Galley Slave

Adj. Having a strong underlying homo-erotic tension. Based on the poetry of French Novelist Jean Genet. Specifically The Thief's Journal where Genet depicts a series of homosexual love affairs between the author / anti-hero, who is a galley slave, and various criminals, con artists, pimps, and even a detective.

Ted: Hey Julia, how do you like my Fox-tail earing?

Julia: Uhh..wow. It's a little bit galley slave Ted.

Galley Slave by Marichino April 26, 2011

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galley slave

a slave on an ancient warship usually row underneath the deck of the ship

25 gay things to be when you grow up: #19 galley slave

galley slave by PlayDohMan May 11, 2004

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galley slave • galley goblin • galley • Galley Arse • galley hag • Galley Hand • Galley Thangscivei • Galley Wench • James Galley • Rat Galley

breatharian

One whos diet consists of air, light, and prana, with a possible sip of water now and then.

The breatharian has air, light, and prana for food.

breatharian by leena gabor November 8, 2005

Word of the Day on June 3, 2026

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A Booger In The Nose Of Progress

Anything that impedes or otherwise interferes with a process going forward.

"Militarily, that inquest was a booger in the nose of progress."

or

"As far as human rights are concerned, this political infighting is a booger in the nose of progress."

A Booger In The Nose Of Progress by Rok'n'rol Wannabe October 19, 2006

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🤡🫵🏻

How to say "you're an idiot/clown" using only emojis.

Person 1: Insert completely incorrect and/or idiotic statement here
Person 2: 🤡🫵🏻

🤡🫵🏻 by Ubeenbamboozledson May 31, 2026

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fogey

Fogey/fogy /fougi/ sl. (early 18C+, orig. Scot) old-fashioned, stuck-in-the mud.
Person with old fashioned ideas which he is unwilling to change: Come to the disco and stop being such an old fogey!

You think me an old fogeyand an old tory, his thoughtful voice said. I saw three generations since O’Connel’s time. I remember the famine. Do you know that the orange lodges agitated for repeal of the union twenty years before O’Connel did or before the prelates of your communion denounced him as a demagogue? You fenians forget some things. (James Joyce, Ulysses. Penguin Books,1992. p. 38)

fogey by Petyush September 14, 2005

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Jarlic

Minced garlic in a jar

Add a tablespoon of jarlic to two teaspoons of butter and spread it in bread to make garlic bread

Jarlic by YSAC fanboy June 6, 2020

Word of the Day on May 30, 2026

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