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Skeuomorphic 

skeu·o·morph

an ornament or design on an object copied from a form of the object when made from another material or by other techniques, as an imitation metal rivet mark found on handles of prehistoric pottery.
Apple designs their phones as skeuomorphic
Skeuomorphic by Spyro_7 January 26, 2013
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memetic skeuomorph 

Aesthetic contra-reference that contains decidable information.

An augmented-reality attribute in hyper-reality that serves a functional purpose.

A virtual attribute made of a functional (homoiconic) computer language.

Contains attributes of aesthetic self-reference.

Direct technological precursor to conscious self-reference.
Memetic skeuomorphs contra-referential, recursive, and functional.

ironic skeuomorph 

A skeumorph that is self-functional.

Self-function begins as meta-representation (juxtaposition) and ends as representation (self-reference).

A medium for conveying irony.

Including but not limited to vignettes, books, television, GIF's, and memes.
An ironic skeuomorph is self-referencing to the point of being a medium-in-itself.
ironic skeuomorph by sandraxine September 11, 2018

gestural skeuomorph 

A gestural skeuomorph is founded on the concept that time sweeps space-itself in a cyclical manner so as to create space.

In the paradigm of the gestural skeuomorph time is beckoning to human beings with physical space.

Space is a gesture created by the Structure-Of-Time.
Skeuomorphs can be divided into four types: physical, virtual, auditory, and chronistic.

Space is a type of auditory skeuomorph; a chronistic or gestural skeuomorph created by the structure of time.

skeuomorphism 

when the thing looks like the thing that it is.
this is basic skeuomorphism.
skeuomorphism by spwico December 18, 2023
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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."
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age gate 

An absolutely foolproof way to keep minors from viewing content deemed "too mature" for them to watch.
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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
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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
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young pup 

a young person, a young adult in their late teens/early 20s.
Ah, you're just a young pup at 23!
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Some grebo passed with Sabbath playing on his stereo.
The Poppies are at no. 17? God, a grebo band in the charts!
They're playing nu-metal now, bloody grebos!
grebo by cactuscat September 15, 2006
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TikTok Farlands

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“I reached the TikTok Farlands bro
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