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dampener 

Any experience that feels like having a bucket of cold water thrown over your head. Something that produces a corresponding comedown in mood in the person experiencing it.
"Jeez, when I found out the price of the drinks, it put a right old dampener on the proceedings."
dampener by Pherbs January 1, 2009
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Fart Dampener 

An item used to absorb the sound of a fart e.g. a cushion or a pillow.
"Yes, the couch is nasty but it the soft cushions make it a great fart dampener."
Fart Dampener by Oler B November 21, 2009

Flirt Dampener 

A typo made during a flirty online conversation which momentarily dampens the spirit of the moment beyond repair.
Girl: Hahah yeh lol

Boy: So this summer you'll rub lotion on my back by the poo?

Boy: *pool

Girl: Er yeh, sure..

(Boy: 'Shit that was a real flirt dampener')
Flirt Dampener by TheBald July 20, 2010

lady dampener 

A term referring to an attractive man or homosexual woman.
That Portia de Rossi is a real lady dampener.
lady dampener by j7 January 24, 2014

panty dampener 

a drugstore paperback book filled with smut.
She can't tear her eyes from that stupid panty dampener with Fabio on the front.
panty dampener by jaims August 2, 2006
A dampner is a hydraulic device used to reduce pulsations in a hydraulic system.
This differs from a damper which is a hydraulic device used to damp vibrations in a physical system that the hydraulics are connected to.
A Pulsation Dampner is used in a piping system, generally adjacent to the source of the flow or pressure disturbance, which is typically a modulating element like a pump or a flow control valve.
dampner by Alphonso d'Morte April 3, 2013
offen the mispronounced version of the word DAMPER. This word is incorrect and the person who uses it should be corrected for their own benefit.
"The dampners on my car are shot" ...."Its DAMPER, not dampner"
dampner by Kevin Brown VaTech June 19, 2007
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Back when I lived in upstate new york 

A meaningless, unimpressive, self-serving introduction. An indicator that the story about to be shared will be pointless and dumb.
Back when I lived in upstate new york, I also had to park on the street - on two occasions, we got enough snow, mixed with just the right plowing, that my car was lifted off the ground from so much snow being jammed underneath it.
Word of the Day on August 31, 2026
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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