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A low-tempered Canadian woman whose job is to manage a Minecraft server.
"Have you gotten a chance to tell ypperin about the duplication glitch?"
"No dude, I got banned"
ypperin by Koala Kontrol June 14, 2019
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Yoper • yo perreo sola • yope • Yoder • yoopers • Yopper • yoker • Yoner • yoser • yodering
Yooper is a common term for residents of the Upper Penisula of Michigan. It is derived from the initials U.P. which is pronounced you-pee. U.P. stands for Upper Peninsula, as opposed to the lower peninsula of Michigan.

It is not a derogortory term. It is used mainly by residents of lower Michigan and Wisconsin.
That person is a yooper from Escanaba, Michigan.

Yoopers make fun of Trolls. Trolls are from 'down below', referring to lower Michigan.
Yoopers come from above the bridge, referring to the Mackinac Bridge, which separates upper Michigan from lower Michigan.
Yoopers have a habit of saying 'youse guy's' or often putting 'eh' after a statement. ie; Hey,youse guys, we're proud to be yoopers, eh?.
Yooper by superyouper October 19, 2005
A native or inhabitant of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Yoopers are known to be extremely friendly and welcoming people and make anyone feel at ease. Most tourists leave the UP with a feeling that they can't wait to return.

Like other areas of the US, there is a regional dialect.
The dialect most associated with the Upper Peninsula is one with a strong Finnish influence. The reason the Finnish language seems to have had the most lasting impression on the dialect of the Upper Peninsula goes back to the mining boom. When Finnish immigrants first came to the Upper Peninsula.


"It is one of the prettiest places in the world".
---Henry Ford, 1920's---
I'm a Yooper and proud of it! :)
yooper by yooper-jes August 19, 2008

The Yoter 

Slang for a Toyota 4x4 pickup, which is pretty much the most badass vehicle ever invented. The Yoter is known to have several different appearances, ranging from "shiny new" to "mud covered" to "rusty". This particular vehicle will last much longer than its driver, with proper maintenance, although the body may rust significantly. The Yoter can conquer just about any off road obstacle imaginable, but has a top on-road speed of approximately "the speed of smell".

Basically, The Yoter, especially a muddy blue one, is a sexy chick magnet with 4 wheel drive.
Chick 1: "Woah! check out that truck! Its pretty much the sickest vehicle ive ever seen! mud is so sexy!"

Chick 2: OHMIGOD its The Yoter! Lets see if we can flag the driver down and give him our numbers!
The Yoter by DrivinTrucks77 May 29, 2011
used for arguments and agreeing with things!
dave: your cute
deirdre: nopey
dave: yopey
yopey by andynhannah! February 10, 2013
The place where Limmy got the bus to
Limmy got the bus to Yoker
Yoker by Kirsty Anderson March 9, 2020
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pod person 

A person pretending to be something they aren't, or an impostor. This is inferred because of the old alien movies where alien pods appear on earth and the "pod people" dispose of the humans and slowly reproduce the bodies, pretending to be humans.
The pod person was pretending to be my father, but I knew that he was an alien when he acted differently than my father ever would have.
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A dead drop is a location used to secretly pass items between two people, without requiring them to meet.

Spies have been known to use dead drops, using various techniques to hide the items and to signal that the drop has been made. Drug dealers use this as well.

A common place is to duct tape the item to the underside of a toilet cover in a public restroom.

A signal is sometimes used as well to indicate there is something to pickup, like a pile of stones in a certain formation. After checking the drop the signal is removed.
"The dead drop is the restroom toilet at the Gulf station at the corner of Commercial Ave. and Georges Rd."
dead drop by rubberroom July 23, 2008
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No Surprises Wedding

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This designation comes from Reddit, where so many stories of bad wedding behavior indicated a need to communicate expectations for the wedding behavior of attendees.
You are cordially invited to the nuptials of Brian and Tom on October 31 at noon.

Please note that this wedding is child-free (under 10) and a No Surprises Wedding (NSW). Reach out to wedding planner Sami Smith to request approvals or exceptions; please note that exceptions will be rare. Limited child care for under-10s will be available. All approvals will be noted and included in planning. Unapproved, or surprise exceptions, will result in guests being asked to leave.
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