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The Broom 

To breakup with your partner, for any reason.
Frank: Where is your woman?
Carl: She was pissing me off, so I gave her "The Broom"
The Broom by TheCraw June 17, 2008
Words you can keep

The Broom 

A Brititsh slang term for a shotgun
Roy, hand me the broom, I need to crop this man out of existence.
The Broom by Colonel Banoffee November 29, 2021

The broom closet ending

The best ending ever in videogame history, and probably the best ending in general. As featured in The Stanley Parable and The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe Edition, obtained by doing the hardest thing: stepping into the broom closet.
"OH, DID U GET THE BROOM CLOSET ENDING? THEB ROOM CLOSET ENDING WAS MY FAVRITE!1 XD" -Everyone who was lucky enough to experience the broom closet ending

the broom closet 

A person who practices whichcraft but is not open about it or very secretive. Similar to a homosexual not being open about their sexual orientation.
Person 1- "She always chants words under her breath and wears a pentagram necklace, is she into witchcraft or something?"

- Person 2 " People have been asking her about it but shes been denying it so far. I think shes in the broom closet!"
the broom closet by Mork_ulv March 27, 2017

jump the broom 

"Jumping the broom" is an informal marriage or "partnership." It comes from peasant or gypsy marriages before the idea of a "civil marriage" (going before a justice of the peace to vow marriage oaths) came about in Britain with the Marriage Act 1836 - as an alternative to a church marriage.

The concept started in France as <i>mariage sur le croix d'un epee</i> ("marriage on the cross of a sword") which a maudit anglais (Englishman) translated from a French book as "leaping over a broomstick." The original concept comes from ancient military weddings - when a soldier marries one of the women who hung around soldiers back in the day:
"A sword being laid down on the ground, the parties to be married joined hands, when the corporal or serjeant of the, company repeated these words: <b>Leap rogue, and jump whore, And then you are married for evermore.</b> Whereupon the happy couple jumped hand in hand over the sword, the drum beating a ruffle; and the parties were ever after considered as man and wife."
My old Cajun stepdad took me aside after I brought the girl I just proposed marriage to home to meet him and Mama, and asked "You can't just go jump the broom?", so I'm here to tell you this expression is for real and old farts like him were still using it.
My old Cajun stepdad took me aside after I brought the girl I just proposed marriage to home to meet him and Mama, and asked "You can't just go jump the broom?"
jump the broom by Cajun Scientist November 27, 2015

do'n the broom 

To give or receive oral sex from a man that has a moustache.
Johnny likes do'n the broom.
do'n the broom by newo sivart March 18, 2006

jump the broom 

Denotes an antebellum marriage ritual used by African-American slaves, who were often prevented from legally marrying.

With wide variations, the basic feature of the ritual was that the marriage union was solemnized by a young couple leaping together over a broom. This would be done in the context of a family gathering.

Widely practiced in the American South, the ritual may have an African origin, or it may have been adapted from a similar ancient Celtic fertility ritual.

"Jumping the broom" is currently enjoying a resurgence in popularity as a tribute to the customs of American slaves.
"Since legal marriage between us seems impossible, let's go jump the broom!"
jump the broom by Thomas Nickerson August 30, 2008
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Some grebo passed with Sabbath playing on his stereo.
The Poppies are at no. 17? God, a grebo band in the charts!
They're playing nu-metal now, bloody grebos!
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TikTok Farlands

TikTok Farlands is a term to refer to videos that you see after scrolling for a long time. These videos can potentially be disturbing, or weird. Said videos can also have low likes, or low comments.
“I reached the TikTok Farlands bro”
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mormon assault vehicle

another term for a station wagon, mini-van, or any other kind of vehicle that is targeted at the "family" demographic(also M.A.V.)
"Tactical advantages aside, the M.A.V. is top of the line for the holy warrior troop transport manufactured by the Church of Latter Day Saints Military Industrial Complex. Also great for family trips...to heathen lands."
mormon assault vehicle by KVRX January 10, 2005
Word of the Day on August 22, 2026

Shakira Law 

A version of "Sharia Law" that Reform Ltd supporters tend to refer to, often by mistake.
Richard Tice of Reform now lives in Dubai, under Shakira Law, although telling Brits that we should worry about it
Shakira Law by Reformltd February 16, 2025
Word of the Day on August 21, 2026

Overstand 

To understand a topic or statement to the highest extent.
Leroy, after being told the tenth time by his sister, did overstand her idea of robbing the 7-11.
Overstand by Elf Eater March 23, 2003
Word of the Day on August 20, 2026
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