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A US Navy tradition that occurs when a ship crosses the equator. Any sailor or Marine who's first time passing the equator is subjected to a hazing ritual called "Shellbacking."
When I sailed with the 15th MEU out of Camp Pendleton I got Shellbacked.
shellback by Matt_usmc September 13, 2008
Words you can keep
A Shellback is a Pollywog that has gone through The Crossing the Line Ceremony. Sometimes referred to as Sons of Neptune.
I became a shellback when we crossed the line on our way to Australia.
Shellback by xNilx February 9, 2010

golden shellback

adj. A US Navy (and possibly other nations) tradition that occurs when a ship and it's company crosses the equator and the international dateline simultaneously. In doing so, the wog, and even plain shellbacks must go through an initiation process; an accepted form of hazing in todays military. Its should also be noted that when the dateline is crossed, you skip a day. Davey Jones Himself as well as Neptune join in on the fun as well. After all is said and done, a steel beach picnic usually follows this time honored tradition.
sailor #1- "Back in the day, when I was aboard the USS Forrestal during a WESTPAC cruise we obtained our Golden Shellback status."

sailor #2- "What's a Golden Shellback?"

sailor #1-"You're such a slimey wog!"
golden shellback by Sanctimonious January 30, 2008

Schnellback 

A long line of German and Czechoslovakian blood that is extremely lucky. Not to be confused with Schwartzenegger or Schellenbach.
Drip drip drip that Schnellback all over ya!
Schnellback by Martin McFly March 10, 2015

Spelljacked 

The act of changing perfectly good words by a cell phone spell checker at the moment a text is send. Or changing a misspelled word to something that’s not even close and then sending the text without giving you any options.
John: “Dude, where did you learn to spell? Your text was all messed up.”

Dave: “I know, my cell spelljacked my text again.”
Spelljacked by Stealth KC May 5, 2010

shellbacker 

straight military guy, usually Navy, who does gay "solo jerk-off" videos for gay guys for extra cash...a profitable endeavor that doesn't make them gay...just means they are confident with their packages and love getting paid money for something they usually do for free by themselves...
Ensign Hawkins earns extra spending money as a shellbacker when he's on shore leave.
shellbacker by bottomboy_tj December 28, 2014

Shellacking 

The action of annihilating, destroying, or otherwise beating your opponent in an abusive, sadistic, or embarassing manner.
"Wow, the Patriots really got their asses kicked, didn't they?"

"Yep, it was a real shellacking."
Shellacking by zythane47 November 3, 2008
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A slang term used to describe a bald person, typically someone who is completely bald or has a closely shaved head. The term is derived from the infamous, hairless kids’ cartoon character of the same name.
Example 1:
“Did you see that caillou over there? His head is reflecting the sun like a disco ball.”
Example 2:
“I think Dave is finally accepting his hair loss. He just went full caillou and shaved the whole thing off.”
caillou by WMH01 September 12, 2026
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Brought-upsy 

scruples; to have manners;

May also be spelt Brought-upsie

WestIndian/Caribbean in orient - Barbados, WHUT.
Example 1: Child, you ain't got no brought-upsy?

Translation: My Child, have you not any manners?



Example 2: What, you ain't got no brought-upsy?

Translation: I can't believe you're doing that. Were you not taught any manners as a child?
Brought-upsy by B-Town Gilly April 20, 2005
Word of the Day on September 12, 2026
The practice of modifying a model (not limited to toy action figures) to achieve some result other than that intended by the manufacturer. ...
I had to kitbash my Luke Skywalker figure with my Darth Vader figure because Luke was missing a hand.
kitbash by geru January 15, 2006
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Satellite baddies

Attractive women who are far from your location.
There are no hot girls in the area, theres only satellite baddies.
Satellite baddies by Banksy123 September 5, 2026
Word of the Day on September 10, 2026
Omg, the ramifications!”
-“You forgot about the rammys, bro.”
Rammys by Brandonmical August 4, 2023
Word of the Day on September 9, 2026
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