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Telepromptor 

A person whose reliance upon a teleprompter to such a degree that s/he is lost and unable to formulate a coherent sentence without utilizing the device is ridiculous and unbecoming.
Man: Oh look, Senator Smith is on all the networks giving a speech.
Woman: He's such a Telepromptor, sticks to the script and can put you to sleep with his lack of inflection.

Man: You're right, I'm already falling asleep.

John stood up before the class and, with a deadpan tone, addressed the students as a Telepromptor, lacking any emotion and boring everyone to death.
Telepromptor by Prolixity December 4, 2009
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Palin Teleprompter 

The palm of your hand. As in, the place to write down the main points you want to hit in a speech or an interview, if you're too dumb to remember them.

Pioneered by former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin during her creampuff interview at the Tea Party Convention in Nashville on February 6, 2010.
I knew the interviewer would ask me what my core principles were, but I couldn't remember them because I'm a complete moron, so I wrote them on my Palin Teleprompter and discretely checked them during the interview. I'm sure no one noticed!

Redneck Teleprompter 

Crib notes written on a public speaker's hand in order to remind him or her what to say during a speech or interview.
Sarah Palin glanced at her redneck teleprompter during her interview a the Tea Party Conference in Nashville.
Redneck Teleprompter by TedIII February 8, 2010
Word of the Day on February 10, 2010

Hillbilly Teleprompter

Writing your key items you need to cover in your speech. even though you have been speaking about them for over a year. Just in case you forgot.
Palin wrote her keywords on her left hand. Her own personal Hillbilly Teleprompter.
Hillbilly Teleprompter by SoCalRay February 8, 2010

Alaskan teleprompter 

Being so stupid and incompetent that you need to write notes on your hand simply to remember what to say.

From Sarah Palin's need to use notes scribbled on her hand to remind her of the few basic key points of her speech at the Tea Party convention in Nashville, TN.
Jon: I want to propose to Lisa but I don't think I can remember what to say.

Eric: Dude, you're such an idiot. Just use an Alaskan teleprompter and write "Will you marry me?" on your hand.

teleprompter trump 

When someone gives a speech and does not deviate from the written text.
That's one boring speech. (S)He pulled a TelePrompter Trump and didn't go off script once.
teleprompter trump by Chrisonion December 18, 2016

Teleprompter 

His teleprompter went out and now he has telepromptourettes.
Teleprompter by keifermail August 8, 2009
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Omg, the ramifications!”
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Failure Shower 

When you fail at something in life (eg. failing an exam or not getting a job), go home and spend an hour just standing in the shower, propping yourself up against the wall with your eyes on your feet.
Caleb knew the only thing to do after he didnt get prefect was take a failure shower.
Failure Shower by Vikingnz October 27, 2009
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Acronym for Non-Athletic Regular Person. Your schools lacrosse team probably shouts it at you while you walk by.
Lookie at these bunch of narps, NARP NARP NARP
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High School Liquid 

A person who can freely travel between and fit in with all high school social groups and classes.
He is high school liquid, he ate lunch with the nerds and hung out with the jocks after school.
High School Liquid by Thaedris July 30, 2008
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Purple Patch 

To describe coming into something good, coming into good luck and or good times.

Like walking over small green hills in the countryside then coming across a purple patch of flowers, thus it being unique and out of the ordinary.
I hit a real purple patch.

The other day this good thing happened unexpectedly then I was lucky with this, it was unique, I hit a real purple patch.
Purple Patch by Ralph Shitstorm October 27, 2020
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(Ewokese) Freedom!
And dying in yo' bed many years from now, would ya be willing ta trade all da days from dis here day ta dat fo' one chance, just one chance, ta come back here as young men an' tell our enemies dat dey may take our lives but dey will never take our freedom ... YUB NUB!
yub nub by rotjrem November 4, 2010
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