The original urban dictionary in the English language, the medieval poet Geoffrey Chaucer wrote in the vernacular, or the language of the common people. The Canterbury Tales, for example, is a collection of stories filled with plenty of swearing, slang, and fart jokes.

courtly poet: "Rident stolidi verba Latina!"
Chaucer: "Fuck that. I'm writing in English."

Chaucer by Thomas Sartorius April 13, 2008

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chauncey mchamhands

Referring to a person lacking in dexterity or a soft touch who ends up destroying something they were intending to handle with care.

I gave that bag of cookies to Ric to open but Chauncey McHamHands ended up destroying the bag and leaving us with crumbs!

chauncey mchamhands by Ricrah December 3, 2015

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chauce

cheese and sauce.

this is a common ingredient in Italian foods, such as lasagna and pizza.

"What's in this lasagna?"
"It be pasta and chauce."

chauce by lostinthechauce December 3, 2018

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sweet chauncey

One who is such a complete failure as a professor due to a misplaced reliance on PowerPoint, that he has to sue for tenure.

Goddamn, he's so bad, he's a sweet chauncey.

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Chaucer

1) One of the most prominent figures in the history of English writing, widely regarded as the father of literature.
2) An English student who comes across as a bit of a tosser. Quite simply a pun on "Chaucer" and "tosser".

Guy 1: "Hey, did you read the last part of that sonnet? I was busy last night and didn't have time."
Ostentatious chap II: "My old bean - you foolish fool! I say, my old chap: do you consider your education such a trivial affair? Leave this most prestigious academy before you tarnish its name!"
Guy 3: "Man what a Chaucer."
Guy 4: "What the hell's a 'Chaucer'?"
Guy 3: "I don't know, it's a pun I just made up which I thought was clever. I should go add it to Urban Dictionary and pretend it's an actual thing to hide the fact I'm a bleeding idiot."

Chaucer by Blatantly Foolish Toad June 23, 2016

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piddlefart

verb. To waste time doing nothing.

Instead of doing my homework, I decided to piddlefart around for two hours.

piddlefart by Rene April 25, 2005

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wrongun

anyone who succeeds in disgracing/over indulging themselves in the throws of clubland

28 hours and 4 clubs later, gurning for england but still refusing to go home - a total wrongun!!

wrongun by bevvers March 21, 2007

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square grouper

Nickname given to bales of marijuana thrown overboard or out of airplanes. Origin is reportedly from members of the US Coast Guard in the area of Southern Florida.

"Base we've got some square groupers floating outside of Miami harbor."

square grouper by slipsheet November 6, 2004

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Bunhead

A girl who does ballet and only talks about ballet. Her schedule is filled with dance classes which does not allow her to do any other activity.

"Hey, do you know that girl Sally?"

"Yeah, she's kind of annoying. All she ever talks about it ballet."

"Wow, what a Bunhead."

"Hey Sally, you want to hang out this weekend?"
"I can't, I have dance."
"You're such a Bunhead."

"Yeah... I know."

Bunhead by Jen00 October 24, 2014

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trucker's tan

A sunburn or suntan focused on the left arm. It is caused by the left side of the body being the only half that gets exposed to sunlight while driving. Presumably, it would be located on the right side of the body in countries where they drive on the left side of the road.

I had a trucker's tan after driving for 10 straight hours on a sunny day.

trucker's tan by population361 May 30, 2006

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