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just curious 

Common phrase used as an answer to "Why do you ask?"

Usual Meaning: I was interested in your answer and will base my future responses around said answer.

Very similar to "Just asking"
Guy: Are you single?
Girl: Yes. Why do you ask?
Guy: No reason I was just curious.

Girl: Hey what are you doing tonight?
Guy: Not much, why whats up?
Girl: I was just curious. (Will generally follow up with girly phrase implying she wants him to hang out with her.)
just curious by 1CoolCAT November 21, 2010

just out of curiosity 

An innocent saying by a cute critter such as a quoll
I’m a cute quoll. I’m very cute. Jooc don’t you think I’m cute?
Toad: sure

Just out of curiosity
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proper lad 

a lad that is such a lad that he is a proper lad
person1:did you see bob
person2: ya he was a proper lad
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The number of years you are still sexually active
While our lifespan is the number of years we will live, our healthspan is the number of healthy years we will have and our sexspan is is the number of years we will continue to be healthy enough to continue having an active sex life.
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You didn't get any napkins with your takeout pork fried rice? Womp womp.
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Me: Poggers!
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Oblication 

A vacation, feeling more like an obligation, that involves visiting or staying with family.
So Joe where are you taking the kids for spring break vacation? We are going on an oblication to Boca to visit my mother-in-law.
Oblication by kimmerr May 5, 2011
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