laboratory
A word which no American seems to be capable of pronouncing correctly. Always pronounced 'labratory.'
laboratory by Richard P Grimmer August 3, 2006
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laboratory
"I say Jeeves, where in your laboratory is all that Frankenstein shit?"
Me: "Sorry, our lab was busy finding a cure for cancer."
Me: "Sorry, our lab was busy finding a cure for cancer."
laboratory by I'mThatBitch April 16, 2013
Laboratory
Laboratory example: “beeble..hm? Shabadaba guba lika meeble MEEBLE....laba laba..lable da babble da babl o Laable da gabble laable...oooo tongue twister!”
Laboratory by chadasaurus.rex July 19, 2021
Laboratory Tongs
Laboratory Tongs by Drew Studenic May 13, 2005
Laboratory Bias
A systemic flaw where data and phenomena observed in controlled, simplified laboratory conditions fail to accurately represent their behavior in the messy, complex, and interconnected real world. This bias arises because labs deliberately isolate variables and eliminate "noise," which often strips away the very contextual forces that shape outcomes in nature, society, or technology. The lab result is "true" only within its sterile vacuum, creating a potentially dangerous illusion of understanding that cracks under real-world pressures. It's the map that's perfectly accurate for a single, empty room, but useless for navigating a city.
Example: A social psychology study on altruism conducted in a lab with college students playing for token rewards might show people are fairly cooperative. This Laboratory Bias would completely miss how altruism collapses under real-world stresses like economic scarcity, tribal politics, or anonymous online interactions. The lab finding is valid, but its translation to reality is broken.
Laboratory Bias by Dumu The Void February 4, 2026
Dexter's Laboratory
(DEX-ters la-BOR-a-tor-y) One of few shows (including Powerpuff Girls, Johnny Bravo, I Am Weasel, Cow & Chicken) broadcast on Cartoon Network that has been ranked as: the shit.
Dexter's Laboratory by PaulJoe July 4, 2011
Dexter's Laboratory
A show on Cartoon Network that focuses on a boy-genius shortie named Dexter. He is usually seen in the show in his lab doing random experiments, while his ditzy ballerina of a sister Dee-Dee messes everything up, thus causing Dexter's temper to go up and kicking her out.
Dexter's hot Mom and smart-ass Dad know NOTHING about what their son is up to. Nothing at all. Dexter also has to face his worst enemy Mandark almost every-day. Mandark, however, is in love with Dee-Dee.
Oh yeah, speaking of Mandark, his parents are hippies. They don't understand his craving for evil and to make Dee-Dee his girlfriend. They want him growing up to be nice and have peace like they do.
Dexter's hot Mom and smart-ass Dad know NOTHING about what their son is up to. Nothing at all. Dexter also has to face his worst enemy Mandark almost every-day. Mandark, however, is in love with Dee-Dee.
Oh yeah, speaking of Mandark, his parents are hippies. They don't understand his craving for evil and to make Dee-Dee his girlfriend. They want him growing up to be nice and have peace like they do.
Has anyone ever noticed that Dexter's Mom has such a huge butt?
Has anyone ever noticed that Mandark loves Dee-Dee for no reason?
Has anyone ever noticed how Mandark's mother and father never understand him?
Why is Dee-Dee so ditzy anyway? All she does is annoy Dexter to bits!
But otherwise, Dexter's Laboratory is the bomb! Woo-hoo!
Has anyone ever noticed that Mandark loves Dee-Dee for no reason?
Has anyone ever noticed how Mandark's mother and father never understand him?
Why is Dee-Dee so ditzy anyway? All she does is annoy Dexter to bits!
But otherwise, Dexter's Laboratory is the bomb! Woo-hoo!
Dexter's Laboratory by JellyBean600 December 28, 2018
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Brent: he just tossed me a slop grenade
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floxi
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Respectfully
Precedes or follows either a gratuitously disrespectful or honest remark, originated in New York City. Used in similar fashion to "no offense" or "to be honest," interchangeably.
Ya mans is wild buns, respectfully. Respectfully he's washed.
After school, The Modells on Jamaica Ave was active. Respectfully.
After school, The Modells on Jamaica Ave was active. Respectfully.
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