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shortage 

Shortage - a clever way to describe a collection of things in a deminishing size (collective noun).
What is the collective noun for a collection of dwarves? Oh, you mean 'A shortage'!
shortage by Domnic April 9, 2015
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Shortage 

You dont need to collect data to know theres a shortage of workers now, common sense will tell you that.
Of course theres a shortage of workers, everything got shut down.
Shortage by Solid Mantis October 14, 2020

Shortage 

A group or pack of little people is called a shortage. This can range from as few as only three little people, to numbers large enough to make you question reality.
There is a shortage of them at the circus.

(The term 'little people' can also be used to help clarify what is being talked about)

There was a shortage of little people at the rodeo, I wasn't sure if they were going to perform an act or not. I didn't think it would be polite to ask.
Shortage by Chevy Mustang March 5, 2025

The Great Moroccan Kleenex Shortage of 08-09 

In March of 2008 the demand for Kleenex's in Morocco increased at an unbelievable rate. The Moroccan King asked for everyone to stay calm. He attributed the increase in demand for Kleenex to Peace Corps volunteers spending too much time in their masterbatorium, spanktuary, spank schack, whack shack, jack shack, flip n jack, finger hut, spank cave, spank wagon, cumgeon, cum station, lunch punch, stroke boat, spank bank, corner of crank, jerk hut, masturbation station, spankmobile, homostead, spank shed, and master barriums. In particular, undercover sources attibute the increase to one "King of Crank" J-Lub (known for exceptional stroking form.) When asked for comment, J-Lub simply said "whatever dude, I'm gonna go listen to some music." The King has told people to hold strong. The King also claimed that supplies are expected to return to normal around the time of Tallstacks 2010.
Oh man, I shouldn't have ate all that spicy couscous. Now I can't blow my nose due to The Great Moroccan Kleenex Shortage of 08-09

the great dude shortage of 1883

This is a fake historical event that has been mentioned about Barney Stinson in the show How I Met Your Mother (2005-2014). Barney mentions this event when there was not so many guys in the night club.

Show: How I Met Your Mother (2005-2014)
Season: 3
Episode: 12- No Tomorrow

Time: 5:00
"Bodyguard: Yeah. Sorry, guys. Look, if it was just you two, you can go in right now. But we got nothing but girls in there. People are gonna start thinking it's a lesbian bar.
Barney: Would you excuse us for a minute? (To Ted) Ted I'm going to be hones. I was full of it with that whole Nostradamus thing.
Ted: No! (sarcastic)
Barney: But I'm starting to think there is some serious planetary cr*p going on here tonight. Never in the history of New York City nightclubs has there been a shortage of dudes. Now even during the great dude shortage of 1883. We've got to ditch these girls. (The ones accompanying them)"

Blood Shortage

A man has a brain and a penis, but only enough blood to run one at a time. A Blood Shortage occurs when you have to think logically while you have an erection. This cannot be done and the results are usually not desired.
Dude, she was hot, I had Blood Shortage...and now I'm on Valtrex.
Blood Shortage by RustyT December 17, 2004

Sanitary Supply Shortage 

The ultimate downfall of mankind. The Sanitary Supply Shortage, refers to a shortage in the availability of toilet paper, tissues, paper towels, or in some cases, even leaves.

Whether it's a glance at the empty roll when finishing up on the toilet seat, or an empty tissue box after excessive masturbation, a Sanitary Supply Shortage, will induce panic in even the most prominent of males.
Examples of Sanitary Supply Shortages:

Jimmy thought he would save time by doing his business in the forest. It wasn't until later, that he realised, he had forgotten to logically calculate, that it was winter time, and the trees had already shed their leaves.

Scott reached out to his tissue box to begin the cleanup, but instead of being greeted by the warm feel of an abundance of papery goodness; he felt cold card, it was at this point he knew, he would have to direct his search towards the trash can, for second hand sanitary supplies, were better than no sanitary supplies.
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age gate 

An absolutely foolproof way to keep minors from viewing content deemed "too mature" for them to watch.
Billy: "So I was trying to watch some videos for an M rated game, and I ran into an age gate, so I put in my real birthday. SOMEHOW it managed to figure out that I am 12. CURSE YOU AGE GATE!!!"

Bill: "Fucking age gate! *quick scroll* THERE! I was born on January 1, 1904. Fuck you age gate."
age gate by Banja January 7, 2011
Word of the Day on August 27, 2026

board chow 

A)
The Crud that collects under the keys in a keyboard. Usually more severe in the keyboards of programmers and webmasters as they tend to spend a lot of time at the the computer and thus eat at their desk. Mainly affecting IBM Model M (clicly) style boards.

B)
Can also be used to gross out Non-Techie people
A)
Bill: want to go to the club?
Bob: No, I've got to clean out my board chow, keys are starting to stick.

B)
Bill: Want to go out to get a bite?
Bob: No, i am just going to have some of my board chow/
Bill: Whats' that?
Bob: The food scraps that collect in my keyboard; Want some?
Bill: *GAG* *HURL* *GAG*
board chow by BinaryHackerMan September 3, 2007
Word of the Day on August 26, 2026

young pup 

a young person, a young adult in their late teens/early 20s.
Ah, you're just a young pup at 23!
young pup by the dog May 30, 2006
Word of the Day on August 25, 2026
West Midlands slang word for rockers, bikers, greasers etc. In the late 1980s it was used by the UK music press to refer to a specific scene centered around the bands Pop Will Eat Itself and Crazyhead. The term never found favour with readers of 'the inkies' (Sounds, Melody Maker and the still extant NME) and was soon dropped. Now often used in predominantly working-class areas of the midlands and the north to mean someone who listens to rock-derived music and/or dresses in a manner that suggests they affiliate themselves with rock music of some kind.
Some grebo passed with Sabbath playing on his stereo.
The Poppies are at no. 17? God, a grebo band in the charts!
They're playing nu-metal now, bloody grebos!
grebo by cactuscat September 15, 2006
Word of the Day on August 24, 2026
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