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barleese 

A school-yard term used in games of chasey to indicate that you can't get "it" or to call a truce. Beyond the age of 12, used to communicate a desire to not get involved or answer a difficult question.

Folklorists and other researchers have noted the use of the term and its variants in various parts of Australia, particularly, it seems, in Western Australia.

However, in Western Australia one sometimes hears the term – usually as ‘barleese’ – in the conversation of adults. In these contexts, ‘barleese’ may be used to indicate that the speaker has ‘had enough’ of something, usually something that they consider to be excessive, irritating or otherwise unpleasant. Another use for the term is to indicate that the speaker considers something to be too difficult to contemplate or to carry out.
*CHASE*

*cross fingers* "BARLEESE!"

or

Adam: "So, do you think I'm better looking in person?"
Kate: "umm.. barleese"
barleese by capemun September 17, 2013
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boardwalk barker 

The people that yell at you, as your walking past the overpriced game they operate on the pier, trying to get you to spend your hard earned money and win a cheap prize.
The couple were walking on the pier when suddenly a boardwalk barker startled them.
boardwalk barker by jpg3 August 13, 2015
You wouldn't wanna mess with a Bareera. She gets what she wants, But she is also there when you need her. She will never let you down and you wanna hold on to her forever.
That bareera girl is always there for me

Zesty Barker 

When one person, persons or thing fart in anothers mouth.
That girl is pretty crazy when she gets drunk, she asked me as soon as I got her to my place for a Zesty Barker, so i couldnt refuse.
Zesty Barker by Huck Steel November 8, 2011
Dutch slang for €100. Or simply 100, as a number.
Aaii hoe veel kostte die patta's? Barkie-half (= €150)

of

Die man is niet helemaal barkie (hij is niet helemaal goed bij z'n hoofd)
Barkie by GeenPseudonym October 9, 2013

Bob Barker 

the long-running host of Price is Right. He still has energy after all these years to run the program. He should be hailed as a god.
And now, the host of Price is Right...BOB BARKER!
Bob Barker by World Domination February 18, 2005
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Frothability 

The measure of an emotional and over zealous consumer in an upwardly charging market, also known as a bull market. It's characterized by rising asset prices, increased investor confidence, and favorable growth in the markets, bro.
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Soul digger

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"That guy's a soul digger. He'll expect you to work full time, but you'll be doing all the cooking, cleaning, laundry, shopping, and childcare while he plays video games or watches TV."
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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

A "No Surprises Wedding," or NSW, is a wedding invitation designation that tells attendees that there can be no unplanned announcements, engagements, events or speeches at the wedding - all actions must be pre-approved by the couple. Anyone who performs an unapproved "surprise" will be asked to leave the wedding early.

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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