What you say when faced with a proprietary closed-source hardware device such as the Creative Zen Mosaic MP3 player. Implies that someone with an oscilloscope/spectrum analyzer can tinker with the internal workings of a device and make it work more freely/open. Can also be replaced with 'Agilent to the rescue'.

Hipster:I'd like to get this iPod working in Linux, but it only works on MTP connection.
Guy in Red Hat:Tektronix to the rescue! Let's figure out the protocol.

Tektronix to the rescue by Wm. Wallace the Freedom Fighte February 16, 2009

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Tekron

To make programming blunders; mess up code

Oh man, your code is so Tekroned!

Tekron by Roofles September 7, 2003

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tekro

Derived from tekken, when someone is KO'ed. So when somebody is knocked out by someone, drugs, alcohol or even fatigue they therefore get or perform the tekro.

Darren drank a bottle of whiskey then got the tekro.

tekro by atemponertimms August 17, 2008

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tecromancy

The art of bringing dead technology to life

Person 1: Check it out, I got Skyrim to run on Windows Vista.
Person 2: No way. That's some tecromancy right there.

tecromancy by LudwigVonPhoenix July 2, 2021

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Tekkro

Translated: “ the fucked one“
Meaning: universal word for anything like shit or fuck

Person 1:Dude, my mom died
Person 2: Tekkro, brother.

Person 1: Dude the 10/10 said yes to me
Person 2: Teeeekro!

Tekkro by Kasumigaoka March 11, 2022

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piddlefart

verb. To waste time doing nothing.

Instead of doing my homework, I decided to piddlefart around for two hours.

piddlefart by Rene April 25, 2005

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wrongun

anyone who succeeds in disgracing/over indulging themselves in the throws of clubland

28 hours and 4 clubs later, gurning for england but still refusing to go home - a total wrongun!!

wrongun by bevvers March 21, 2007

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square grouper

Nickname given to bales of marijuana thrown overboard or out of airplanes. Origin is reportedly from members of the US Coast Guard in the area of Southern Florida.

"Base we've got some square groupers floating outside of Miami harbor."

square grouper by slipsheet November 6, 2004

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Bunhead

A girl who does ballet and only talks about ballet. Her schedule is filled with dance classes which does not allow her to do any other activity.

"Hey, do you know that girl Sally?"

"Yeah, she's kind of annoying. All she ever talks about it ballet."

"Wow, what a Bunhead."

"Hey Sally, you want to hang out this weekend?"
"I can't, I have dance."
"You're such a Bunhead."

"Yeah... I know."

Bunhead by Jen00 October 24, 2014

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trucker's tan

A sunburn or suntan focused on the left arm. It is caused by the left side of the body being the only half that gets exposed to sunlight while driving. Presumably, it would be located on the right side of the body in countries where they drive on the left side of the road.

I had a trucker's tan after driving for 10 straight hours on a sunny day.

trucker's tan by population361 May 30, 2006

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kidulting

The phenomenon where adults salivate at children's toys

Every time I walk into the toy aisle, I catch myself kidulting over the latest action figures and LEGO sets!

kidulting by Emotional Cruiser October 12, 2025

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