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Swansonize 

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SWON-suhn-ize ('swɑn • sʌn • aɪz)

Term coined by Robert E. Swanson during his 1975 speech about train horns; it means to turn an otherwise noisy and jarring sound source into something musically pleasing
After having perfected the sound of trains, I wanted to see if I could swansonize ships to sound more respectable.
Swansonize by xxxman360 April 3, 2024
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Shannonized 

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Getting your ass kicked by the unassumingly sweet, petite blonde in class. She's a beast!
Damn dude! You just got Shannonized!
Shannonized by AK47-22 July 27, 2016

Samsonized 

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(Sam - son - ized)

1. to arrive at work with the expectation you have a certain amount of work (what you had when you left the day previous) only to find out you have extra work assigned to you unexpectedly.

2. a sudden feeling of overwhelming workload, often accompanied by a large feeling of dread and possibly dizzieness.

3. sometimes used as a joke.
Haha, you poor sucker, you've been Samsonized
Samsonized by A Tech Rep July 13, 2007

Swansonian lie 

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To be so wrapped up in your own sarcasm that you forget the truth; To inadvertently lie due to overwhelming sarcasm; blur the line between truth and sarcasm
"I can't tell if I'm being sarcastic anymore, I may have told a Swansonian lie" sarcasm lie
Swansonian lie by Swarcasm April 2, 2010

stensonize 

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In a business setting, to fill one's daily schedule with so many meetings that little or no time is left for any other activity whatsoever.

Examples of this occur frequently in software development companies, particularly those based in Southern Oregon.
"John, would you like to meet me at lunch at 1:00?"
Answer: "I wish I could, but my whole day is completely stensonized!"
stensonize by Mauzer January 6, 2010

Samsonized 

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To make something better or to improve it.
Man you really samsonized your ride.
Samsonized by TDBE May 14, 2018

Samsonize

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You need to Samsonize your ride.
Samsonize by TDBE May 14, 2018
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