'Vatican Cameos' is a phrase used in BBC's Sherlock when Sherlock is about to open Irene Adler's safe. The phrase first originated in World War 2. It was used when a non-military person, who was armed (gun or knife) entered a British military base. The phrase was a signal for everyone duck out of the line of fire. Sherlock knew that John, being a military man, would recognise this phrase and duck out of the way of the gun in the safe. It is not a code phrase which Sherlock and John coordinated as a safe word. Very clever, don't you think?

*Person walks into room with gun*
"Vatican Cameos"
*everyone ducks*

Vatican Cameos by Carve really hi May 18, 2013

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Real-Life Cameo

The annoying friend who calls or stops by (unannounced) and is off the phone or out the door in less than two minutes. Has a tendency to do this often and for no purpose.

-'What was that? I thought I heard the phone ring??'

-'You did, it was Greggo pulling the 'real-life cameo' again.'

Real-Life Cameo by Stuvis September 29, 2009

cameo

A short appearance by a famous person.

Michael Vick was on Madden NFL to make a cameo of him saying "EA Sports, it's in the game!"

cameo by refuze May 14, 2005

Campowowalk

A labor day camp in northern Michigan where a group of amazing people get together near a former pow wow site, party for the whole weekend at Chip, then finish it with the Mackinac Bridge walk.

"I had the time of my life at Campowowalk and cannot wait to go back!"

Campowowalk by Bloody Meat Water September 10, 2011

Cameon

Most amazing, beautiful, funny, clumsy person you will meet. Just being around this person makes your heart beat faster and gets your palms sweaty. You cant talk because her beauty is far greater than that of Aphrodite and wisdom surpasses that of Athena. Being around Cameon you cant help but to smile all the time. If there is ever one person that you would want to be with it is this girl. The perfect girl.

Cameon is perfection

Cameon by TRambo May 3, 2010

Cameo-Game-2

A game where most people come to when they are either banned or upset with Rogue Lineage. Usually femboys or fake e-girls will come to these areas, looking for clout, and sex. Usually gay people reside here, as it is often rare to see straight people. It is a very VERY toxic community, where people use the N-R slur with too many times to count. It is a rare occurrence, but there are some normal people here that seem pretty chill.

I can't wait to kill moderators in Cameo-Game-2 because they're ez.

Cameo-Game-2 by Cameo-Game-2 June 9, 2021

murderhobo

In a tabletop game, a murderhobo is a player who murders NPCs indiscriminately. This is normally derogatory, referring to a player who totally ignores quests, dialog, backstory, trade, world building etc.

The term is most common with Dungeons and Dragons, but it can be applied to most RPGs where the player is allowed to kill most quest-giving NPCs and NPC traders. E.g. Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Divinity original sin.

DM: The sad little orphan girl tugs at Steve's trenchcoat to get his attention, and ask for help saving her pet dog from...
Steve: I'd like to roll a strength check against strangling the orphan.
Dave: I call dibs on the dog.
DM: You murderhobos disgust me.

murderhobo by Loup&S September 9, 2021

Word of the Day on September 22, 2026

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

Word of the Day on September 21, 2026

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

Word of the Day on September 20, 2026

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

Word of the Day on September 19, 2026

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