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Detection principles or means of detection relating to one's abilities to observe the drunkenness of a particular individual or group. Typically helpful for individuals hoping to save their drunken friends from making mistakes, or helpful to bouncers in selecting individuals to keep an eye on.
"Dude, did you know Bill would be drunk enough to hook up with Sara tonight? She's got that jacked boyfriend who'd fuck him up so bad"

No man, I knew he was drinking pretty hard and everything, but my swaydar definitely didn't pick up that he'd fucked up enough to something that dumbassed and risk getting his shit fucked up"
Swaydar by Bryaaaan June 2, 2009
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Short for Shady Radar. An ability that all sheltered white people believe they posses, but is only accurate in a small percentage of them. Similar to gaydar, but instead measures the likelihood of a person or thing to commit or be involved in criminal activity.
"That kid in the glasses over there looks chill, but my shaydar says he's a low-key drug dealer."

Sheltered white kid one: "Uh oh, watch out, there's a skin head coming down the street"

Sheltered White kid two: "Nah, don't worry, that guy is just trying to look hard, he doesn't even register on my shaydar"

"I hate driving through Compton, it makes my Shaydar go crazy"

"Watch out, that cop car reads a negative 4 on my shaydar, but the cop driving it is an 8!"

"That windowless white van over there is making my Shaydar tingle!"
Shaydar by SB-HippieSage December 26, 2009
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radar of chicks that you are currently slaying or are trying to slay.
Drew: So still banging the Asian Persuasion?

Eric: No, I hung out with her a couple weeks ago, but she has been off my slaydar for a little while.

swaydance 

1) n. A type of dance that involves the act of intertwining one's arms with a partner's and swaying, allowing the music and centrifugal rhythm of the tea-shop atmosphere to take control. It is imperative to remain in a fixed seated position and to maintain eye contact with the partner(s).

2) it. v. To engage in the act of swaydance.
a) Swaydance is a prominent activity enjoyed by many of the Dobra Tea Shop customers.

b) As if possessed by other-worldly spirits, the two hipsters locked eyes and began to swaydance.
swaydance by ofthevallee July 19, 2010
Swayda is the most baddest bitch prettiest bitch ever! She is quiet but she will knock your head off don’t try her! She is very nice and unbothered. She never let anyone put her down. She always pushes threw. Everyone loves her but she has a few haters and fake friends. She is sometimes crazy. She is a little bit funny. And she had the best personality ever
Swayda is that bitch
swayda by Swayda October 6, 2020
A detector for telling who slays.
Person 1: "The slaydar says u slayin' today."
Person 2: "And I'm pushin' P too."
Slaydar by Blite33 May 5, 2022
Metalhead equivalent to gaydar where one metalhead instinctively recognizes another.
I was at this indie show and one of the guitarists on stage was playing a seven-string Ibanez, occasionally windmilled and looked uncomfortable with NOT playing fast. My slaydar went off and I talked to him after the show; my suspicions were confirmed. We wound up talking about our favorite bands.
Slaydar by Karl Av-Mørket February 25, 2014
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pod person 

A person pretending to be something they aren't, or an impostor. This is inferred because of the old alien movies where alien pods appear on earth and the "pod people" dispose of the humans and slowly reproduce the bodies, pretending to be humans.
The pod person was pretending to be my father, but I knew that he was an alien when he acted differently than my father ever would have.
pod person by Christopher M. May 9, 2005
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A dead drop is a location used to secretly pass items between two people, without requiring them to meet.

Spies have been known to use dead drops, using various techniques to hide the items and to signal that the drop has been made. Drug dealers use this as well.

A common place is to duct tape the item to the underside of a toilet cover in a public restroom.

A signal is sometimes used as well to indicate there is something to pickup, like a pile of stones in a certain formation. After checking the drop the signal is removed.
"The dead drop is the restroom toilet at the Gulf station at the corner of Commercial Ave. and Georges Rd."
dead drop by rubberroom July 23, 2008
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No Surprises Wedding

A "No Surprises Wedding," or NSW, is a wedding invitation designation that tells attendees that there can be no unplanned announcements, engagements, events or speeches at the wedding - all actions must be pre-approved by the couple. Anyone who performs an unapproved "surprise" will be asked to leave the wedding early.

This designation comes from Reddit, where so many stories of bad wedding behavior indicated a need to communicate expectations for the wedding behavior of attendees.
You are cordially invited to the nuptials of Brian and Tom on October 31 at noon.

Please note that this wedding is child-free (under 10) and a No Surprises Wedding (NSW). Reach out to wedding planner Sami Smith to request approvals or exceptions; please note that exceptions will be rare. Limited child care for under-10s will be available. All approvals will be noted and included in planning. Unapproved, or surprise exceptions, will result in guests being asked to leave.
Word of the Day on November 8, 2026
Ulzzang true definition is "best & "face" = best face in korean. They are basically people with above average looks, sometimes with the use of photoshop and haduri who post their pics online, some becoming internet celebrities.
"Hey, see that chick over there? She's pretty enough to be an ulzzang. :D"
ulzzang by `r i k kit t y February 26, 2008
Word of the Day on November 7, 2026
EBK stands for "Elite Ball Knowledge." 1 In internet slang, "ball knowledge" originally referred to a deep understanding of football/soccer or basketball, but it has evolved into a broader term for having a highly sophisticated, deep, or niche understanding of any specific topic (such as music, movies, or subcultures).
Person A: "That scene was a direct homage to an unreleased 1982 Japanese indie film."
Person B: "Wow, EBK."
EBK by silwhett November 5, 2026
Word of the Day on November 6, 2026
A seemingly endless debate with a idiot
I don't know man im not ready for yap trap stupidity today which always tries to suck you into it
Yap Trap by WolfieSnack November 4, 2026
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