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chronovore 

Derived from Greek "chronos" (time) + Latin "vore" (eating). Any of a variety of time-consuming and potentially addictive toys, games or activities. Especially apt for computer games and web surfing.
"I was going to go to bed at 10, but World of Warcraft is such a chronovore, I was up until 3 a.m."
chronovore by Edwarq July 26, 2008
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chronovore 

a monster of some sort that turns up in a million sci-fi b-movies.
cheap sci-fi b-movies with dialogue such as:

'my god it's a chronovore' or
'run! its a chronovore' or even
'aargh! the chronovore has got me, save yourselves!'
chronovore by H Roddan January 3, 2006

chronosome 

chronosome n (Greek khronos, time + Greek soma, body; cf. chromosome) Ð a unit of historical heredity, in contrast with a chromosome as a unit of biological heredity; a mental code of a historical period that is transmitted to next generations through styles, traditions and unconscious influences ("cultural air").
The chronosomes of the early 20th c. avant-garde have reached the generation of the 1960s and shaped its political views and artistic styles.

Nabokov's novel "Invitation to a Beheading" bears many Kafka's chronosomes, even if the author claims to have never read Kafka.
chronosome by Mikhail Epstein November 13, 2003

Coronavore 

A person who hoards goods during an infectious pandemic; see also covidiot.

The China Syndrome; Wuhanic Plague; Kung Flu
hey Dude, don't be such a coronavore hoarding up all that beef and chicken !
Coronavore by Urban Coweboy March 24, 2020

chroncore 

Crusty, old, moldy dog feces that's at least 9 days old that still has a bad stench to it.
Your Ex boyfriend is the worst chroncore ever, he is such a scrub. Man you smell like chroncore take a shower. Smells like some nasty chroncore in there. Check your shoes I smell chroncore. Go shower you chroncore smelling mother fucker.
chroncore by BitchPuddingCME November 15, 2016
one who devours chocolate chip cookies with abandon
The chocovore husband ate the cookies so quickly that he wondered why the cookie sheet was empty.
chocovore by cSuziQ January 14, 2010

Chronotereletion 

Chronotereletion is the process of which a thing, such as a word, idea, event, etc., is forgotten through time. It also is the process of which a thing is forgotten through the use of force or repression.
As whatever could be used as an example is forgotten, it's not quite simple to provide a specific example. A more generalized example would be in the novel 1984, where the history of the society is often changed into falsehoods by the government, thus leaving the real history left behind and forgotten. That would be a good example of both of the definitions of chronotereletion.
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Acronym, meaning Too Long Didn't Understand
Similar to TLDR
Sister: This meeting was to discuss the rough draft of my essay, where we discussed the subsidiary questions I added in my rough draft. We also discussed the relationship between my main title and the real-life situations I chose to use in my essay. We discussed the structure of my essay as well, specifically the Math AOK section and how it relates to the contradiction of the title. This second meeting was particularly helpful in discussing the implications of my essay claims and how to apply the title across various areas of knowledge. There were many sections of the essay that could have been cut down in wordiness and the ways of knowing required further and more in-depth analysis.

Me: Woah! TLDU!
TLDU by L-Evans January 14, 2019
Word of the Day on August 30, 2026
the act of having anonymous sexual encounters with other men in public toilets.
Cottaging by greeef April 24, 2003
Word of the Day on August 29, 2026

Salad Days 

green inexperienced youthful judgement and cold blooded execution of those judgements.

Rashness with little concern of consequence.

Antony and Cleopatra. William Shakespeare

"My salad days,
When I was green in judgment, cold in blood."

- William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra, 1.5
"How did you end up in jail?"

"Salad days, 'nuf said."
Salad Days by GilbyRFC0 October 7, 2011
Word of the Day on August 28, 2026

age gate 

An absolutely foolproof way to keep minors from viewing content deemed "too mature" for them to watch.
Billy: "So I was trying to watch some videos for an M rated game, and I ran into an age gate, so I put in my real birthday. SOMEHOW it managed to figure out that I am 12. CURSE YOU AGE GATE!!!"

Bill: "Fucking age gate! *quick scroll* THERE! I was born on January 1, 1904. Fuck you age gate."
age gate by Banja January 7, 2011
Word of the Day on August 27, 2026

board chow 

A)
The Crud that collects under the keys in a keyboard. Usually more severe in the keyboards of programmers and webmasters as they tend to spend a lot of time at the the computer and thus eat at their desk. Mainly affecting IBM Model M (clicly) style boards.

B)
Can also be used to gross out Non-Techie people
A)
Bill: want to go to the club?
Bob: No, I've got to clean out my board chow, keys are starting to stick.

B)
Bill: Want to go out to get a bite?
Bob: No, i am just going to have some of my board chow/
Bill: Whats' that?
Bob: The food scraps that collect in my keyboard; Want some?
Bill: *GAG* *HURL* *GAG*
board chow by BinaryHackerMan September 3, 2007
Word of the Day on August 26, 2026
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