conscription

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being obligated or required to make an appearance, regardless of what one desires to do.

Some people consider having to report for jury duty a form of conscription.

Having to visit my parents during the holidays feels like conscription. All their turmoil makes me wish I could just stay home.

conscription by D.S. Credito March 2, 2015

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Conscription

A law that forces all men (and sometimes women) to join the armed forces if and when they are needed.

The government passed conscription because they're at war.

Conscription by Jafje May 25, 2007

conscription

The act of bringing about military enrollment in a (usually) compulsory manner.

The medieval lord instituted universal conscription during times of war.

conscription by Nicolai April 3, 2004

Conscription

Conscription is when governments force its citizens, usually young, able bodied men, to serve in the armed forces. In most countries, it is only implemented during a time of war, but in some, it also exists during peacetime. It’s a highly controversial subject, and many see it as essentially a form of modern day slavery.

Countries with peacetime conscription include South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Greece, Switzerland, and Austria.

Conscription by This is my handle okay July 29, 2025

Russian Conscription

“mobilization to graves”

Russian Conscription for the war in Ukraine is a grave era.

Russian Conscription by mlhiss September 24, 2022

concraption

A poorly designed device, often impractical and/or ineffective.

Look at that concraption holding his muffler on. That bungee cord will melt in no time!

concraption by jackdh4x0r December 28, 2005

conscruption industry

(N.B: the word conscruption is actually an amalgamation of the words construction and corruption): the infamously and notoriously corrupt construction industry in the Canada's Belle Province, the province of Quebec.

the conscruption industry isn't, IMHO, a problem onto itself. IMHO it's actually our corrupt provincial politicians who let the spiel of the conscruption industry keep unfolding; therefore our some of our politicians in Quebec should also be investigated by The Charbonneau Commission.

conscruption industry by Uncle Dimma June 27, 2013

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

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young pup

a young person, a young adult in their late teens/early 20s.

Ah, you're just a young pup at 23!

young pup by the dog May 30, 2006

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grebo

West Midlands slang word for rockers, bikers, greasers etc. In the late 1980s it was used by the UK music press to refer to a specific scene centered around the bands Pop Will Eat Itself and Crazyhead. The term never found favour with readers of 'the inkies' (Sounds, Melody Maker and the still extant NME) and was soon dropped. Now often used in predominantly working-class areas of the midlands and the north to mean someone who listens to rock-derived music and/or dresses in a manner that suggests they affiliate themselves with rock music of some kind.

Some grebo passed with Sabbath playing on his stereo.
The Poppies are at no. 17? God, a grebo band in the charts!
They're playing nu-metal now, bloody grebos!

grebo by cactuscat September 15, 2006

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