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Cautious 

A person with ginger hair. Derived from acting 'gingerly', being cautious.
Attention can be drawn to the proximity of a ginger with the exclamation 'I have a cautionary tale to tell', which will alert your friends to the incoming, whilst causing no unnecessary alarm to your cautious intruder.
Cautious by DanMancUk February 29, 2008

Cautious 

Careful when you see a shifty person looking left then right , like trouble or up to no good!
Jason was Cautious when a group if young boys entered the store running.
Cautious by OneCrazyRabbit March 12, 2020

cautious carol 

One who,in a videogame or real life, tends to move around and do nothing to help anyone... A person cautious about everything they do and is a better distraction than anything. This is usually caused by a lack of skill or just being a really big pussy.
"Damn it, Hes being a cautious carol again,hes not doing shit except hiding."

*friend* " Its better than the guy on my team giving the other team kills, hes a negative nathan"
cautious carol by Mrredandblack August 19, 2009

Cautious racism 

When a member of a race behaves cautiously around a member or members of another race in an attempt to avoid any form of racial or cultural disagreements,usually resulting in a series of ackward exchanges.
John:Why don't you ride home from practice with coach smith any more.

Eric:Because he always turns the radio station from country to rap and starts speaking in slang ever time.

John:Cautious Racism is a bitch.

Cautious optimism 

Theres no such thing as cautious optimism. Cautious optimism is cynicism. Thinking the sky is going to fall and trying to look forward to the little bit of good left in things before it does is cynicism. Really, having a bucket list is cynicism, since even though it becomes more likely that you'll die soon when you get older, once the mystery isnt there you're not really living anyway, you're just trying to live the rest of your days as an adrenaline junkie before the crash at the end, to go out with a bang, that's cynicism. Most thoughts disguised as positive are really cynical by nature.
Fuck positive thoughts and people, they think the end is a crash and it becomes one for everybody else too. There is no cautious optimism.

cautious optimism

hope for the best, be prepared for the worst
after their newfound freedom from their toxic relationship, they approached dating with cautious optimism
cautious optimism by mewlon March 27, 2026
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British slang for a scientist or technical expert, esp . when the speaker is not certain of the expert’s specific field of study. Not necessarily derogatory, but typically used by persons without a technical background. In the US, the equivalent would be “egghead”, “squint”, or “geek.”

Origin of the word is unknown. Started sometime in World War 2. Given the typical evolution of British slang, could easily have started because what these experts did was confusing or “baffling” to the common person.
According to the boffins downstairs, the murderer used a serrated blade.
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Pee Calculus

When you have to pee in a movie but don’t want to miss anything, and must do the following mental equation: will the amount I have to pee cause enough discomfort to diminish my attention capacity for the remainder of the movie to an extent which is greater than the amount of the movie I would miss by making a mad dash to the restroom.
I saw Satantango last night, wonderful film but by the 5th hour I had to start doing pee calculus.
Pee Calculus by anorlondo October 1, 2026
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Literally "dirty" pronounced with a West Indian accent. Can also have a positive connotation, for example Sean Paul's album title "Dutty Rock".
"The girl is pretty but she corrupt and dutty!"

or, in a positive usage:

"Booya! That freestyle was dutty!"
Dutty by J Hall April 3, 2003
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Ajumma wait a moment
Ajumma by aintnotinbutnice July 5, 2009
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