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A cannon to a pebble 

A very long (sometimes unnecessarily so) response to a comparatively (or even extremely) short argument.
Person 1: Cheese good

Person 2: Actually, due to various dietary studies and research performed by professors at the University of Massachusetts, it has been shown that cheese is actually-....

Person 1: Sheesh, no need to respond with a cannon to a pebble
A cannon to a pebble by Herr Shrek December 19, 2021

Shot out of a cannon 

Feeling pumped or hyped; energetic, wild-eyed and charged. Vernacular made popular by the Bubba the Love Sponge radio show.
Roger: Man, after that hit of blow I'm feeling really shot out of a cannon.

Jose: You should try some of this Mexican meth I just got, holmes.
Shot out of a cannon by crazy4honda January 23, 2010

Off A Cannon

To be extremely cross faded almost at the point of passing out.
Hey Julian I’m off a cannon right now this is insane!
Off A Cannon by WelcomeToArbys54 October 18, 2018

Shot out of a cannon 

its a point in life where things start to move really fast, either good or bad
Ephraim: man, too much stuff is goin' on right now.
Carlos: getting shot out of a cannon, huh? ....pffft. baby.

OR

Ephraim: well, finally, got a good job, a woman who loves me...
Carlos: getting shot out of a cannon, huh? ....pffft. your still a baby...
Shot out of a cannon by Reefstab April 11, 2008

shot out of a cannon 

Surpassing commonly-held expectations regarding the amount of time an accomplishment should take to achieve
Dude went from being unemployed for most of his life to making like $250,000 a year, like he was fucking shot out of a cannon!

shot out of a cannon 

Working really hard and getting a lot done, or having a lot of projects going on at one time.
First thing this morning I was shot out of a cannon; now I think I deserve a nap.
shot out of a cannon by p.j.g. January 13, 2008
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British slang for a scientist or technical expert, esp . when the speaker is not certain of the expert’s specific field of study. Not necessarily derogatory, but typically used by persons without a technical background. In the US, the equivalent would be “egghead”, “squint”, or “geek.”

Origin of the word is unknown. Started sometime in World War 2. Given the typical evolution of British slang, could easily have started because what these experts did was confusing or “baffling” to the common person.
According to the boffins downstairs, the murderer used a serrated blade.
Boffin by Agnon February 11, 2023
Word of the Day on October 3, 2026

Pee Calculus

When you have to pee in a movie but don’t want to miss anything, and must do the following mental equation: will the amount I have to pee cause enough discomfort to diminish my attention capacity for the remainder of the movie to an extent which is greater than the amount of the movie I would miss by making a mad dash to the restroom.
I saw Satantango last night, wonderful film but by the 5th hour I had to start doing pee calculus.
Pee Calculus by anorlondo October 1, 2026
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Literally "dirty" pronounced with a West Indian accent. Can also have a positive connotation, for example Sean Paul's album title "Dutty Rock".
"The girl is pretty but she corrupt and dutty!"

or, in a positive usage:

"Booya! That freestyle was dutty!"
Dutty by J Hall April 3, 2003
Word of the Day on October 1, 2026
korean word for madam, older woman
Ajumma wait a moment
Ajumma by aintnotinbutnice July 5, 2009
Word of the Day on September 30, 2026

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
Slop Grenade by Joe Squid September 28, 2026
Word of the Day on September 29, 2026
Short-hand for the word floccinaucinihilipilification, meaning the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
After we broke up, he was floxi to me.
floxi by Dr. Geek May 13, 2009
Word of the Day on September 28, 2026
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