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tennis shoe Ernie 

The most famous geriatric in all of the greater Steubenville metropolitan area, known for driving his scooter in negative 30 degree weather. His cleaning equipment is held in two giant tubes protruding from the back of his scooter. You can usually catch him washing a window or sitting on the sidewalk.
Man, did you see tennis shoe Ernie bookin' it down sunset today?
tennis shoe Ernie by comaco November 26, 2010

email tennis 

A seemingly endless interchange of emails without any useful outcome.
"I'm getting hacked off with this email tennis ...where's it getting us ?"
"Let's end the email tennis. What do you REALLY want?"
email tennis by Marshallasthefish December 11, 2007

Tennis Shoe Money 

Somewhere between dirt poor and F*#% You Money. It's the initial indicator of modern financial freedom, allowing a person who has Tennis Shoe Money to wear trendy athletic shoes while conducting business activities that would otherwise demand a different class of foot wear. Generally centered around tech start ups, Tennis Shoe Money has spread to other business sectors.
What's up with the silver sneakers at the office?

He's got Tennis Shoe Money.
Tennis Shoe Money by Izri Simms March 1, 2011

New scott the woz video on Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash 

@Scottthewoz May 31, 2020
Look up the definition for "new Scott The Woz episode on Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash" I dare you and I swear to god if this tweet isn't next to it I will totally understand I literally just typed all of this right now, Merriam Webster isn't a god
Net Meister: Hey Dudes and dudettes have you seen the New scott the woz video on Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash ?

Dudes and dudettes: Yeah man it was pretty radical

Table tennis volleyball 

A game that mixes the best of table tennis and volleyball. It was started in Oxford in 2009 and spread to London in 2010.
Let's go play some table tennis volleyball, it's awesome!
Table tennis volleyball by FunkyLemon November 19, 2011

Squidward Tennisballs

Squidward Tennisballs was a name Squidward Tentacles was called on the episode "The Great Snail Race" by the mailman

where delivery man call squidward tentacle SquidwardTennisballs

Delivery Man: Package, sir.

Squidward: A-ha! (Squidward signs a clipboard) I can’t believe it’s finally here! (delivery man hands him the cage)

Delivery Man: Here ya go!

Squidward: Oh, thank you, thank you, thank you. (hands him the clipboard)

Delivery Man: Thank you, Mr...Tennis Balls.

Squidward: That’s Tentacles! (slams the door shut)

SpongeBob: Squidward’s last name is Tentacles?

Patrick: Poor guy.
"Squidward Tennisballs
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Slop Grenade

When someone uses AI to generate a large document, slide deck, or piece of code/software and tosses it over the fence for you to deal with.
Chad: Hey Brent I sent you the new backend API change to review, it’s only 100 files changed.

Brent: he just tossed me a slop grenade
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After we broke up, he was floxi to me.
floxi by Dr. Geek May 13, 2009
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New York and everyone from there can fornicate themselves with an iron stick.
leafers by ss++ February 8, 2005
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Respectfully 

Precedes or follows either a gratuitously disrespectful or honest remark, originated in New York City. Used in similar fashion to "no offense" or "to be honest," interchangeably.
Ya mans is wild buns, respectfully. Respectfully he's washed.

After school, The Modells on Jamaica Ave was active. Respectfully.
Respectfully by john quan the first December 20, 2020
Word of the Day on September 26, 2026

You met me at a very Chinese time in my life

A moment in time where you feel distinctly Chinese over all other things.
Dante: "I wish I could be Nigerian, but I can't because I'm Chinese. You met me at a very Chinese time in my life."
Word of the Day on September 25, 2026
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