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What cowboys in the old west called a hand-rolled cigarette; they kept their papers and tobacco in a decorative leather pouch and called it their "works".
The old cowhand sat on a milking stool, pulled his works out of his boot, and rolled us both a quirly.
quirly by madame guillotine November 3, 2015
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querly • query • querytory • Quirly • querky • queerly • querty • quearly • Quelly • Quely
Used to describe something obvious that is usually related to something queer/LGBT
Person A: "Do you think that person is gay?"
Person B: "Queerly"

Person A: "Are you going to volunteer to work on the repeal of Prop 8 in CA?"
Person B: "Queerly"

Person A: "What are you doing right now?" (towards Person B who is singing Glee)
Person B: "Queerly, defying gravity"
queerly by GCcantstopwontstop January 16, 2010

querytory learner 

/kwirē,tôrē/
(scientific or methodological) prefer using questions as a way of understanding things, is a learning style associated with combination of three learning style mainly visual, verbal and logical, learners in this pace prefer asking questions out of curiosity to get the accurate information and learn the idea by doing it.
She is a querytory learner she learn by asking questions.
querytory learner by John Dhal July 28, 2018
What cowboys called a hand rolled cigarette, not a joint, and they didn't even have "blunts" back then!
Listen to the Marty Robbins song "Cowboy in the Continental Suit" where it says the cowboy pulled a "sack of Deuce" and "rolled himself a quirly". He's talking about tobacco, not pot!
quirly by Baja Dreamer August 28, 2012

querytory 

/ ˈkwirē ,tôrē/ - Adj; relating to sense of questioning, inquisitive nature
verb; the manner of asking question in an inquisitive state , investigative way of getting information, thinking of asking questions to gather information, observant thinker, a method of asking more clarifying questions to accurately get to the point of conclusion.
Some people are querytory learners who learn best by asking question to get accurate information.
querytory by John Dhal July 28, 2018

Query Shaming 

The act of characterizing someone's SQL queries as inefficient.
Our database administrator (DBA) while reporting on why our server was slow proceeded to engage in some query shaming Ted's queries.
In today's staff meeting our DBA spoke directely to Ted in order to query shame him about some of the queries he had written.
Query Shaming by Mike Josephson November 1, 2018
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The feeling and build up in your mouth/throat of saliva that sometimes accompanies nausea.
Oh man those burritos gave me the throat sweats, I hope I don’t have food poisoning.
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Person 1: Did u watch ** last nite?
Person 2:......
Person 3: O no u got aired!
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anyone who succeeds in disgracing/over indulging themselves in the throws of clubland
28 hours and 4 clubs later, gurning for england but still refusing to go home - a total wrongun!!
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square grouper

Nickname given to bales of marijuana thrown overboard or out of airplanes. Origin is reportedly from members of the US Coast Guard in the area of Southern Florida.
"Base we've got some square groupers floating outside of Miami harbor."
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A girl who does ballet and only talks about ballet. Her schedule is filled with dance classes which does not allow her to do any other activity.
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"Yeah, she's kind of annoying. All she ever talks about it ballet."

"Wow, what a Bunhead."

"Hey Sally, you want to hang out this weekend?"
"I can't, I have dance."
"You're such a Bunhead."

"Yeah... I know."
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