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ba-wango 

The best thing to shout when hockey player gets hit to the extent that he is injured or knocked unconscious. Trademark yell of Canadian legend hockey announcer Don Cherry when viewing said hit, or voicing the character "Don" in the cartoon "Zeroman".
1. (When showing Scott Stevens's hit on Paul Kariya)"BA-WANNGGOOOOO!!"

2. (Calmly discussing Kasparitis's jaw-smasher on Lindros)"...and you see there, you know, he's got his head down, and well, ba-wango."
ba-wango by BrianGB July 15, 2007
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wang ba dan

Chinese for a egg (son) of a turtle; similar to SOB but with a slightly longer history. Origins vary, but the most popular theory is that comes from wang ba duan (忘八端), which means forgetting filial piety, 'brotherly respect', loyalty, trustworthiness, politeness, justice, honesty and shame. (Being ashamed means you know you did something wrong. Calling someone shameless can be highly offensive.) Incidentally, apart from turtle, wang ba also means someone who wears a green hat.

Though if you're looking for a Chinese translation of SOB, there are better equivalents.
A: Ni zhe (you) hunzhang (shameless) wuchi (shameless) beibi (low) xialiu (seedy) si zazhong (damned mongrel dog) gei wo gun dan (take a hike)!

B: Bi zui (shut up)! Ni zhe ge bu yao lian de (shameless) wang ba dan zhen bu shi dongxi (lower than things)!

Note: Don't copy this or you'll end up in hospital for a year or two.
wang ba dan by Zaijian May 12, 2011
A Chinese insult dating back to the Song dynasty. Literally translated to English as "tortoise", It has a more offensive nuance. Just as tortoises are slow, it is effectively calling someone slow to the extent that they wouldn't recognize it if their spouse was cheating on them.
John: "Hey guys, anyone seen my girlfriend? She hasn't talked to me in a week...

Will: "Wang Ba!"
Wang Ba by 01001100 August 27, 2009

wang ba dan

The exact translation is "Stupid son of a turtle", and it is written as "愚蠢的龟儿子" in simplified Chinese. Equivalent in offensiveness to "stupid son of a bitch" in english
Man 1: Wang ba dan, brother.
Man 2: Aii ya, watch you language!
wang ba dan by JayLeno July 1, 2009
an all-around great word, and can be used at any time. even wen it makes no sense
guy#1:dude i just got laid

guy#2:bawangooooooooo!

guy#2:what?
Bawango by manlyman2 March 1, 2009

Summer Teeth 

When someone has a lot of missing teeth.
Mannn, that dude has summer teeth!
What do you mean?
Summer here, summer there...
Summer Teeth by BeckPot August 2, 2012
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The grindset is a contemporary ideology of self-exploitation disguised as strength, deeply tied to the aesthetics of the “sigma male” and to new digital forms of patriarchy. It promotes the idea that human worth depends on productivity, economic success, absolute emotional control, and the ability to work endlessly, turning vulnerability, rest, community, and tenderness into signs of weakness. Beneath its rhetoric of discipline and power often lies a profound inability to relate healthily to pain, fragility, and human interdependence.
“That’s the grindset, brother. While weak men sleep and complain, sigma males stay disciplined, work in silence, suppress emotions, and build power while everyone else wastes time chasing comfort.”
Grindset by Omega-Male May 22, 2026
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