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harm reduction

The practice of providing advice and helpful suggestions to a novice regarding potentially dangerous activities in the hope that they will heed the advice and not cause hurt or harm to themselves or others.
Practicing harm reduction Keith showed Brittany how to IV drugs. According to him he didn't want the wrong person showing her the wrong way, because he knew she was headstrong.
harm reduction by Nikki Stixx December 9, 2018

reduction of order 

Reduction of order is a technique in mathematics for solving second-order ordinary differential equations. It is also a technique used in restaurants by math geeks who change their order to an amount less than originally requested.
I went to McDonald's and ordered two Big Macs, but I changed my mind and ordered only one. They didn't like my reduction of order.
reduction of order by murr2k March 14, 2009
To open someone's eyes and mind to the secret truth of something important.

A reference to the film The Matrix, in which Neo takes a red pill to learn the ugly truth about his existence.
I have no idea what's really going on here, man, and nothing adds up. Redpill me here.
redpill by Pig-Iron May 14, 2013

urban redun-dunce 

(n.) a person who posts redundant definitions to Urban Dictionary.
Joe: "Hey, I'm gonna add a word to Urban Dictionary."
Frank: "Oh yeah? Which word?"
Joe: "Booty."
Frank: "But there are already more than 100 definitions for that word. Is your definition original?"
Joe: "No, not at all."
Frank: "That makes you a total urban redun-dunce."
urban redun-dunce by Dylanphile February 4, 2012

redprick 

If you have this username you are the coolest most nice person in this world or maybe even planet.
"Omg , look redprick joined the game!"
"It's the redprick himself omg"
redprick by redprick June 28, 2021

Redumbdant 

The act of using your turn signal to take an on/off ramp on the highway, and leaving it on for the duration of the entire circle.
Spoken in rage to the car in front of you: "I can see that your turning right, TURN OFF YOUR GOD DAMN SIGNAL YOU'RE BEING REDUMBDANT!"
Redumbdant by Crepuscular March 28, 2015
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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.
Pee Calculus by anorlondo October 1, 2026
Word of the Day on October 2, 2026
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
Word of the Day on October 1, 2026
korean word for madam, older woman
Ajumma wait a moment
Ajumma by aintnotinbutnice July 5, 2009
Word of the Day on September 30, 2026

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
NYC people who migrate north to Quahog, RI to see the leaves in the fall.
New York and everyone from there can fornicate themselves with an iron stick.
leafers by ss++ February 8, 2005
Word of the Day on September 27, 2026
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