* THERE! I was born on January 1, 1904. Fuck you age gate."
age gate by Banja January 7, 2011
Word of the Day on August 27, 2026

board chow 

A)
The Crud that collects under the keys in a keyboard. Usually more severe in the keyboards of programmers and webmasters as they tend to spend a lot of time at the the computer and thus eat at their desk. Mainly affecting IBM Model M (clicly) style boards.

B)
Can also be used to gross out Non-Techie people
A)
Bill: want to go to the club?
Bob: No, I've got to clean out my board chow, keys are starting to stick.

B)
Bill: Want to go out to get a bite?
Bob: No, i am just going to have some of my board chow/
Bill: Whats' that?
Bob: The food scraps that collect in my keyboard; Want some?
Bill: *GAG* *HURL* *GAG*
board chow by BinaryHackerMan September 3, 2007
Word of the Day on August 26, 2026
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