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Gastronomical determinism
Where the duration of a meeting is extended for no reason other than to include a free lunch or dinner.
The meeting went on an hour longer than it had to. Gastronomical determinism ensured that the debate continued, focusing on meaningless issues, until the company provided lunch was served.
Gastronomical determinism by Dan's Dictionary October 9, 2008
Gastronomic orgasm
A moment of intense pleasure caused by eating food that has the maximum level of deliciousness possible, causing the person eating it a highly enjoyable journey of flavor.
Gastronomic orgasm by jast86 October 3, 2010
gaynomical
When a straight person does something that might seem sort of gay because it is practical and/or economical, such as two guys carpooling to work together on a motorcycle or putting up with a gay guy's advances at a bar because he wants to buy you a drink.
gaynomical by NerdyWordy July 21, 2009
Gastronomical
Food that is incredibly delicious. The kind of delicious that is far beyond your favorite order at your local burger joint.
The Chile Verde plate at Salsitas is Gastronomical! It's way better than that crappy stuff at the El Ranchero restaraunt.
Gastronomical by MoDacious-AltaLoma April 25, 2009
gigonomics
Refers to an economy where no one has a "real" job. Everyone has "gigs", i.e. short-term contracts for doing things with no benefits or pension plans.
Tina Brown refers to the economics of the new economy as gigonomics in her column on The Daily Beast.
gigonomics by Arunabh Das January 25, 2009
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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.
square grouper by slipsheet November 6, 2004
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Bunhead
A girl who does ballet and only talks about ballet. Her schedule is filled with dance classes which does not allow her to do any other activity.
trucker's tan
A sunburn or suntan focused on the left arm. It is caused by the left side of the body being the only half that gets exposed to sunlight while driving. Presumably, it would be located on the right side of the body in countries where they drive on the left side of the road.
trucker's tan by population361 May 30, 2006
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kidulting
Every time I walk into the toy aisle, I catch myself kidulting over the latest action figures and LEGO sets!
kidulting by Emotional Cruiser October 12, 2025
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Boffin
British slang for a scientist or technical expert, esp . when the speaker is not certain of the expert’s specific field of study. Not necessarily derogatory, but typically used by persons without a technical background. In the US, the equivalent would be “egghead”, “squint”, or “geek.”
Origin of the word is unknown. Started sometime in World War 2. Given the typical evolution of British slang, could easily have started because what these experts did was confusing or “baffling” to the common person.
Origin of the word is unknown. Started sometime in World War 2. Given the typical evolution of British slang, could easily have started because what these experts did was confusing or “baffling” to the common person.