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When something just isn't performing as planned.
"Sex with my girlfriend was really bad last night. It seemed like she was stuck in first gear."

"The internet is slow today, must be stuck in first gear."

"I feel like I'm stuck in first gear today... better crank on the gnar-gnar!"

by DolphFreakinLundgren March 16, 2009
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May 4 Word of the Day
A portmanteau of carpe diem, a Latin phrase that means “Seize the Day!” and DM, which stands for Direct Messages. This word means seizing the day via DMs.
Dude 1: Bro I just got Arnold Schwarzenegger’s number!
Dude 2: Carpe DM, bro, Carpe DM.
by LolWut098 December 30, 2020
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