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A chickenswinger is the ritual guide who performs a symbolic ceremony that helps a person release their mistakes and begin again. In the ancient Kaparot ritual, the guide swings a chicken in a circular motion while prayers are spoken, representing the transfer of burdens away from the person. The act is less about the chicken itself and more about the human need to let go, reflect, and start fresh.
In the ceremony, the chickenswinger acts as the ritual guide, performing the symbolic motion that represents the transfer of a person's mistakes before Yom Kippur.
chickenswinger by MysterThomas March 8, 2026
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Chicken Swinger 

1) A pejorative term for a Jew referring to the killing of chickens as part of an atonement ritual practiced by orthodox Jews on the eve of Yom Kippur known as kapparot;

2) An orthodox Jew (in particular).
Even among major media, serious discussion about peace in the Middle East is inevitably preempted by the intrusion of a walleyed chicken swinger ranting about Israel's "right to exist."
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chickenFinger 

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I mean I guess bro

a word of expression to when you give up on comprehending someone's words of ignorance, stupidity, absurdity or are too exhausted to formulate a proper response.

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abandonware 

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Doom II is not abandonware because id still sells it, while The Incredible Machine is not sold, therefore is abandonware.
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Foot prisons 

Socks. Annoying, sweat-causing, non-barefoot enducing, everyday socks.
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cornholio 

Ruler of Lake Titicaca. Rumored to have a bunghole that gets very angry if it does not receive toilet paper. Cornholio the Great is often seen walking around with his shirt over his head and his hands in the air, chanting songs about his power, and his bunghole.
"I am Cornholio! You do not want to face the wrath of my bunghole, for I need TP!"
Butthead: Shut up, Beavis! (uh huh huh huh)
Beavis: Um, okay. (heh heh heh heh).
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