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The Sun is over the yardarm 

The yardarms on a sailing ship are the horizontal timbers or spars mounted on the masts, from which the square sails are hung. (The word yard here is from an old Germanic word for a pointed stick, the source also of our unit of measurement.) At certain times of year it will seem from the deck that the sun has risen far enough up the sky that it is above the topmost yardarm. In summer in the north Atlantic, where the phrase seems to have originated, this would have been at about 11am. This was by custom and rule the time of the first rum issue of the day to officers and men (the officers had their tots neat, the men’s diluted). It seems that officers in sailing ships adopted a custom, even when on shore, of waiting until this time before taking their first alcoholic drink of the day.
Can we have a drink? Yes, the sun is over the yardarm!
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Sun is past the yardarm 

It is an old naval term, it means the bar is open. It is late enough in the day to start drinking.
The sun is past the yardarm, it is time for a drink.

Yarballs 

A word of Scottish and British origin meaning large sweaty balls.
At the pub I got so pissed, then this swamp donkey tried to suck me yarballs.
Yarballs by Bigbully0110 September 7, 2010
The sudden urge to take a shit just before decorating a train in the yard.
Excuse me gents. I sense a case of yardarse coming on. *slips off sock*
yardarse by Eddie Lama September 4, 2022
-substitute for any word in the english language.
-Derived from the latin word clemintine meaning "moosh-mash"

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Jon: Hey archie, how are the yagbards coming along?

Archie: Not to bad, i've been yagbarding alot at the gym lately.

Jon: Well what a yagbard you are to say that! hahaha!

Twig: I like sucking dick cause im a faggot.

Jonas brother: yagbard yagbard yagbard yagbard yagbards yagbarding yagbard.

Archie: Well thats just yagbardly now is'nt it?

Luis: would you like to buy a gym membership for only 24 yagbards a month?

Jon: no

Yarborough 

Card games: A Bridge or Whist hand of 13 cards that contains no 'honor', any card higher in rank than a nine.
Named after the Earl of Yarborough, an 18th-century English nobleman, who, tired of hearing his colleagues complain of holding worthless cards, laid 1000-1 odds against holding such a bad hand. He did well, since the true odds are closer to 2000-1.
"I always get such rotten cards - nothing but Yarboroughs."
Yarborough by Lynn Yarbrough January 5, 2009
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fauxstalgia 

Faux nostalgia. Faking old things in an attempt to recapture the feeling of times gone past, especially of technology that has passed.
Hipstamatic pictures, just like the vinyl-static added to digital recordings, is prime fauxstalgia
fauxstalgia by scotte61 December 16, 2010
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pajama casual 

Pajama casual is a term used when working from home and preparing for a video conference. All business above the waist and your pajama pants down below.
We have a Zoom meeting in a few minutes and I’ll probably go pajama casual.
pajama casual by jrod-knows March 31, 2020
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funflation 

The recent boom in consumer spending on entertainment and experiences with a high demand running up the cost of enjoying of those experiences.
I’m trying to go to this Taylor Swift concert but the funflation has made it so impossible for me to afford tickets.
funflation by Dfree523 November 17, 2023
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A US deep south term for an alligator. Usually used in the Cajun dialect.
Take the big pirogue, I saw a huge swamp dog out there earlier.
swamp dog by Crystal Ambrose May 22, 2006
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Throat Sweats 

The feeling and build up in your mouth/throat of saliva that sometimes accompanies nausea.
Oh man those burritos gave me the throat sweats, I hope I don’t have food poisoning.
Throat Sweats by TacoFings420 April 23, 2024
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Being ignored by someone when making a statement or asking a question. Also known as blanked and turfed.
Person 1: Did u watch ** last nite?
Person 2:......
Person 3: O no u got aired!
aired by Pietro February 9, 2005
Word of the Day on October 10, 2026
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