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gilner

To rip off, scam, or swindle someone in a personal financial or otherwise transaction. An action violating fiduciary responsibility.

Typically involving retirement or investment assets. Also to perform an unsuitable action in business and personal relationships for an improper personal gain at the other parties expense.
You rolled a 401k into a VUL? You gilnered that guy.

Damn, you called my girlfriend last night after I left? Damn bro quit trying to gilner me!
by Matt R. E. January 29, 2008
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Craig Gilner

The character featured in It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini. He checks himself into a mental hospital and stays there for a few days. Ned Vizzini wrote the book in approximately one month and used about 85% of his actual experience; he added in the love triangle, changed his age during the events, manipulated the races and personalities of the actual people there, and changed some names around.
1: Isn't Craig Gilner awesome?
2: Yeah, he was pretty much based off of Ned Vizzini himself. Obviously he's cool.
by IAmBritish March 20, 2009
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Gilberting

The distorted audio sound that occurs when one has connectivity or performance issues during live streaming or video recording. It was named after JS Gilbert, a Live Streamer who often had this issue and thus, became known for it. People all over the web now use this term.
"Excuse me, can you please refresh your browser? You're gilberting."

"I tried to stay and listen but he was gilberting so badly, he was hurting my ears."
by AngelHillTV August 25, 2016
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Brian David Gilbert

A gorgeous twink of a man who works for Polygon.com. He is known for his absurdist humor and brilliant fashion sense; one of these gave him his current job, and the other one secured it. He currently hosts a series on the Polygon Youtube channel called "Unraveled", where he rambles about games and such.

Often acronymized as BDG.
"Brian David Gilbert hosts Unraveled, whose namesake can related to my clothes upon seeing him."
"wait, BDG is hot in real life too?" - Anonymous Tumblr user.
by briamgilbert April 15, 2019
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Gilbert Addoms

Gilbert Addoms is a dorm on Duke's East Campus. Commonly known as "GA" or "The Shit," it is Duke's largest dorm, housing around 190 students.
I'm so glad I live in Gilbert Addoms and not with those fucktards in Bell Tower.
by Duke Duke Motherfuckas November 3, 2008
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Paul Gilbert

Paul Gilbert is one of the most technically proficient rock guitarists today. He's played in bands Mr. Big and Racer X. He graduated from G.I.T. in 1985 right after forming Racer X with other students from the school. He currently has a monthly column in the European guitar magazine Total Guitar.
I love reading Paul Gilbert's column in Total Guitar. It's really improved my playing.

Paul Gilbert owns anyone you put in front of him on guitar. End of discussion.
by Chandler89 May 14, 2006
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Gilbert Blythe

Basically the more modern version of Mr. Darcy. You can do the multiplication table by his freckles, and he has curly brown hair and hazel eyes that match perfectly with his roguish grin. If you ever find a Gilbert Blythe, you need to keep him before he gets away. He's the epitome of perfection.
Me: "Have you seen the new Gilbert Blythe at school?"
Anne Shirley: "Who?"
by Cordelia Shirley Cuthburt October 27, 2018
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