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illegally operate

(on sth/sone, transitive verb) To lose all interest in what is happening or what someone says, causing one to switch off and shut down emotionally.

Derives from the days of Windows 95 when a program, running into an error, would display a dialog box saying "This program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down."
"I illegally operated on that idiot ages ago."
illegally operate by Dragonero March 10, 2010
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illegal operation 

Every program causes this in Windows.
Explorer.exe has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down immediately.

illegal operation 

If you have windows, your probably experiancing it right now.
(Illegal Operation Popsup) "Hey, wtf? I was reading about how lame Bill Gates was!" (Illegal Operation: That's why this popped up dumbass.)
Cigarette: Northern slang for a cigarette, used oft by mashed up mancunian ravers becasue of the resemblance of a hot(electric)stove to the end of a lit cigarette. Originated circa 1991 in the early halcyon days of the rave culture; we speculate during a drug fuelled hallucination by said manc.
'fuck me noel, i am bolloxed, is that a ciggy in your mouth, or the stove from me 'nans kitchen'/
General use: 'Give us a stove you cunt'
stove by anthony willison March 18, 2004
Word of the Day on August 4, 2026

Walky-Talky 

A derogatory term for able bodied people or people that can walk. This definition was coined by disabled influencer Valerie Weber
Person in wheelchair: “look at that walky-talky over there.”

Friend in wheelchair: *looking at person who is walking* “yeah haha
Walky-Talky by odd muffin October 5, 2021
Word of the Day on August 3, 2026

Scrapnel 

(N) :
All pieces left over after an art project or home improvement.
"After we made the decorations for the party, there was 'scrapnel' all over the floor"
Scrapnel by IceSniper February 22, 2025
Word of the Day on August 2, 2026
A hardo is a person who tries extremely hard at everything. Most times a hardo will try very hard at things that do not require excessive effort. For example, sports practices, gym class, etc.
Wow did you see Jack at practice today? What a hardo!
Hardo by Thuhkilluh September 4, 2014
Word of the Day on August 1, 2026