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Load Shedding 

An action in which the South African government tortures their civilians by causing a black out on a daily bases varying from 1-5 hours. There are varies stages to load shedding if you have stage one you are very very lucky
e.g: Eskom is being a doos and starting load shedding again after 2 of our presidents promised it'd never happen again

Shredding Face 

/SHred.diNG/ /fās/

shred·ding-face

verb.

A term that originated in northern Saskatchewan it indicates you were snowboarding so awesomely and at such a dominating caliber compared to everyone else on the mountain that you physically shredded the skin, eyes, and ultimately face, off of anyone and everyone who was pathetically attempting to keep up with you. The term is used as both an insult when you’ve showed someone how it’s done (ex. Just shredded your face off chump!) and as a taunt when the day of shred has either just started or you’re loading up your gear on the way to the hill. (Better enjoy the view while you still can boys because I'm about to shred your faces off!)
"I was shredding face all day, these chumps didn't have a chance on the slopes"

"Well boys enjoy your faces while you still have em because I'm gonna be shredding face all day!"

"Hey Ian what happened to your face... looks like it got shredded off!"

"Nate was really shredding face today" "Yeah no kidding, when you're riding with chumps named Jaz how can you not!"
Shredding Face by TheGrizzlyDen December 9, 2013

keyboard shredding 

The act of hammering out programming code insanely fast.
Example
Edwin: "Hey Jon, let's hang out tonight."
Jon: "Sorry, can't tonight; going to do some keyboard shredding."

Example
Miguel: "Hey do you hear all that keyboard clicking noise?"
Edwin: "That's just Jon keyboard shredding. Don't disturbed him; he's in the zone."

Example
Jon: "Wow look at that nerd's long hair and neck beard. He must be a keyboard shredder."
keyboard shredding by mooogs May 14, 2017

meth shredding

A term used to describe the commonly experienced paranoia fueled by methamphetamine use that causes the user to compulsively tear into tiny pieces, by hand, everything they come in contact with.
I had eaten a Twinkie and therefore relied upon my meth shredding habit to eliminate all possible evidence of this pathetic and unhealthful event knowing that my dietary activity could at some point become the subject of a full-blown FBI investigation.
meth shredding by Dr Bunnygirl September 26, 2019

Shredding Rug 

An act of dancing where there are no rules. Anything goes. It usually entails getting low, making ridiculous faces, and falling flat on your face. Strobe lights contribute to the act of tearing as well as Britney Spears.

One can only say they shredded rug if they have the battle wounds to prove it such as swollen/tender feet, blisters, or bruises.
Boy1: Hey did you see Kristin dancing last night? She was intense.

Boy2: So wasn't dancing! She was absolutly shredding rug! Girl was intense!
Shredding Rug by Forgione April 21, 2008

shredding it

When someone is totally nailing it, one could say they're "shredding it."
We'll be giving Charlie 5 out of 5 on his performance review, he's totally shredding it.
shredding it by Artanis9652 September 28, 2020
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British slang for a scientist or technical expert, esp . when the speaker is not certain of the expert’s specific field of study. Not necessarily derogatory, but typically used by persons without a technical background. In the US, the equivalent would be “egghead”, “squint”, or “geek.”

Origin of the word is unknown. Started sometime in World War 2. Given the typical evolution of British slang, could easily have started because what these experts did was confusing or “baffling” to the common person.
According to the boffins downstairs, the murderer used a serrated blade.
Boffin by Agnon February 11, 2023
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Pee Calculus

When you have to pee in a movie but don’t want to miss anything, and must do the following mental equation: will the amount I have to pee cause enough discomfort to diminish my attention capacity for the remainder of the movie to an extent which is greater than the amount of the movie I would miss by making a mad dash to the restroom.
I saw Satantango last night, wonderful film but by the 5th hour I had to start doing pee calculus.
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Literally "dirty" pronounced with a West Indian accent. Can also have a positive connotation, for example Sean Paul's album title "Dutty Rock".
"The girl is pretty but she corrupt and dutty!"

or, in a positive usage:

"Booya! That freestyle was dutty!"
Dutty by J Hall April 3, 2003
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korean word for madam, older woman
Ajumma wait a moment
Ajumma by aintnotinbutnice July 5, 2009
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Slop Grenade

When someone uses AI to generate a large document, slide deck, or piece of code/software and tosses it over the fence for you to deal with.
Chad: Hey Brent I sent you the new backend API change to review, it’s only 100 files changed.

Brent: he just tossed me a slop grenade
Slop Grenade by Joe Squid September 28, 2026
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Short-hand for the word floccinaucinihilipilification, meaning the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
After we broke up, he was floxi to me.
floxi by Dr. Geek May 13, 2009
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