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Torture Apologist 

After looking online in several places, there was no clear definition so I read a lot of articles and then just broke down the words by definition. Hopefully, sparing other people the same reading.

Torture Apologists are those who offer an argument in defense of torture, specifically when working on behalf of the government to capture or kill those deemed (normally) foreign terrorists or (normally) foreign threats.
This is a scenario*and not a fact I am presenting as an example: Jane Doe, a torture apologist, believes that the information that led them to Osama Bin Laden was gathered by water boarding his associates. Jane believes that this is acceptable because tracking Bin Laden’s location should be done by any means necessary, this includes any and all forms of torture in exchange for this information. Jane’s argument is that torture is necessary to prevent loss of life for others. She is a torture apologist because of this.
Torture Apologist by Binx Valentine November 25, 2020
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Torture Apologist 

I don't know what the definition is. I wish someone would define it for me. I see it used all over the internet and in print, but I don't see a bona fide definition for it. I came to the Urban Dictionary, but alas it is not here either.
Heck, I don't know what a torture apologist is. I see it in press, but what is it?
Torture Apologist by kz5bw5 May 22, 2009

Torture Apologist 

A person who offers an argument in defense of the controversial practice of inflicting severe pain or suffering on someone as a punishment or in order to force them to do or say something.
The torture apologist provided insider knowledge to defend his views on the use of torture on prisoners to obtain valuable information.
Torture Apologist by camwilcox November 25, 2020

bang a you-ee 

of Massachusetts orig. "to make a u-turn"
hey, we missed the bar, bang a you-ee
Word of the Day on July 19, 2026
The word 'flag' as pronounced by people with thick Belfast accents. The term is a perfect encapsulation of the disproportionate and overblown reaction to the removal of the Union Jack (as in 'de fleg') from above City Hall in Belfast. Where previously it had flown for 365 days per year, it is now flown on 17 designated days of the year - in line with many other British cities.

The event caused a portion of the Protestant community ('fleggers') to make international pricks of themselves as they proceeded to wreck the fucking place, claiming it was another erosion of a 'British' identity they perceive to have been under attack since the horrifying spectre of equality reared its head in Northern Ireland.

The word 'fleg' - and indeed 'fleggers' - fittingly describes a section of humanity unconcerned with knowledge, reality or the vagaries of the English language. Like America's tea-baggers they are ruled by instinct, fear and paranoia with a side dish of rampant bigotry and startling ignorance of the world around them.
"Wat de fuck like! The taigs got de fleg took down! Let's wreck de fuckin place! No surrender!"

"De fleg has been took down! Before ye know it there'll be a united Ireland! Attack Short Strand! God Save The Queen!"
Fleg by OnionFleg August 9, 2013
Word of the Day on July 18, 2026
To take something small, that doesn't quite qualify as a theft. Probably from the Danish "skæv" or the Dutch "scheef", both of which are pronounced similarly, meaning "askew, or not quite right'. To change an item's ownership without permission, but only something small and of little worth.
"I skeefed an apple off the neighbor's tree." "I skeefed some chips outta your bag when you looked away." "Don't skeef my chair when I go to the bathroom."
Skeef by kachinaflonk July 16, 2026
Word of the Day on July 17, 2026

Hair spider

A tight, tangled knot of loose hair and lint that forms inside clothing during the clothes dryer cycle. It typically hides inside garments, causing an annoying lump or a phantom tickling sensation against the skin until it is found or falls out onto the floor during folding.
I was folding my clothes and a huge hair spider fell out onto my hand
Hair spider by Kmorsels July 15, 2026
Word of the Day on July 16, 2026