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Cognitive Recalibration
The act of hitting someone really hard in the head to bring them back to reality. Used by Natasha Romanoff in The Avengers.
Barton: "Why am I back? How'd you get him out?"
Romanoff: "Cognitive recalibration. I hit you really hard in the head."
Romanoff: "Cognitive recalibration. I hit you really hard in the head."
Cognitive Recalibration by Bieber H8R June 22, 2015
I don't recall
A rather poor safety net that is often used by the guilty when they testify before congress. The degree to which the testifier uses this phrase often indicates how much they have to hide. This phrase was recently made famous by Alberto Gonzales when he testified in April of 2007.
Alberto Gonzales used the old "I don't recall" trick 71 times when he testified before congress the other day. That means he's really guilty or really stupid. Most likely both.
I don't recall by kmuto April 30, 2007
Word of the Day on January 15, 2023
Wrong room Recall
Mental condition which relates to the momentary feeling of utter panic you suffer when you wake up in a different location to your normal place of sleep (i.e. Your bed at home) having forgotten you were sleeping somewhere else.
Guy who wakes up- Jesus! Where the F**k am I? Oh right…I’m staying at a hotel this weekend. Phew. That was a bad case of wrong room recall.
Wrong room Recall by KEJIAN February 26, 2009
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Ratfucker
Brought to public attention by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein in the book on the fall of Richard Nixon, All The President’s Men, ratfucker was Nixon’s term for a political operative who sows chaos among opponents; an agent provocateur. It is thought to have originated among campus political rivalries at USC, and seems to have some usage in the US military.
Along with Nixon’s other ratfuckers, Roger Stone caused fights at otherwise peaceful Democratic Party protests to generate a false narrative that the Democrats were violent and dangerous.
Ratfucker by Ricky Ramjet November 2, 2017
Word of the Day on November 2, 2026
countrypolitan
Term used to describe someone who is a mix of both rural (country) and urban (metropolitan) lifestyles/upbringings. He/she is typically equally comfortable in both settings and is able to seamlessly slip back and forth between the two, appreciating the characteristics of each.
That ol' gal of mine drives the 12 lane freeway during the week and a John Deere on the weekends. She likes opra and the Grand Ol' Opry. I love them countrypolitan women.
countrypolitan by MOChick November 7, 2006
Word of the Day on November 1, 2026