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A ritual suicide practiced by samurai in Japan, usually because he has brought shame and dishonor to himself. This might have resulted from failing to protect his master, or otherwise breaking the code of bushido, "the way of the warrior". The soon-to-be-deceased kneels with a short sword in both hands, and disembowels himself. Immediately after this, the sepuku assisant, known as the kaishakunin or "second", beheads the person with a sword. The ritual goes into great detail about washing and dressing, last words, etc.
The disgraced samurai was asked to commit sepuku by his superiors.
Sepuku by midget_rodeo September 13, 2008
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Sepuku is the act of commiting Honorable Suicide. A defeated samurai warrior would kill himself before allowing his opponent the honor of finishing him off. Also See: HaraKiri.
Defeated Samurai jabs his Tanto (The smaller of the two swords carried) into his stomach/chest.
Sepuku by William March 10, 2005
A japanese ritual sacrifice, mainly when you have been disgraced.
If my 'friends' spread my secrets to the whole school, i will perform seppukku to end my life and my shame.
seppukku by Fluffy Paine May 29, 2007
A misspelling of "Seppuku," particularly common among people with low IQs.
I committed sepuku because I think "Seppuku" is actually spelled "Sepuku." Also, possum tastes great and I wear pants on my head.
Sepuku by NotBobJohnson June 20, 2008
Sepuku is when a ninja butters or greases up a frisbee,bends in in half and inserts it into his mouth.
"Hurooo the ninja commited Sepuku and didnt even think about it."
Sepuku by Daric August 30, 2008
The word 'flag' as pronounced by people with thick Belfast accents. The term is a perfect encapsulation of the disproportionate and overblown reaction to the removal of the Union Jack (as in 'de fleg') from above City Hall in Belfast. Where previously it had flown for 365 days per year, it is now flown on 17 designated days of the year - in line with many other British cities.

The event caused a portion of the Protestant community ('fleggers') to make international pricks of themselves as they proceeded to wreck the fucking place, claiming it was another erosion of a 'British' identity they perceive to have been under attack since the horrifying spectre of equality reared its head in Northern Ireland.

The word 'fleg' - and indeed 'fleggers' - fittingly describes a section of humanity unconcerned with knowledge, reality or the vagaries of the English language. Like America's tea-baggers they are ruled by instinct, fear and paranoia with a side dish of rampant bigotry and startling ignorance of the world around them.
"Wat de fuck like! The taigs got de fleg took down! Let's wreck de fuckin place! No surrender!"

"De fleg has been took down! Before ye know it there'll be a united Ireland! Attack Short Strand! God Save The Queen!"
Fleg by OnionFleg August 9, 2013
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