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hyperbole and a half

hilarious blog site. half web-comic, half life story, all funny. written by Allie Brosh.

origin of the "x ALL the y!" picture
"yeah i just read 'the god of cake' on hyperbole and a half, it was hilarious!"
hyperbole and a half by yapity December 14, 2011

Truthful hyperbole 

1. An exaggeration so big that it creates a black hole no truth can enter
2. Bullshit
Apple salesman: The iPhone 7 has every feature anyone could possibly want!
Jason: Bullshit, what about the headphone jack?
Mike: Chill, he's just using a truthful hyperbole.
Jason: So, bullshit?
Bob: Sounds like bullshit to me.

hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic 

From the album 'Hot Buttered Soul' by Isaac Hayes. The LP held the number 1 R&B album spot for 10 weeks in 1969.

According to a comment on the lyrics (//genius.com/1108119 ), this word was made up by Isaac, and -start quote from Damian v B. (//genius.com/Dyazz):

This word itself doesn’t exist of course, but it does include a few other words:
Hyperbole; exaggerated.
Syllable
Sesquipedalian; a long word with many syllables.
Mistic
Conclusion: Isaac uses a lot of unnecessary long, mystic words.

-end quote

The song titled 'Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic' is the second track on side A of the vinyl disc.

The example of how it is used comes from the hook of the song.
Now, tell me, what I say?
Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic

hyperbolic anerocerator

hyperbolic aneroceratorA non-existent or fictional thing which is referred to when person using word has no idea what they are talking about.
I have never heard anyone other than my father, who was a guidance system specialist in the U.S. Army in the 1960's and 70's use it.He was stationed in Europe for almost two decades.Just wondering if anyone else has ever heard it.
"Hey John, why is the can opener not working?"
"I don't know dude, maybe the hyperbolic anerocerator is broken."

Hyperborean pull-up 

a "Hyperborean pull-up" Is the act of doing pull-ups while shirtless and in the shortest shorts you can find (or naked if you're in seclusion) while it is either snowing or below freezing temperature
I want to finish my 50 Hyperborean pull-ups today, along with my daily 100 pull-ups scattered throughout the day
Hyperborean pull-up by Bur33 February 23, 2021

Hyperbolic Farting Disorder 

A severe and progressive gastrointestinal disease process that starts, usually in young adulthood, that is socially and professionally disabling due to uncontrollable exaggerated farting.
It was so sad to witness the profound humiliation suffered by such an otherwise talented public speaker, due to the cruelty of Hyperbolic Farting Disorder.
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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.
According to the boffins downstairs, the murderer used a serrated blade.
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Pee Calculus

When you have to pee in a movie but don’t want to miss anything, and must do the following mental equation: will the amount I have to pee cause enough discomfort to diminish my attention capacity for the remainder of the movie to an extent which is greater than the amount of the movie I would miss by making a mad dash to the restroom.
I saw Satantango last night, wonderful film but by the 5th hour I had to start doing pee calculus.
Pee Calculus by anorlondo October 1, 2026
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"The girl is pretty but she corrupt and dutty!"

or, in a positive usage:

"Booya! That freestyle was dutty!"
Dutty by J Hall April 3, 2003
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korean word for madam, older woman
Ajumma wait a moment
Ajumma by aintnotinbutnice July 5, 2009
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Slop Grenade

When someone uses AI to generate a large document, slide deck, or piece of code/software and tosses it over the fence for you to deal with.
Chad: Hey Brent I sent you the new backend API change to review, it’s only 100 files changed.

Brent: he just tossed me a slop grenade
Slop Grenade by Joe Squid September 28, 2026
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