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shoelace express 

a metaphorical railroad that you would 'board' to let your friends know that you're walking.
"All aboard the shoelace express!"

Danny: Are you taking your car?
Sarah: No, battery's dead. Looks like it's the shoelace express for me.
shoelace express by swheatlady February 15, 2009

Shoelace Express 

1)The means of transportation used when walking somewhere. Often utilized after a night of partying when you don't have a ride or feel like calling an Uber or cab.

2) The oldest and most reliable form of transportation known to man.
"Hey we're about to head out. Need a ride? No thanks, I'm staying for a bit. "How are you getting home?" "The Shoelace Express!"

"My car's gonna be in the shop for the rest of the week. I guess I'm taking the Shoelace Express until it's fixed!"

Shoelace Express 

To walk home after a night of partying while being in a state of intoxication.
Instead of going aboard the drunk drivers shuttle, they decided to take the Shoelace express.
Shoelace Express by chipmunk 314 August 16, 2011

the Shoelace Express 

A Short-lived Wisconsin Cannabis rogue Quorum Director who blasts sophistry at the Wisconsin Capitol, but forgets to pay the parking meter so his stupid fucking ass gets his truck towed.
Hey bro, can you float me $500? I was at the Capitol speaking sophistry and forgot to pay the meter. I'm stuck in five o'clock rush hour taking the Shoelace Express.
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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.
pod person by Christopher M. May 9, 2005
Word of the Day on November 10, 2026
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
Word of the Day on November 9, 2026

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.
Word of the Day on November 8, 2026
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