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detypecasting 

Casting actors for movies, series or stage plays in a type of role the audience is not familiar with to be played by the actor in question. This could be initially the choice of the actor, possibly as a way to try and change ones reputation (like Elijah Wood did by taking his roles in Hooligans and Sin City after being Frodo in the Lord of the Rings trilogy), or show the audience a "different side" of him or her (like Robin Williams did with One Hour Photo and Insomnia). It could also be the director's choice of wanting to get "something more" out of an actor, or try and create a certain tension or spontaneity; for example, Richard Kelly casting Sarah Michelle Gellar, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Seann William Scott in Southland Tales (2006).
"Richard Kelly casting Sarah Michelle Gellar, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Seann William Scott in Southland Tales is a school example of detypecasting."
detypecasting by Sido Lanters April 5, 2009
Related Words

Detrophiliac 

Tree Fucker
Somebody who fucks trees. Has sexual relations with trees.
Detrophiliac by Ryan August 11, 2003

detroper 

When one is told their password will show up as asterisks if typed backwards, instead of actually reporting the scammer, they just type "detroper".
Scammer: "omg type ur pw backwards and it shows up as *****!!!11!"

What a smart person would do: Report the message and leave the board alone
What a noob would do: Bump the board by posting "detroper lols" so that naive newbies can see the scam.
detroper by specialer June 10, 2006

Detopiate 

To remove terrain; Deconstruct a landscape.
Landscaper 1: Did you hear the boss wants to detopiate Linver Creek Hill?
Landscaper 2: Yeah what a crazy bastard!

I mean I guess bro

a word of expression to when you give up on comprehending someone's words of ignorance, stupidity, absurdity or are too exhausted to formulate a proper response.

Commonly seen in TikTok comment sections in replies to lazy attempts at humor, overconfidentally incorrect statement, or an over-the-top comment or when someone completely misses the mark on something.
"actually... incorrect statement, hope this helps!"
"I mean I guess bro"
Word of the Day on July 12, 2026

abandonware 

n. software that is no longer sold or supported by the original publisher / developer, often found as free downloads on the internet because it cannot be obtained elsewhere. Not legal, but often seen as morally acceptable because the company that made it is no longer selling the title, nor releasing it as freeware, therefore abandonware is "keeping the game alive", so to speak.
Doom II is not abandonware because id still sells it, while The Incredible Machine is not sold, therefore is abandonware.
abandonware by Spoom October 24, 2003
Word of the Day on July 11, 2026