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system requirements

The never ending upward spiral!

Your computer must at least match the "system requirements" in order to run the software or hardware.
System Requirements for Bla2004

2.5GHz processor
500Mb RAM
128Mb GPU memory :-(
Windows XP
.. and something you haven't got! >:-/
system requirements by IP Freely February 4, 2004

system requirements

A set of words letting you know if you have to pay lots of money in the near future.
Doug: What's system requirements on that thing?
Bob: I think I'm going to have to buy a new computer, for this.... what's your name again?
Doug: Doug.
Bob: *KABOOM*
Doug: I hate it when that happens.
system requirements by NESMonster February 2, 2004

breadth requirements

When colleges require students, who may be spending tens of thousands of dollars per year on tuition, to take courses outside their majors in order that they become "well-rounded". Wonderful if your last name is Rockefeller. Hard to justify if your poor mother is scrubbing floors to put you through college.
Breadth requirements are things such as Physics majors being required to take classes in Medieval Literature, or Art majors being required to take Calculus.

liberal education requirement 

A class required by the higher education system. It assists no one in the completion of any type of degree. The knowledge is forgotten once the class is complete and the money you spent on it is wasted because the class benifits no one at all.
College Student 1: "Hey man what liberal education requirement class are you taking?"

College Student 2: "I'm taking a chemistry lab because when I get my accounting degree I'll have to mix chemicals....a lot."

College Student 1: "I would rather just throw the money into my toilet and flush it down then take these ridiculous classes."

system requirements

The minimum level of hardware and software that must be present before a piece of hardware or software will work properly.
Halo PC

Windows 98SE or higher
733MHZ Processor
1.2 GB Hard Drive space
32MB Videocard
8x CD-ROM
Sound Card
Speakers
system requirements by Primal February 6, 2004

Muscles Are Required Intelligence Not Essential 

Muscles Are Required Intelligence Not Essential, the term used by Seamus Kennedy when describing the USMC.
"You wanna know what the word Marine stands for? Muscles Are Required Intelligence Not Essential."
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fauxstalgia 

Faux nostalgia. Faking old things in an attempt to recapture the feeling of times gone past, especially of technology that has passed.
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fauxstalgia by scotte61 December 16, 2010
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pajama casual 

Pajama casual is a term used when working from home and preparing for a video conference. All business above the waist and your pajama pants down below.
We have a Zoom meeting in a few minutes and I’ll probably go pajama casual.
pajama casual by jrod-knows March 31, 2020
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funflation 

The recent boom in consumer spending on entertainment and experiences with a high demand running up the cost of enjoying of those experiences.
I’m trying to go to this Taylor Swift concert but the funflation has made it so impossible for me to afford tickets.
funflation by Dfree523 November 17, 2023
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A US deep south term for an alligator. Usually used in the Cajun dialect.
Take the big pirogue, I saw a huge swamp dog out there earlier.
swamp dog by Crystal Ambrose May 22, 2006
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Throat Sweats 

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.
Throat Sweats by TacoFings420 April 23, 2024
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Being ignored by someone when making a statement or asking a question. Also known as blanked and turfed.
Person 1: Did u watch ** last nite?
Person 2:......
Person 3: O no u got aired!
aired by Pietro February 9, 2005
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piddlefart

Instead of doing my homework, I decided to piddlefart around for two hours.
piddlefart by Rene April 25, 2005
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