circuit bending 

Cirucit bending is a process of modifying electronic devices to make sounds they were not originally intended to make.

Q.Reed Ghazala coined the term in the 90's but discovered the idea in the late 60's when a small transistor radio short circuited in his junk drawer and made synthesizer type sounds.

Truly any electronic devices from a pocket calculator to AC motor can be circuit bent to make sounds but th emost popular targets are children's toys like the infamous Texas Instruments Speak & Spell as seen in ET or the low budget Casio SK-1 sampling keyboard.

I circuit bent my TI Speak & Spell to make some heinous noises and loops.

circuit bending by Xdugef May 24, 2005

circuit bending 

A sound art derived from accidentally coming upon a broken electronic device and then frontin' like you know how it works as you close-mic it in a museum.

When used as a verb, it often means the opposite of circuit bending, i.e. to denote success in repairing something technical. 'When my car smoked, I had to circuit bend the motherfucker to get it running again, fuckin stayed up all night doin' it too.'

Q: "Say, does June of 44 do circuit bending?"
A: "Naw, don't think so, but I heard they had a broken Super Reverb."

circuit bending by ptchi July 20, 2008

circuit bending 

The modification of electronic toys and synthesizers to make glitches and unique sounds using potentiometers, body contacts and switches

Me: How did Reed Ghazala actually come up with circuit bending?
Robbie: I don’t know, but I heard he used the term in the late 1990s.

Me: Yeah. I would like to try it out sometimes.
Robbie: I know what’s a great thing to circuit bend. A Casio SK-1 or other vintage Casio keyboard.
Me: Or even a Speak and Spell learning toy. It can also do great but strange sounds and glitches.

circuit bending by bluestinger66 November 7, 2022

Circuit-Bending 

Verb: To augment various small electronic toys to emit uncanny sounds for the purpose of producing avant-garde and experimental musical effects. The method of this modification is through purposeful, exploratory short-circuiting of the integrated circuits using conductive wire, solder (sometimes tape, glue etc.) and various control mechanisms such as switches, body contacts and potentiometers to control the unique sound's effects.

1. They joined the local circuit-bending competition in hopes of winning the prize.
2. While circuit-bending, he burned the silicon chip with his soldering iron by accident.
3. Her circuit-bent speak and spell made incredibly intricate noises; everyone was surprised, however, that she used only cannibalized audio cable and tape.

Circuit-Bending by Ambary2Shy March 9, 2009

Grindset

The grindset is a contemporary ideology of self-exploitation disguised as strength, deeply tied to the aesthetics of the “sigma male” and to new digital forms of patriarchy. It promotes the idea that human worth depends on productivity, economic success, absolute emotional control, and the ability to work endlessly, turning vulnerability, rest, community, and tenderness into signs of weakness. Beneath its rhetoric of discipline and power often lies a profound inability to relate healthily to pain, fragility, and human interdependence.

“That’s the grindset, brother. While weak men sleep and complain, sigma males stay disciplined, work in silence, suppress emotions, and build power while everyone else wastes time chasing comfort.”

Grindset by Omega-Male May 22, 2026

jerb 

well known from south park
rednecks get angrry that future folk took there jobs so they yell
They took ouare jerbs!

Them future folk took ouare jerbs!

jerb by Jimberley Kim April 7, 2005

Cheeks 

An Irish phrase meaning shit, derived from ass
(Not to be confused with the literal description of one's buttocks)

"Did you hear the song Aylek$ dropped?"
"Hardly. Her music is absolute cheeks."

"My boyfriend say LaFlame is cheeks."
"Tell your boyfriend I said it's his mixtape that's cheeks."

Cheeks by thecartisan April 26, 2020