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spreadsheet 

A spreadsheet a financial program that was created in the 1980s and quickly became a killer app. A spreadsheet is like a calculator on steroids. Not only can it perform basic mathematical computations but, you can create formulas within the spreadsheet and link the numbers together.

The magical part of a spreadsheet is that when you make a change to one number in the spreadsheet, you can see instantly how it affects the other number(s) on the sheet. In a sense, you can simulate the outcome of a math equation, your money, or anything else that deals with numbers before you actually do it in rl. It is an amazing application.
Lotus 1-2-3, Microsost Excel, Visicalc are all spreadsheets with Visicalc being the granddaddy of them all
spreadsheet by BMoney June 11, 2006

Spreadsheet 

An activity or game that is strangely compelling despite involving large amounts of number reading, calculations and thinking with relatively little visual stimulation. Thus, it is comparable to spreadsheets, a form of data collection.
"I've been playing a strategy game on my PC a lot recently. It's totally a spreadsheet but I'm having loads of fun with it."
Spreadsheet by BeforeJam April 5, 2015

Spreadsheet

Style of Architecture that is designed in Revit building information modeling software that has no sense of place or material. All buildings designed in this style are typically low-to-mid-rise structures with paneled facades
The exterior wall panels are rectangular cells of glass and metal spandrel that resemble an excel spreadsheet.
That new office building and/residential mid-rise with the random pattern of 2 to 3 colors and glass is a total spreadsheet building.
Spreadsheet by Archinemesis May 16, 2026

spreadsheet tycoon

An entrepreneur who falsely believes, based on his own naive financial projections, that he will get rich.
Did you see Bob's stupid new business plan? The guy is a spreadsheet tycoon.
spreadsheet tycoon by Ho Sun Yan October 9, 2008

Spreadsheet Monkey 

Someone who gets roped into doing extensive data analysis - usually on behalf of a superior who isn't smart enough to do the work himself.
I was supposed to go to the convention but I got roped into being a spreadsheet monkey instead
Spreadsheet Monkey by Chigger23 August 11, 2008

spreadsheet simulator 

Derogatory term for the grand strategy genre of video games. These games require a significant amount of resource management that boils down to maintaining a macro economy through numbers alone. Spreadsheet simulator can also refer to another kind of strategy game such as an RTS or 4X game as long as resource management is integral to the gameplay.
For fuck's sake, all of the Paradox Interactive games are spreadsheet simulators!
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Surf Dracula Syndrome 

A phenomenon in film/television series, most notably streaming series, where the main premise is drawn out to such a point that it takes an entire season or more to get the parts of the series the audience is actually interested in seeing.

For example, if a series is titled "Surf Dracula," a majority of viewers would tune in expecting to see Dracula surfing by the first or second episode. However, the entire first season would instead be tedious padding and backstory before finally ending with Dracula surfing in the last five minutes of the season finale.
I watched "Smallville" on Netflix the other day. Dude, it was ten seasons of filler before he finally flew! Major Surf Dracula Syndrome!
Word of the Day on October 24, 2026

Northstarring

Finding your way back to the truth by fixing on one verified fact and working out from there, the way you navigate by the North Star when everything around you is spinning.
Rumours were flying everywhere, so she went northstarring — one checked fact at a time.
Northstarring by Light Bearer October 22, 2026
Word of the Day on October 23, 2026

Plate of Brown 

A plate of brown consists of foods that have little to no nutritional value, and are typically deep fried. A true plate of brown will also be accompanied by a dark soda.
Wanna go to meal hall & grab a plate of brown?
Plate of Brown by Cheddar Craigson September 18, 2020
Word of the Day on October 22, 2026
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