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well rehearsed patter of salesperson or advocate of particular cause (1896), to gamble (1882), to play music (1870) also Spieler meaning a gambling club
don't give me that spiel
spiel by klidenengro January 30, 2004
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"Schpeel" isn't a word... From http://www.thefreedictionary.com/spiel
spiel (spēl, shpēl) Informal
n.
:A lengthy or extravagant speech or argument usually intended to persuade.
intr. & tr.v. spieled, spiel·ing, spiels
:To talk or say (something) at length or extravagantly.

Noun
a prepared speech made to persuade someone to buy or do something {German Spiel play}
If I wanted mindless political spiel, I would watch one of the national conventions on TV.
Spiel by Ign0tus October 23, 2008
spiel is the german word for game or the imperativ of play
to play a spiel

let's spiel man!
spiel by hallobox March 10, 2005
I spieled five times last night during study hall
spiel by vonaldduck February 17, 2010

hate spiel 

Used to show someone exactly how much you dislike them. A hate spiel is a series of events, negative in nature and usually but not always fictional, that you list and take credit for. It is usually concluded by an event more catastrophic than the others that you do not take credit for but instead laugh at.
Remember that person who tried to kill you? That was me. When your dog got poisoned? Also me. Your parents, hit by a car? Not me, but I laughed.
hate spiel by Ekua September 7, 2005

Spiegel Spiel 

From the German words for " mirror " and " play ", describing the playful and somewhat awkwardly amusing sidestepping of two people trying to politely let the the other pass, only to repeatedly move into each others way, as if they were mirror images.
Jenny and Mike went on a date after a spiegel spiel when he was leaving the star bucks and she was trying to get in.
Spiegel Spiel by Fiddleplayer October 21, 2014

Glock 'n' spiel 

Not to be confused with the old-fashioned xylophone-like instrument, this term refers to Madea's lengthy "gettin'-getter-got" monologue to Dr. Phil. in which she says she'll "get my Glock" if "the gotters get me".
Dr. Phil totally didn't know how to handle Madea after her rambling "Glock 'n' spiel", and so he told her retinue that they'd have to "get someone else to treat her --- I'm done".
Glock 'n' spiel by QuacksO January 15, 2020
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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
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the act of having anonymous sexual encounters with other men in public toilets.
Cottaging by greeef April 24, 2003
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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."
Salad Days by GilbyRFC0 October 7, 2011
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