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secant

what americans says when they try to say 'second'
'hey, do you have a secant?'

english person: 'huh?'
by phoenix-h February 19, 2009
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External secant segment

An external secant segment is an obscure math term that sounds like you're describing a retarded piece of shit. Call someone this if they're being extremely fake and gay
External secant segment: 🅱️eter

retard: shut up secant
by external secant segment November 3, 2018
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Blithering Secant

Someone or something that has been an absolute idiot that there is no other thing you can call them. By referencing them to a line that intersects a parabola, you assert complete male alpha dominance.
Person 1 :"(does something idiotic)"
Me: "You Blithering Secant!"
by barbariancoc October 28, 2019
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scantron paranoia

the feeling one experiences when taking a test on a scantron and getting the same answer multiple times in a row; applies to students
I got five B's in a row on my scantron, one of them HAD to have been wrong. I hate scantron paranoia.
by iCoinedThat1199 December 28, 2009
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semantic satiation

when you say a word so much it starts to sound fucking weird
Ducksauce had to say the same thing so many times at an audition he got semantic satiation
by MadWolf March 25, 2013
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arguing semantics

When people argue about the definition or meaning of a word. This usually starts in the middle of an argument and distracts from the main topic of the argument. Whether done intentionally or not depends on the people arguing.

When an argument deteriorates and its focus becomes one about word definitions rather than the main topic, a person will usually say "Oh, now we're just arguing semantics". Usually by this point, the arguement has become a waste of time because it has morphed into a bunch of bickering about irrelevant, unimportant details rather than the original main point.

If someone accuses you of arguing semantics, they're usually accusing you of intentionally avoiding the topic. In this case, the person may or may not be misusing the phrase in order to do so. If you're not actually arguing about word definitions, then they should accuse you of being nit-picky instead (as that would be more accurate) but to explain it to this degree becomes a bit nit-picky in and of itself and so for obvious reasons, this is the end.
Jenny: Hey Tommy, did you do your homework?
Tommy: I would never do my homework.
Jenny: What do you mean? You always do your homework!
Tommy: No, I would never "do" my homework - that would be gross. But if you want to know if I completed my homework...
Jenny: Oh, please. Spare me. Now you're just arguing semantics.
by PineappleJane February 9, 2017
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scante

tweek speed chrystal meth shit d dope crank
kick back fool, no lets go to a kick back dawg, fuck it lets smoke some scante fool...
by rawkie October 31, 2007
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