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ceremonial code 

Computer programming code (typically APIs in a framework) where the use requires many specific things to be done before and/or after it in order for it to function but had it been in a more elegant way, could have been eliminated entirely. Many times the designers of these frameworks feel that what they're doing is so big, complex and important that requiring the consumers to perform the ceremony is completely justifiable. If they make it easy for you, they don't think you'll appreciate their genius. It can many times be assumed that the author would add that you kneel before him/her before you get the privilege of using their API if that were practice didn't completely expose their douchbaggery. They tend to get off on their (over-engineered) "cleverness" (codesturbation) and want others to regard them as code masters as well.
Microsoft's .NET framework requires a lot of ceremonial code to accomplish some truly mundane tasks... whereas Ruby On Rails thinks all that ceremony is simply a waste of developer time.
ceremonial code by nukespike September 16, 2010

ceremonial grade 

When you create something or take part in an activity with intention and presence. First heard in reference to cacao ceremonies.
Friend 1: Please come to my cacao ceremony next weekend.
Friend 2: That sounds fun. I've never been. Where do you get your cacao? Is it just Hershey's chocolate?
Friend 1: No, it's ceremonial grade cacao sourced from Peru with intention from the farmers and it's fair trade.
Friend 2: Sounds like an even higher grade and more pure than pharmaceutical grade anything...
Friend 1: Exactly. I can't wait to hear your intention at the ceremony. And next up, we'll have a cannabis ceremony with ceremonial grade cannabis.
ceremonial grade by ceremonialgrade October 29, 2017

ceremonial sniff 

Something all people do after fingering a girl. If you've ever fingered a girl before, you know exactly what I'm talking about. "checking the goods" is one way of putting it.
"So I finally fingered Delilah"
"...and everything was in order"
"Yeah I did the ceremonial sniff, everything checks out ok"
ceremonial sniff by fidge July 15, 2015

Ceremonials 

55 minutes and 58 seconds of perfection in the form of Florence + The Machine's sophomore album.
My absolute favorite album of all time ever is Ceremonials.
Ceremonials by misrabella November 27, 2012

Ceremonial Squats 

Whether it be a video game, or real life, each event in history requires drastic actions to be taken by a person, or people, there, usually in the process of humiliating another person, therefore proving that you are the superior human being in both supreme skill, and good looks, of course. This technique is acquired by placing yourself nearby or over the humili-ee, and proceeding to take your scrotum out of your pants (this applies to females, too), and placing them on said person's face, also whilst doing a squatting motion; as in standing-crouching-standing, etc.

Usually referred to (by those with lesser skill) as "teabagging".

If there is a group of people, and not enough room for everyone to crowd around one body, instead one person stands over the body and performs Ceremonial Squats on said person's face, whilst everyone else does it in close proximity, therefore transferring the chakra of all the squats combined toward the person standing over the body, in turn providing a much fuller force as if everyone were doing it at once to the same body. Essentially, a Dragonball Z-esque moment.
Example 1:
"HYPER COMBO K.O.!"
Gaz: "Yes, I won!"
Matt: "How will you celebrate?"
Gaz: "Gotta do some Ceremonial Squats. Just let me plonk my balls on his face."

Example 2:
Gaz: "YES! Time for some Ceremonial Squats."
Tom: "Agh! Could you please get your balls out of my face?!"
Alex: "You know, I could file that under paedophilia..."

Example 3:
Gaz: "People of Earth, give me your power!"
People of Earth: "Clearly wants the D. That guy got dicked on."
Ceremonial Squats by Jackie Turtle November 30, 2013

ceremonial salad toss

When your taste and smell are lost due to contracting Covid-19, you go to a homosexual wedding and as a wedding gift offer to toss the grooms’ salad.
Groom: Thanks for coming to my wedding!

Blake: No problem! Now let me come to the honeymoon suite to give you your gift… a ceremonial salad toss
ceremonial salad toss by Gayke123 December 2, 2022
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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
Word of the Day on November 9, 2026

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.
Word of the Day on November 8, 2026
Ulzzang true definition is "best & "face" = best face in korean. They are basically people with above average looks, sometimes with the use of photoshop and haduri who post their pics online, some becoming internet celebrities.
"Hey, see that chick over there? She's pretty enough to be an ulzzang. :D"
ulzzang by `r i k kit t y February 26, 2008
Word of the Day on November 7, 2026
EBK stands for "Elite Ball Knowledge." 1 In internet slang, "ball knowledge" originally referred to a deep understanding of football/soccer or basketball, but it has evolved into a broader term for having a highly sophisticated, deep, or niche understanding of any specific topic (such as music, movies, or subcultures).
Person A: "That scene was a direct homage to an unreleased 1982 Japanese indie film."
Person B: "Wow, EBK."
EBK by silwhett November 5, 2026
Word of the Day on November 6, 2026
A seemingly endless debate with a idiot
I don't know man im not ready for yap trap stupidity today which always tries to suck you into it
Yap Trap by WolfieSnack November 4, 2026
Word of the Day on November 5, 2026
Texas is categorized as a swing state in presidential elections, but has voted for Republicans more times than for Democrats in recent history. As such, as demographics change political alignments, some Democrats believe that Texas will vote blue, or Democratic, due to their Hispanic and African American voters, who often align themselves with the Democratic Party's liberal wing.

Blexas has been cited as possible in the upcoming decades, but only if Democrats continue to win the Hispanic vote in bigger margins.
Democrat 1: What is your prediction for the 2024 presidential election?
Democrat 2: Well uh, Blexas!
Democrat 1: You've been saying that since 2008 though.
Blexas by Tritonist June 14, 2021
Word of the Day on November 4, 2026
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