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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 

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!
well known from south park
rednecks get angrry that future folk took there jobs so they yell
They took ouare jerbs!
Them future folk took ouare jerbs!
jerb by Jimberley Kim April 7, 2005
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An Irish phrase meaning shit, derived from ass
(Not to be confused with the literal description of one's buttocks)
"Did you hear the song Aylek$ dropped?"
"Hardly. Her music is absolute cheeks."

"My boyfriend say LaFlame is cheeks."
"Tell your boyfriend I said it's his mixtape that's cheeks."
Cheeks by thecartisan April 26, 2020
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