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It is a quick way of saying love you really.
sceneo: Your so gay XD ... lyr x
lyr by mute™ December 9, 2008
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One who laughs like a dolphin.
Did you hear that Lyr'Cea?
lyr'cea by The Kool-Aids Man January 23, 2018

Never let the lyrics get in the way of the groove 

Never let the lyrics get in the way of the groove — a statement that can be taken figuratively, literally and symbolically that teaches the lesson that sometimes simplicity is profundity.

Used symbolically or metaphorically it can apply to people who let Tantric Sex get in the way of good fucking. Never let the “lyrics” get in the way of the “groove”.

Used literally it can refer to a lesson learned by Allee Willis when she co-wrote the song September with Maurice White.

White insisted on using the filler lyric “Ba-dee-ya” in the context of the finished song; and Allee Willis strongly disagreed with this choice and asked:

“What the fuck does “Ba-dee-ya” mean?”

To which Maurice White replied:

“What The fuck does it matter. Never let the lyrics get in the way of the groove.”

The song was a smash hit.

Figuratively it can be used to mean “less is more”.

Teenager learning to cook doing waaaaaaaay too much:

I’m gonna make a gourmet hamburger with sausage and beef topped with goat cheese, lettuce, tomato, mayonnaise, mustard, Ketchup, and Vidalia onion.

Friend hungry and ready to eat now:

DUDE! Never let the lyrics get in the way of the groove!!!! Just make us a couple of burgers.
Husband:

First we are going to do eye gazing; then we are going to give each other oil massages. After that we are going to place our right hands on each other’s hearts while chanting a pleasure mantra. Next, we are going to…

Wife interrupts:

Never let the lyrics get in the way of the groove.
Lyraq is a nickname to Switzerlands tenth largest city, Lyss. Lyss was given this nickname because there are more murders and violence that occur in Lyss than the war in Iraq. Walking the streets of Lyss is like walking in Iraq with all the murders, robbery, gang bangs, and acts of violence.
Keryberi: if you’re not from Lyss then you can’t walk without permission in Lyraq
Lyraq by Kery ya beri January 18, 2021

Lyrical Assassin 

Someone who straight up destroys a beat with flows that can't be beat.

Spitting rhymes just like bullets, as to murder the competition.

Mr. Criminal
O.G. 1:Ay, have you heard Mr. Criminal's new C.D.?
O.G. 2:Yeah, that foo is truely the one and only Lyrical Assassin

lyriphysics 

Lyriphysics / Lyri-Physics is the science of lyricism and energy and of the intense interactions between the two. This word derives from the artist "iKenj" who displays a talent for constructing his lyrics with vast words that rhyme together and still make perfect sense.
iKenj demonstrates complex wordplay using lyriphysics as his main weapon in rhythm and poetry.
lyriphysics by FEMS1 May 27, 2009
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When your wife’s boyfriend let you sleep past 8pm 😎😎
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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.
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Surf Dracula Syndrome 

A phenomenon in film/television series, most notably streaming series, where the main premise is drawn out to such a point that it takes an entire season or more to get the parts of the series the audience is actually interested in seeing.

For example, if a series is titled "Surf Dracula," a majority of viewers would tune in expecting to see Dracula surfing by the first or second episode. However, the entire first season would instead be tedious padding and backstory before finally ending with Dracula surfing in the last five minutes of the season finale.
I watched "Smallville" on Netflix the other day. Dude, it was ten seasons of filler before he finally flew! Major Surf Dracula Syndrome!
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Northstarring

Finding your way back to the truth by fixing on one verified fact and working out from there, the way you navigate by the North Star when everything around you is spinning.
Rumours were flying everywhere, so she went northstarring — one checked fact at a time.
Northstarring by Light Bearer October 22, 2026
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Plate of Brown 

A plate of brown consists of foods that have little to no nutritional value, and are typically deep fried. A true plate of brown will also be accompanied by a dark soda.
Wanna go to meal hall & grab a plate of brown?
Plate of Brown by Cheddar Craigson September 18, 2020
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