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obviousism 

An explanation offered with little clarity, to which the listener is met with a scoff and expression of disdain when requesting further detail.
The hour long discussion was full of obviousisms that left all, but one, feeling inadequate.
obviousism by Mr. C. November 30, 2004

obviousm 

Obviousm is a disease. Its main and only symptom is the stating of the obvious, which is already known to everyone.
*Car explodes*
Red Dude: "Hey, that car exploded"
Blue Dude: "You suffer obviousm. Let me cure you be a strong kick to the head."
obviousm by dft August 5, 2006

Obviousity 

Obviousities are nouns that are blatant.
Example 1: "Did you see that ninja? Yes? Exactly. He's an obviousity, and needs to be fired."

Example 2: "Spare me the statistical obviousities and give me the details!"

obviousize 

The act of making something more obvious.
Football is obviously a game where you use your feet on a ball. However, some people do not know what football is. This means we should obviousize it.
obviousize by Tenkyougan January 2, 2008

Obviousm 

A statement that sounds obvious but really isn't, leading a person who hears it to think that they knew it all along and therefore deem it unimportant. Obviousms sound obvious but carry a deeper or more complex meaning that often is overlooked.
Consider the statement, "you don't have to act on your feelings." This seems obvious to most people and in spite of "knowing" it to be true, very few people actually understand this. Most people find it very challenging - sometimes impossible - to separate their actions from their feelings.
Hold on, homie. That an obviousm. Don't act like you knew that all along.
Obviousm by AfroSwirl March 5, 2019
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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.
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Literally "dirty" pronounced with a West Indian accent. Can also have a positive connotation, for example Sean Paul's album title "Dutty Rock".
"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
Word of the Day on September 29, 2026
Short-hand for the word floccinaucinihilipilification, meaning the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
After we broke up, he was floxi to me.
floxi by Dr. Geek May 13, 2009
Word of the Day on September 28, 2026
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