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contrapting 

To create something in a haphazard and improvisational manner.
I'm contrapting a plan to land this plane.
contrapting by Dictionary + August 11, 2016

contraption adaption 

1) The period of time needed to familiarize oneself with a new electronic device.
2) Often, a period of extreme anxiety and frustration stemming from one's need to learn a lot of technical information in a short to non-existent period of time.
1) "I'm sorry, Joe. I won't be in to work today. I'm exhausted from staying up all night learning how to use my new i-phone and am suffering this morning from a bad case of contraption adaption."

2) "I'm now limiting my persuit of new e-toys to only those gadgets with a low level of contraption adaption."

3) The salesguy said: "If you buy this new Mac laptop today, I guarantee you'll start using it today." "Yeah, sure", I said. "I'll BET there's no contraption adaption for THIS machine!"

Cuntrasting

To compare two women with the intent of exalting one while demeaning the other.
On the red carpet, Joan Rivers can typically be found cuntrasting, "Who wore it best?"

Contrapoints 

Contrapoints is a left-leaning YouTube channel created by Natalie Wynn, a transgender woman. The channel is well known for its unique, beautiful look and its ability to de-radicalize people on the road to becoming far-right.
Contrapoints is the Queen of BreadTube.
Contrapoints by hullo_im_a_person September 18, 2019

multi-contraptional 

Any device or technology that is too complicated to successfully operate. A modern version of a Rube Goldberg device.
That widget is so multi-contraptional, it'll never work.
multi-contraptional by Wayne Jones September 12, 2005

Negative Contracting

A term used in Theraputic Community to describe when a person is not holding their peers accountable.
Chase was jerking off in the restroom and Matt was watching. I'm going to drop Matt in the box for negative contracting.
Negative Contracting by TC Machine October 22, 2008
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Throat Sweats 

The feeling and build up in your mouth/throat of saliva that sometimes accompanies nausea.
Oh man those burritos gave me the throat sweats, I hope I don’t have food poisoning.
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Person 2:......
Person 3: O no u got aired!
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piddlefart

Instead of doing my homework, I decided to piddlefart around for two hours.
piddlefart by Rene April 25, 2005
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anyone who succeeds in disgracing/over indulging themselves in the throws of clubland
28 hours and 4 clubs later, gurning for england but still refusing to go home - a total wrongun!!
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