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Confound it! The batteries are dead! 

Term that was used in 1966's film called Batman.

confounding 

v. increasing the confusion or incomprehension of
Confounding this previously mentioned thought, I will elaborate upon the many possible definitions of confounding.
confounding by catsocks January 8, 2009

confoundit

A replacement for gd curse word because no like to make Jesus cry
Confoundit its that damn Jeremiah!!

Con- "and just who the fuck are you?"
Officer- "well im officer mcmanus"
Con- !!!""confoundit""!!!
confoundit by Moravian Queen November 8, 2020

Confounding 

Variables that occur when the two explanatory variables , x and z, have a collective causation effect on y, yet the difference between the two cannot be distinguished.
Weight gain is greatly influenced by activity level, but age, the confounding variable, also plays an influential role on weight gain.
Confounding by YolandaSquatbike December 8, 2021

Confounding Variable 

Variables that occur when the two explanatory variables , x and z, have a collective causation effect on y. The difference between the two cannot be distinguished because there is not enough evidence to determine the validity of a statistical relationship.
Weight gain is greatly influenced by activity level, but age, the confounding variable, also plays an influential role on weight gain.

flophouse 

Any house/apartment/frat house/trailer/etc. which is used for individuals to crash (sleep, chill, hang out, lurk, etc.) for a period of time. In order to "crash", one must not actually live there (e.g. have their name on the lease, own said flophouse, etc.). Flophouses are typically used by college students, drug addicts, transients, vagrants, or other unsavory characters.

A flophouse may also be the home owned by the parents of a college student, who after being away at college, wishes to live as if he/she is still at college (e.g. staying out all night, returning just to crash at mom and dad's house, then leaving again), rather than conforming to the pre-college rules.
Example #1
Dude: (Talking to someone passed out face first on the floor of his college apartment) Hey man, who the hell are you? What do you think this is, a flophouse??

Bro: Sorry dude, I must have passed out for a minute.

Example #2
Mom: Where have you BEEN for the last three days? You come home just to sleep?? What do you think this is, a flophouse??!!

Son: What's your problem? I'm an adult now!
flophouse by J3553 November 21, 2007
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