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Also known as 'Telecon'.

The main telecommunications business in New Zealand.
They dominate the phone lines and force everybody else to use ridiculously slow internet speeds because they can't be bothered unbundling some cables.

Often ridiculed for their horrible impact on NZs' internet speed and their blocky, unimaginative logo.

Hated for making the song "Come Together" by the Beatles a national taboo.
Gamer1 "I'm running at 200ping!"
Gamer2 "Fucking telecom and their gay interwebs!!"

Customer "Hello, my phone lines are broken."
Telecom Rep. "We can get somebody out there to help in about a month... please hold."
Telecom by Superbacon January 12, 2008
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Telecomunists
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dude hes a telecom-er
telecom by Tellecomie November 12, 2004

Gulf telecom 

A hip telephone company that's been around for almost thirty years and specializes in ip phone service and free phone systems. Just by the phones sign up and go
Can't believe the great system and it was free only from gulf telecom

Altima Telecom 

When you get terrible ping during the middle of a multiplayer match.
I'm sorry guys, I just got terribly Altima Telecomed on.
Altima Telecom by omegavermillion February 9, 2022

Telecomuniphobia 

A fear of talking to somone over the telephone. This is caused due to text messaging too much. Symptoms often include refusing to call somone, or hanging up if anyone other then the intended person answers the phone.
"Why did he hang up without saying anything?"
"He has telecomuniphobia"
Telecomuniphobia by Mattocks July 9, 2009

telecommuting 

The ability to find yourself fully surrounded by incompetent idiots while working from the comfort of your own home.
I may be working in my pj's, but through the magic of telecommuting, I'm still stuck dealing with these morons all day.
telecommuting by annoyed12345 May 11, 2011

Telecoprolism 

The statistically anomalous tendency for the telephone to ring while you are having a shit. Extensive studies have shown that the phone of any individual has, at any given time, a 500% higher chance of ringing while its owner is evacuating his/her bowels than during other common everyday tasks such as masturbation, hoovering and chimping. Some schools of thought consider telecoprolism to be a subset of the Sod's Law principle. The others don't really consider such issues to be a worthy use of academic time and resources.
I was just settling down for my morning log and got telecoprolised by the bank again. Bloody telecoprolism, eh?
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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
Word of the Day on November 10, 2026
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
Word of the Day on November 9, 2026

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
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