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gay adjacent

adj., possessing many of the mannerisms and interests traditionally associated with gay people while not personally identifying as gay.
He's got a girlfriend so I guess he's just gay adjacent. But he's probably a BJ} away from moving next-[door.
gay adjacent by inscrutabullwit March 11, 2004
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Gay Adjacent

A man who is a heterosexual, but has tendencies that are typically seen in gay men.
Elin: So do you think Walter is gay, or just gay adjacent?

Blair: Definitely gay adjacent. Walter doesn't date men.
Gay Adjacent by monikher June 28, 2021

gay adjacent

Referring to the fact that a straight man can still worry about his image and looks but prefer women.
gay adjacent by B. Whitt-it March 12, 2004

Gay Adjacent

When people that are not LBGT use pronouns in their email signature.
Did you see Trevor's email signature? He is gay adjacent.
Gay Adjacent by BasedinBC September 21, 2023
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Salad Days 

green inexperienced youthful judgement and cold blooded execution of those judgements.

Rashness with little concern of consequence.

Antony and Cleopatra. William Shakespeare

"My salad days,
When I was green in judgment, cold in blood."

- William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra, 1.5
"How did you end up in jail?"

"Salad days, 'nuf said."
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age gate 

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board chow 

A)
The Crud that collects under the keys in a keyboard. Usually more severe in the keyboards of programmers and webmasters as they tend to spend a lot of time at the the computer and thus eat at their desk. Mainly affecting IBM Model M (clicly) style boards.

B)
Can also be used to gross out Non-Techie people
A)
Bill: want to go to the club?
Bob: No, I've got to clean out my board chow, keys are starting to stick.

B)
Bill: Want to go out to get a bite?
Bob: No, i am just going to have some of my board chow/
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Bob: The food scraps that collect in my keyboard; Want some?
Bill: *GAG* *HURL* *GAG*
board chow by BinaryHackerMan September 3, 2007
Word of the Day on August 26, 2026
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