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put the screws on you 

Someone who trys by manipulation to control the action or thoughts of another person.
Geez, are you going to do everything she says? Don't you have your own life? She's really put the screws on you!
put the screws on you by KROISIN September 29, 2007

Mowed down by the screws

Arrested.

Popularized very briefly by Archie Bunker.
Lester got mowed down by the screws at Occupy Wall Street today.

Who the screw 

(Slang): A censored, rhyming way of essentially asking "who the fuck", also can be done as "what the screw", "Where the screw, ect, but doesn't sound nearly as good.
Child 1: *Throws pencil at Child 2*
Child 2: Who the f-....
Teacher: *ahem*
Child 2: Sorry. Who the screw thew that?!
Child 3: *points at Child 1* it was him!
Child 1: Snitch!
Who the screw by Allen October 9, 2006

the screwicorn 

When a dyke puts her strap-on dildo on her forehead and proceeds to go at her partner like a crazed unicorn.
April really enjoyed receiving the screwicorn from Jess last night!
the screwicorn by womanizer April 12, 2004

the screw you effect 

A psychological term. When a participant is in an experiment you may not get accurate results because they are aware of the experiment and in turn go out of their way to do everything wrong or go against everything u ask them to.
scientist 1 "this guy is doing everything wrong"
scientist 2 "ah a classic case of the screw you effect"

The Screw 

Screw City, Screwston, Houston, Texas, named for the distinct Chopped n' Screwed style of hip hop that originated in the city.
You know niggaz don't play around in the Screw

Ain't too many punks down here in the Screw
The Screw by Fowlkon May 16, 2011
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Oblication 

A vacation, feeling more like an obligation, that involves visiting or staying with family.
So Joe where are you taking the kids for spring break vacation? We are going on an oblication to Boca to visit my mother-in-law.
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Surf Dracula Syndrome 

A phenomenon in film/television series, most notably streaming series, where the main premise is drawn out to such a point that it takes an entire season or more to get the parts of the series the audience is actually interested in seeing.

For example, if a series is titled "Surf Dracula," a majority of viewers would tune in expecting to see Dracula surfing by the first or second episode. However, the entire first season would instead be tedious padding and backstory before finally ending with Dracula surfing in the last five minutes of the season finale.
I watched "Smallville" on Netflix the other day. Dude, it was ten seasons of filler before he finally flew! Major Surf Dracula Syndrome!
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Northstarring

Finding your way back to the truth by fixing on one verified fact and working out from there, the way you navigate by the North Star when everything around you is spinning.
Rumours were flying everywhere, so she went northstarring — one checked fact at a time.
Northstarring by Light Bearer October 22, 2026
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Plate of Brown 

A plate of brown consists of foods that have little to no nutritional value, and are typically deep fried. A true plate of brown will also be accompanied by a dark soda.
Wanna go to meal hall & grab a plate of brown?
Plate of Brown by Cheddar Craigson September 18, 2020
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Larpenomics

When finance content creators rent out fancy cars and flex cash to seem richer than they really are in order to promote and sell their “get rich quick” courses.
Andrew Tate has mastered the field of larpenomics
Larpenomics by Rbois09 October 21, 2026
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