tin ear

1. an inability to appreciate music

2. a person who does not appreciate music or has poor taste in music

My cousin had a major case of tin ear as a kid.

tin ear by The Return of Light Joker May 6, 2010

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Tin ear

A person with a tin ear is a hearing person who is accustomed to the sound of a deaf person's voice, and is better at understanding deaf people speak than most other hearing people.

Her brother is deaf and has speech, so she has a tin ear.

Tin ear by JJKSW February 26, 2010

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talk a tin ear off a brass monkey

To talk incessantly. A colloquialism. Origin. Gert Godfrey or likely one of her ancestors.

Adrian could talk a tin ear off a brass monkey

talk a tin ear off a brass monkey by James B. Beam May 27, 2023

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abandonware

n. software that is no longer sold or supported by the original publisher / developer, often found as free downloads on the internet because it cannot be obtained elsewhere. Not legal, but often seen as morally acceptable because the company that made it is no longer selling the title, nor releasing it as freeware, therefore abandonware is "keeping the game alive", so to speak.

Doom II is not abandonware because id still sells it, while The Incredible Machine is not sold, therefore is abandonware.

abandonware by Spoom October 24, 2003

Word of the Day on July 11, 2026

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Foot prisons

Socks. Annoying, sweat-causing, non-barefoot enducing, everyday socks.

The first thing I do when I take off my shoes, is rip off the foot prisons I had to wear inside them. That's why I prefer flip flops, even in winter!

Foot prisons by Jackalope Hunter December 13, 2022

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cornholio

Ruler of Lake Titicaca. Rumored to have a bunghole that gets very angry if it does not receive toilet paper. Cornholio the Great is often seen walking around with his shirt over his head and his hands in the air, chanting songs about his power, and his bunghole.

"I am Cornholio! You do not want to face the wrath of my bunghole, for I need TP!"
Butthead: Shut up, Beavis! (uh huh huh huh)
Beavis: Um, okay. (heh heh heh heh).

cornholio by AYB July 20, 2003

Word of the Day on July 9, 2026

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mickey mousing

In a movie, when the music is syncronized perfectly with the action, just like a mickey mouse cartoon.

Mickey mousing is used in the shower scene of Psycho

mickey mousing by Freezing the Mainstream July 18, 2006

Word of the Day on July 8, 2026

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