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Something that's nagging and then builds up inside and eventually turns into an annoyance.
"I know something you don't know!"

... (Conversation carries on and the 'something' still hasn't been told)

"Please just tell me! It's grating on me now!"
Grating by a-benni December 27, 2011
Words you can keep
Spending money. As in "grating the cheddar."
I've been grating too hard this weekend. I can't go out tonight.
Grating by Dontneedaname June 25, 2015
When you shake smegma on someone or a food, making it look like a cheese grater. This could be ranging from little smeg, to lots of smeg.
Hey is someone grating on my lasagna?
Grating by Ortis Barash April 28, 2025

grating the cheese 

In video game hockey, rapidly poke checking the goalie while he has the puck covered but can still move it.

Any goals gained from this practice are very cheesy.
Why do you keep grating the cheese? I'm not going to pass it with my goalie.

I've got two goals off grating the cheese alone.
grating the cheese by Hexis August 21, 2008

Grating the monkey

When one engages the act of Masturbation
Richard walked in on James Grating the monkey
Grating the monkey by Misfiit April 6, 2011

grating agencies 

A score of g for the rating agencies who rate countries, banks,
business for their ability to predict debt defaulters.

And who got it wrong.
That is one of the grating agencies that are telling my country we rate
a c - .

Is that rite?
Yeah, whos rating them!
grating agencies by kennyrg February 18, 2010

Grating the Cheese 

An act of male masturbation involving grinding on a surface without the use of the hand or other device.
I walked in on my boyfriend grating the cheese last night.
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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."
Salad Days by GilbyRFC0 October 7, 2011
Word of the Day on August 28, 2026

age gate 

An absolutely foolproof way to keep minors from viewing content deemed "too mature" for them to watch.
Billy: "So I was trying to watch some videos for an M rated game, and I ran into an age gate, so I put in my real birthday. SOMEHOW it managed to figure out that I am 12. CURSE YOU AGE GATE!!!"

Bill: "Fucking age gate! *quick scroll* THERE! I was born on January 1, 1904. Fuck you age gate."
age gate by Banja January 7, 2011
Word of the Day on August 27, 2026

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/
Bill: Whats' that?
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

young pup 

a young person, a young adult in their late teens/early 20s.
Ah, you're just a young pup at 23!
young pup by the dog May 30, 2006
Word of the Day on August 25, 2026
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