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The Book of Knowledge 

A common term meaning the web site Wikipedia.org
Adam: Which agency did she come from?
John: I'm not sure...
Adam: Hmmm. How about we (jingle plays)
"Consult The Book of Knowledge"

Knowledge is power is time is money 

A well-known quote by Rikkard Ambrose, a character from series of books Storm and Silence by Robert Thier.
R: "Knowledge is power is time is money, Mr Linton."

the Knowledge 

The Knowledge is the in-depth study of London street routes and places of interest that taxicab-drivers must complete to obtain a licence to operate a black cab. It was instigated in 1851, and has changed little since.

It is the world's most demanding training course for taxicab-drivers; and applicants will usually need at least 12 'Appearances' (attempts at the final test), after preparation averaging 34 months, to pass the examination.
Your mate doesn't stand a chance to pass the Knowledge no matter how hard he tries!
the Knowledge by joesmith October 11, 2006

Dropping Knowledge Bombs 

When an individual drops a particularly insightful piece of knowledge on another individual in an unexpected situation causing a monumental efffect, like the effect of a bomb dropping.
Did you know that the first crusade was launched in order to pillage the holy land and increase the circulation of gold and silver coinage in northern-europe?

No i didn't, and i don't want you dropping knowledge bombs on me while im trying to shark on a girl in a nightclub

Knowledge Shopping 

When someone criticizes you for being an idiot or not knowledgable either because you don't read books or don't keep up with news and current events. The person then goes out to a store and buys an item that if seen by the other would increase his respect of him. There are two results of this. The criticized person would then take the bought item and then never look at it or use it or they could return/sell it after a couple of days.
Jared: Mike you're a fucking idiot you don't know anything!!
Mike: Screw you i'm smart

Mike walks into B&N and buys Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code
Jared sees Mike

Jared: Whoaaaa you're gonna read that book??
Mike: Yeah man i've read all of his books

Jared to himself: Jesus Christ Mike is soooo smart!!

Mike to himself: HAHAHA im soooo knowledge shopping im never gonna read a book longer than 10 pages lol

Mike returns book

Patchouli Knowledge 

Patchouli, sometimes nicknamed 'Patchy', is a witch that lives in the Scarlet Devil Mansion. She is mostly seen in the library, which holds a vast amount of books. She is incredibly smart and well acquainted with magic, but, because of her poor health, she is unable to put her talents to good use.

She's fairly short and spends most of her time reading. She is often seen in her lavender colored dress, has purple hair and eyes. She wheres a hat that matches her dress and it has one blue and one red ribbon attached to it. There is also a crescent moon attached to the front of her hat.
Person 1: Patchouli Knowledge is my favorite Touhou character.
Person 2: I like Patchy, but she's really not that interesting, all she does is read.
Patchouli Knowledge by Some Twink August 18, 2014
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Pee Calculus

When you have to pee in a movie but don’t want to miss anything, and must do the following mental equation: will the amount I have to pee cause enough discomfort to diminish my attention capacity for the remainder of the movie to an extent which is greater than the amount of the movie I would miss by making a mad dash to the restroom.
I saw Satantango last night, wonderful film but by the 5th hour I had to start doing pee calculus.
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"The girl is pretty but she corrupt and dutty!"

or, in a positive usage:

"Booya! That freestyle was dutty!"
Dutty by J Hall April 3, 2003
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Ajumma wait a moment
Ajumma by aintnotinbutnice July 5, 2009
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Slop Grenade

When someone uses AI to generate a large document, slide deck, or piece of code/software and tosses it over the fence for you to deal with.
Chad: Hey Brent I sent you the new backend API change to review, it’s only 100 files changed.

Brent: he just tossed me a slop grenade
Slop Grenade by Joe Squid September 28, 2026
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Short-hand for the word floccinaucinihilipilification, meaning the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
After we broke up, he was floxi to me.
floxi by Dr. Geek May 13, 2009
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NYC people who migrate north to Quahog, RI to see the leaves in the fall.
New York and everyone from there can fornicate themselves with an iron stick.
leafers by ss++ February 8, 2005
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