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Andy Kaufman

Andy Kaufman is a famous performer and illusionist who pretended to have lung cancer and die in 1984. He told at least 5 people of his plan to fake his death only 2 short years before he died at age 35 of lung cancer despite not smoking, drinking or using drugs.

No one believed he was really sick and many believe he's alive today. He was obsessed with the "Elvis Lives" concept and decided to try it himself after talking with hoaxer Alan Abel, who successfully faked his death and had his obituary published in the NY Times. He can be found on Twitter, Myspace and Facebook under various names and was the subject of the 1999 film, "Man on the Moon" starring Jim Carrey and the R.E.M. song of the same name.
That Andy Kaufman is one strange duck.
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Andy Kaufman

Also known as Tony Clifton, Andy Kaufman is the most underrated guy on this Earth. He played in the show Taxi and was on Saturday Night Live. People wonder if he is still alive, in Tony Clifton (figuratively, not literally), but that remains to be seen.
"Tank you veddy much"

"I have lung cancer." :-D

~ Andy Kaufman
Andy Kaufman by So Cal January 22, 2006

andy kaufman

Comic genius who claimed to have never told a joke in his life. Probably most known for his role on Taxi, his Mighty Mouse performance, and his alter ego Tony Clifton.

Some people believe that Andy faked his own death and is still alive today.
"Wasn't Andy Kaufman amazing?"
andy kaufman by SheII July 7, 2006

Andy Kaufman Syndrome 

When one's intention by telling a joke or doing something funny, is to make oneself laugh instead of others.
Bob: Hey didn't I go to highschool with you?

Steve: Hell, yea. I used to let you touch my penis in gym.

Bob: Wait, what?

Melany: That isn't the same Steve, and that isn't funny

Steve: It was to me. I have Andy Kaufman Syndrome

Andy Kaufman Folie 

A type of madness or insanity involving the delusional belief that Andy Kaufman lives with or has befriended the sufferer who is usually an oddball or repressed prankster wishing to attain fame or notoriety.
I had diagnosed her with Andy Kaufman Folie moments after she described to me that the entertainer had been living in her downstairs closet since he had disappeared in 1984 after faking his own death.

Andy Kaufman Complex 

Doing and/or saying things that may be funny to you, but maybe not anyone else.
"I'm laughing!!! Aren't you?....." Or another example would be the tags for this page....or this example! Andy Kaufman Complex! I've got it, do you?
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1. Meaning nasty, sexy, filthy. Popularized by Christina Aguilera.

2. Used usally as a close friend in hip-hop slang.
1. Wanna get dirrty
It's about time that I came to start the party Sweat drippin' over my body
Dancin' gettin' just a little naughty

2. Sup Dirrty? Haven't seen you in a while.
dirrty by Minty November 30, 2003
Word of the Day on September 3, 2026

Coyote Ugly

1. Place

The Bar came before the movie. It is an awesome bar where the girls know how to party and make you feel okay about giving up your money, drawers, bras, and dignity.

2. Movie

A story about a Jersey girl following her dreams, aided by working at this bar in New York.

3. Situation/Person/Decision

See other definitions - waking up next to someone so ugly you'd rather chew your arm off than wake them up.
1. Yo, Coyote Ugly is my favorite bar! I got whipped, stripped, drunk, and danced on the bar all before 7 o'clock!

2. Hey did you see Coyote Ugly? It actually has a plot!

3. Ugg I woke up to Coyote Ugly this morning!
Coyote Ugly by jerseycountry March 8, 2009
Word of the Day on September 2, 2026

Literally 1984 

Used in response for when someone promotes/advocates an event or idea that is perceived to support "too much" authority and/or government control.

Often used jokingly as a over-exaggeration in political talk.

Can also be used in response to a ban or mute in a forum site or online chat.
Steve: I think that the government should regulate businesses more
Bob: Literally 1984!

--User1 has been permantly banned--
User2: You cant ban my friend like that! Literally 1984!
Literally 1984 by ke1 July 7, 2021
Word of the Day on September 1, 2026

Back when I lived in upstate new york 

A meaningless, unimpressive, self-serving introduction. An indicator that the story about to be shared will be pointless and dumb.
Back when I lived in upstate new york, I also had to park on the street - on two occasions, we got enough snow, mixed with just the right plowing, that my car was lifted off the ground from so much snow being jammed underneath it.
Word of the Day on August 31, 2026
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