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bookcase poser 

someone who poses like they are smart;
a pseudo intellectual that likes to take pictures in front of books

the word "bookcase poser" comes from the media tradition of posing people (usually politicians etc) in front of a bookcase full of hard to read books to sell the impression that they are more intelligent than you
"hey homie,today on the news they interviewed bookcase poser, big bird ,from sesame street...man,that dude is a bird brain.he ain't read all them books!"

Well I ain't building no bookcase 

well I ain't building no bookcase

a sarcastic response to the query "what are you doing?""what are you doing with that" when your exact intentions are clearly obvious

comes from a line from a line in the 4th episode of the HBO series BOARDWALK EMPIRE by bootlegger Chalky White as played by Michael K. Williams (Omar from The Wire) orating the grand wizerd of the kkk about the lynching death of his father shortly before torturing him
Chalky's dead father was a carpentor.Chalky whips out his old carpentry tools, the klansman responds "what are you going to do with them?" chalky responds
"well I ain't building no bookcase"
theres a pipe in front of you. you start packing it with pot your friend says "you gonna smoke that"
you say...

Well I ain't building no bookcase
Similar to engaah but used as a stronger exclamation.
It's going, it's gone, ebokasee!
ebokasee by Darren F. Bernard August 25, 2004

bookcase 

-verb 1. the act of standing naked in a shower with two or more other persons (usually friends) and shuffling around like books being arranged in a bookcase so that each person gets a turn under the shower head.
1. After we hopped out of the pool, the three of us got into the shower to bookcase.
bookcase by arthme September 18, 2009

bookcase 

piece of furniture used in america to house bowling trophies and Elvis collectibles.
bookcase by fredo October 22, 2003

Bookcased 

When you bookcase a door or create a wall of bookcases to keep the zombies out
I've just bookcased the door!
Bookcased by TGR12 October 29, 2015
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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
While our lifespan is the number of years we will live, our healthspan is the number of healthy years we will have and our sexspan is is the number of years we will continue to be healthy enough to continue having an active sex life.
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womp by 175623226 November 3, 2011
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Wife’s boyfriend: You have 5 more minutes
Me: Poggers!
Poggers by Just_Charles April 14, 2020
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Oblication 

A vacation, feeling more like an obligation, that involves visiting or staying with family.
So Joe where are you taking the kids for spring break vacation? We are going on an oblication to Boca to visit my mother-in-law.
Oblication by kimmerr May 5, 2011
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Surf Dracula Syndrome 

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For example, if a series is titled "Surf Dracula," a majority of viewers would tune in expecting to see Dracula surfing by the first or second episode. However, the entire first season would instead be tedious padding and backstory before finally ending with Dracula surfing in the last five minutes of the season finale.
I watched "Smallville" on Netflix the other day. Dude, it was ten seasons of filler before he finally flew! Major Surf Dracula Syndrome!
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