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Normally a sporting term but can be appled to any team situation.

Someone, not a regular member of a team, who has been surreptitiously brought in for one match because they have superior skills to the person who normally plays in that position.

In horse racing, A fast horse disguised as, and racing under the name of a known slow horse. So those involved can bet at high odds and get a large winning payout from the bookmakers
Lookout, they're playing a ring in at full back

One of the biggest scandals in Australian horse racing was the Fine Cotton ring in
ring in by BT4a November 5, 2011
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someone who just appears to be there without invitation or invites them self sometimes in an unwanted situation but it is possible to ring in with friends if you see them down the street thus accompaning them but generally ringing in seeing as you were not invited
"hey can i ring in with you guys"
can also be :
ringing in "that dude is always ringing in"
rings in " fred always just rings in "

kinda like gate crashing but not in more of an everyday life sence
ring in by kirsty * January 7, 2006
Gang term - person or persons (usualy friends or people from another gang) that are called to help in gang wars/fights

They are called this because they are usaualy phoned just before or during a fight so they arive late and catch the rival gangs by surprize
A Famous case of this was in the fitzroy gardens when The Fitzroy Boyz were fighting SnK and the fitzroy boyz were getting smashed then the ring ins turned up with macchetees, samaurias and knives. A member from SnK had is arm chopped off and then they ran this resulted in a massive change of turf in melbourne.
ring in by hayden_669 September 7, 2006

Ring in the new year getting cancer

To celebrate the new year at a bar that has poor ventilation and can easily be confused with Snoop Dog's recording studio due to the persistent haze of smoke.
"Man, I really don't want to ring in the new year getting cancer". Do we have to go to Dee's?"

Get In The Ring 

The most in your face, epic rock song ever, written by Guns N' Roses. It speaks of how the glam celebrity writers sell their souls and lie to make money off of the public.
This song was not well recieved by the media, but real Gunners fuckin loved it.
Mick Wall at Kerang!: Guns N' Roses are a bunch of stupid pussies.

Duff and Axl: Get In the ring mother fucker, and we'll kick your bitchy little ass, PUNK.

Mick: I gotta go masterbate to my mothers training bras. Bye!
Get In The Ring by segalsens June 27, 2008

hat in the ring

Get in on a huge blowout family argument
Roger: Boy, that sure was uncomfortable at the holiday gathering yesterday.

Harvey: Not sure what you mean ?

Roger: Lots of conversations and perceived slights henceforth to cry and whine about.

Harvey: Sorry, I had to take a leak every time I heard one start, or get more food.

Roger: Good move. You don't have to throw your hat in the ring then.
Harvey: I block numbers after these get together's for a while. It's great.
hat in the ring by cut the cards March 12, 2023

thumped in the o-ring 

In prison, I got thumped in the o-ring, and I could barely walk afterwards!
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Soul digger

A man who dates women with the sole purpose of exploiting their time, energy, and labor while he sucks the joy and happiness from their lives.
"That guy's a soul digger. He'll expect you to work full time, but you'll be doing all the cooking, cleaning, laundry, shopping, and childcare while he plays video games or watches TV."
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pod person 

A person pretending to be something they aren't, or an impostor. This is inferred because of the old alien movies where alien pods appear on earth and the "pod people" dispose of the humans and slowly reproduce the bodies, pretending to be humans.
The pod person was pretending to be my father, but I knew that he was an alien when he acted differently than my father ever would have.
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A dead drop is a location used to secretly pass items between two people, without requiring them to meet.

Spies have been known to use dead drops, using various techniques to hide the items and to signal that the drop has been made. Drug dealers use this as well.

A common place is to duct tape the item to the underside of a toilet cover in a public restroom.

A signal is sometimes used as well to indicate there is something to pickup, like a pile of stones in a certain formation. After checking the drop the signal is removed.
"The dead drop is the restroom toilet at the Gulf station at the corner of Commercial Ave. and Georges Rd."
dead drop by rubberroom July 23, 2008
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No Surprises Wedding

A "No Surprises Wedding," or NSW, is a wedding invitation designation that tells attendees that there can be no unplanned announcements, engagements, events or speeches at the wedding - all actions must be pre-approved by the couple. Anyone who performs an unapproved "surprise" will be asked to leave the wedding early.

This designation comes from Reddit, where so many stories of bad wedding behavior indicated a need to communicate expectations for the wedding behavior of attendees.
You are cordially invited to the nuptials of Brian and Tom on October 31 at noon.

Please note that this wedding is child-free (under 10) and a No Surprises Wedding (NSW). Reach out to wedding planner Sami Smith to request approvals or exceptions; please note that exceptions will be rare. Limited child care for under-10s will be available. All approvals will be noted and included in planning. Unapproved, or surprise exceptions, will result in guests being asked to leave.
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