Mr. Barrister John Warosa, or simply John Warosa, is a fictional character, created by an unnamed 419 advanced fee scammer, and later co-opted by YouTuber Atomic Shrimp, and has become infamous in the scambaiting community. His backstory varies, but he is usually portrayed as a barrister, or a hypothetical second scammer, attempting to interrupt an ongoing scam. He was immortalised in song by Eric Castiglia's song "The Soul Called Mr. Barrister John Warosa."

Notably, the spelling of his last name is inconsistent, due to an error on the part of the scammer than originally conceived him, and is spelled both "Barosa" and "Warosa", with the Barosa spelling normally appearing in video titles, and the Warosa spelling appearing in the video itself.

Hi there, I don't remember entering this competition - what is this about? Is your name John Warosa or John Barosa? What is going on? Thanks, Manuel.

John Barosa by TheLobsterCopter5000 January 23, 2021

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Bartoszian

The highest possible level of mastering one’s craft. On par with Jesus.

Bartosz’s 100 game clean sheet streak with nothing short of Bartoszian.

Bartoszian by Bartalot February 25, 2021

Avon Barksdale

Drug kingpin from the HBO show The Wire

I ain't no suit-wearin' businessman like you... you know I'm just a gangsta I suppose...-Avon Barksdale

Avon Barksdale by rb42371 January 4, 2012

Samantha Barks

A talented British musical theater actress who first caught people's attention on the reality show "I'd Do Anything". She has appeared on the West End and toured the UK with various shows. She most notably landed the role of Eponine in the film version of Les Miserables at 22 years old.

"Thank God Samantha Barks got the part in Les Miz and not Taylor Swift"

Samantha Barks by NotClooLess January 5, 2013

barosexual

A sexual orientation of which a person can love no human being on the planet except Cha Sun Woo from B1A4

Person A : OMG look that guy is cute
Person B : please, I'm barosexual

barosexual by jinyoungsbutt February 8, 2013

Hector Barbossa

He's a pirate, scallywag, and a captain. He can be evil and cruel on the outside but inside he's charming and a gentleman.

You better love Hector Barbossa or your a crazy!

Hector Barbossa by lovesbarbossa August 1, 2017

Whale

In sales terms, a whale is a prospect that is significantly larger than an organization’s average customer.

Whales are large and extremely difficult to close. Due to their immense size, they are highly sought-after.

A whale is typically identified at first by a whale hunter on the sales team, but often requires cross-discipline participation in order to close; this includes assistance from operations, engineering, creative, client success, and business development teams.

"Shit...the sales director chewed me out on the sales call this morning. He's totally pissed that I have nothing in my pipeline. I've been focused on this one whale for so long that I haven't had time to prospect for normal-sized deals."

Whale by FQ_GFY February 3, 2020

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Concrete cowboy

A guy who thinks he's a country kinda guy, but in reality lives a comfortable city / suburban life.

Eugene: Look at that dude in the cowboy hat!
Todd: He's just a concrete cowboy.

Concrete cowboy by EugeneJohnson42000 March 16, 2024

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hobo loko

any hard liquor that is cheap & potent.. eg. relska, popov, potters, evan williams, kamchatka, fireball, rumpleminze, southern comfort, everclear

hey let's get a drink of that?

go ahead
*takes drink* ugh wtf is that?

everclear & bepsi
fucking hobo loko eeessshh

hobo loko by d i z k o 2 0 8 September 14, 2026

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God Shot

A chance happening with profound meaning, an unexpected blessing, a "sign".

Dr. Drew on Celebrity Rehab said "All of a sudden what had been just another Hollywood proposal became for him an unexpected blessing, an opportunity for growth. In drug recovery language, that's called a "God shot."

God Shot by Imogen1564 February 25, 2011

Word of the Day on September 18, 2026

city chicken

A food native to Pittsburgh/Western Pennsylvania in which cubes of pork and/or veal are put on a short, wooden skewer, breaded, then baked and/or fried.

I've heard that city chicken originated during the Great Depression, when folks didn't have enough money to buy full cuts of meat, so they assembled meat scraps on a wooden skewer, creating a make-shift drumstick. Hence the name.

Are yinz havin' city chicken for dinner?

city chicken by TRF August 31, 2006

Word of the Day on September 17, 2026

Is that cake?

Another way to say is this fake? Like the show real or cake

“Slayyyter just announced another album last night”
“No way, is that cake?”
“Yeah whoops this isn’t real”

Is that cake? by Sexyyred September 15, 2026

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