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small icon often found to the left of the URL in the address bar of a web browser.
I often forget the name of a site but can usually id which one I want by the favicon in my favorites list.
favicon by jiffy009 October 5, 2004

favicon wall 

The point at which the number of tabs open in your browser results in the small tab icon (favicon) disappearing.

As in: 'hitting the favicon wall'

The result being that you are no longer able to identify which tab is which, and must therefore either go though them one by one, or start closing tabs in order to (once again) see each tab's favicon, so that you can easily identify the content of each tab.
- "Damn, I just opened my 30th tab and hit the favicon wall. Now i don't know which tab has that funny Reddit pic."
favicon wall by Charlie_Veebs December 9, 2013
The Japanese name of the Nintendo Entertainment system (NES). It might also be known as the "Nintendo Family Computer". It's an 8-bit console that played cartridge-style games. You can easily tell the difference from the US and JP version by its cosmetics; US had gray/black, JP had red/white/gold.
Wow, you're playing the NES? In 2005? You're totally old-school.
famicom by Gearbox January 14, 2005

famiclone 

A modern-day third-party gaming system that plays old-school game cartridges like those from the NES, SNES, and Sega Genesis. Some examples include the Retro Duo, the FC Twin Video Game System, and the 2 in 1 video game system for Sega Genesis and NES (Hyperkin).
I can't afford both an NES and a SNES, so I'll just get myself a famiclone for half the price.
famiclone by King of Jellybeans March 6, 2010

faviconathon 

Noun; relates to graphical web work. If many pages need new favicons, the period of making this happen would count as this.
He just had a faviconathon making all those mini pictures!
faviconathon by G. Thomas March 1, 2008

Super Famicom 

The super famicom or スーパーファミコン was a 16-bit Nintendo console that was only released in japan in 1990.

It’s basically just a Japanese Super Nintendo(SNES).
“I just bought a Super Famicom”
Super Famicom by Bludaku June 10, 2020
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A US deep south term for an alligator. Usually used in the Cajun dialect.
Take the big pirogue, I saw a huge swamp dog out there earlier.
swamp dog by Crystal Ambrose May 22, 2006
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Throat Sweats 

The feeling and build up in your mouth/throat of saliva that sometimes accompanies nausea.
Oh man those burritos gave me the throat sweats, I hope I don’t have food poisoning.
Throat Sweats by TacoFings420 April 23, 2024
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Being ignored by someone when making a statement or asking a question. Also known as blanked and turfed.
Person 1: Did u watch ** last nite?
Person 2:......
Person 3: O no u got aired!
aired by Pietro February 9, 2005
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piddlefart

Instead of doing my homework, I decided to piddlefart around for two hours.
piddlefart by Rene April 25, 2005
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anyone who succeeds in disgracing/over indulging themselves in the throws of clubland
28 hours and 4 clubs later, gurning for england but still refusing to go home - a total wrongun!!
wrongun by bevvers March 21, 2007
Word of the Day on October 8, 2026

square grouper

Nickname given to bales of marijuana thrown overboard or out of airplanes. Origin is reportedly from members of the US Coast Guard in the area of Southern Florida.
"Base we've got some square groupers floating outside of Miami harbor."
square grouper by slipsheet November 6, 2004
Word of the Day on October 7, 2026
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