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dead tree 

Pejorative for paper, books, and other hard copies that required killing of trees in order to produce them.

Often used when one prefers an electronic version or submission of a product otherwise seen on paper.
"Hello, Clive. Do you accept online dropbox submissions of our homework, or are we compelled to take from the environment by printing out and submitting dead trees to your desk every Thursday?"
dead tree by Egao No Genki March 3, 2012

Dead Tree 

to fold yourself in half and hang like a dead tree. can be used while dancing if you can not think of a better pose.
while dancing i completely forgot what to do so i just did the dead tree.
Dead Tree by the CIT July 13, 2011

dead tree 

when 27 Black guys have a gay orgy on the top of the eiffel tower
guy: What do you see through the telescope
girl: 27 black guys having a gay orgy on the top of the eiffel tower
guy: oh a dead tree
dead tree by Anal_Warrior27 June 18, 2018

dead tree edition 

The paper version of a journal or newspaper article
Hey, you got the dead tree edition of this 'Quantum Tunnelling of a Boson through a Trapezoidal Potential Barrier' paper?
Fuck Off!
dead tree edition by Mudit January 31, 2005

dead tree media 

Newspapers and magazines, as opposed to talk radio and the Blogosphere.
I picked up the Times in the bus station the other day. Nothing in that dead tree media!
dead tree media by octopod April 20, 2006

Dead tree's revenge 

The experience one has, when they have a paper cut in between two of their fingers or toes.
"OUCH gosh, that paper cut hurts! Have you ever had one between your fingers?"
"Oh yes, that's called the dead tree's revenge."
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proper lad 

a lad that is such a lad that he is a proper lad
person1:did you see bob
person2: ya he was a proper lad
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The number of years you are still sexually active
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womp by 175623226 November 3, 2011
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