background noise

Released every Friday, Background Noise is a talk radio show located in Halifax, Nova Scotia and consisting of Luke James - a writer, Derrek Ord and Devin Deuville - 2 film makers and Jon Sangster - a computer programmer. Recorded at 6:00pm EST on Thursday night, Background Noise also streams video of the recording live on uStream. During the live broadcast, the stream and chat will be available at backgroundnoise.ca

Background Noise: we talk about interesting things and make them gross.

background noise by coolkrushicekilla April 10, 2010

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background noise

background noise (BACK-ground noys) noun. The legitimate and ever-increasing inquiries and comments directed at US government officials in regards to their activities and questionable procedures.

George Senior: Son, what is happening with your second term? You only have a 28% approval rating.
Laura: He's been drinking again and his buddies are getting busted left and right.
The Twins: Daddy, you just need another crisis to fix then the people will stop questioning and doubting you.
George Junior: Who cares? As long as I can declare martial law it's all just background noise. Now, where is my copy of Mein Kampf?

background noise by ol Neddy Ludd December 28, 2005

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Background Noise

A television show / movie you’ve seen enough times that you know the plot by heart and it no longer requires active attention to follow, so you watch it while you’re completing other quiet activities, to fill the room with some kind of noise.

Friend: Hey, I thought we were going to study, why is Friends/Seinfield/The Office/Parks and Rec on?
You: I’m not watching it, it’s just background noise, let’s study!

Background Noise by InspectorVega June 26, 2019

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Blackground Noise

Unwanted, incomprehensible , high volume, noise that is produced by a group of black people all talking at once.

Person 1: My black friends and I went to see a movie last night.

Person 2: That's cool. How was it?

Person 1: We had fun but, I couldn't even hear the movie because of all the blackground noise they made.

Blackground Noise by titsmagee2837543 March 17, 2011

bartground noise

The background noise that occurs when one is talking on the phone while riding the Bay Area Rapid Transit system.

I was trying to talk to Joe, but there was too much bartground noise to hear him.

bartground noise by nominalstate October 5, 2012

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funiosity

The art of being peculiar, but in an amusing fashion.

"Wow, look at that dog running on three legs"
- "Yeah, that sure is a funiosity"

funiosity by Supersonic Stevie November 23, 2007

Word of the Day on July 25, 2026

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Toe Rag

A toe rag was originally a foot wrapping used, since mediaeval times up until the mid-nineteenth century, to protect the foot from chafing by boots or shoes. As these were, quite literally, rags they weren’t usually washed, and so with use they became very smelly until they were thrown away. Because of the similarity in smell, toe rag also became the name applied to dried, salted cod or other things with a strong, unpleasant, fishy smell. It didn’t take that long before the name was applied to someone who was an obnoxious, unpleasant OIC.

1 “Socks! Those aren’t socks you smelly git, they’re toe rags!”
2 “What have you been cooking? Smells like toe rag!”
3 “I can smell ‘er fanny from ‘ere, proper toe rag.”
4 That Heale Malcolm is a right toe rag.

Toe Rag by AKACroatalin November 29, 2016

Word of the Day on July 24, 2026

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