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a teachers polite way of saying "I think you cheated/are going to cheat." Usually written on math assignments.

I got all the problems correct on my math assignment, but the teacher handed it back to me with an "F" and a note that said "Show work." What a bitch! Everyone can calculate 95+40 off the top of their head!

show work by crudmonkey October 9, 2014

Words you can keep

show your work

A request for the train of thought that lead to a given statement.

Jim: Anne sure is a tramp.
Bill: Oh yeah? Show your work.
Jim: She keeps a volumized logs of everybody she's been with's penis size.
Bill: Yeah, that's pretty trampy.

show your work by Fancy Horse July 29, 2011

Show your work

Something math teachers ask you to do when they have nothing better to do and want to fill up their lesson with busy work in case the principal walks in.

"Don't forget to show your work."

"Why, though? The problem is 1+1..."

"Always show your work, no matter how useless it is, children. It will secure you a slot at your dream college."

Show your work by Moon Worshiper August 29, 2022

Show your work

When you just cleared your calculator and your teacher says show your work now you have to go back and redo your work and then colapse from work.

Perfectionist teacher: jimmy show your work.
Jimmy: I JUST CLEARED MY CALCULATOR FRRRRRRRRRRIIIICK!!!

Show your work by No work pls February 12, 2019

Show Your Work

When you just finished your long math assignment and your about to turn it in. The teacher gives you a 0 because you didn’t show your work.

You should have show your work, now you get a 0 and detention.

Show Your Work by Robert The Haunter October 16, 2018

That’s how mafia work

The defenition of urban dictionary is that’s how mafia work

That’s how mafia work

That’s how mafia work by BoredTags January 29, 2019

workin' my show

to do your thing, whatever that may be. To live your life as though you are on stage at all times. make the best of the situation.

I'm up and and workin' my show. Living my life.

workin' my show by Leggz4ya October 21, 2010

Back when I lived in upstate new york

A meaningless, unimpressive, self-serving introduction. An indicator that the story about to be shared will be pointless and dumb.

Back when I lived in upstate new york, I also had to park on the street - on two occasions, we got enough snow, mixed with just the right plowing, that my car was lifted off the ground from so much snow being jammed underneath it.

Back when I lived in upstate new york by NDcent December 14, 2010

Word of the Day on August 31, 2026

TLDU

Acronym, meaning Too Long Didn't Understand
Similar to TLDR

Sister: This meeting was to discuss the rough draft of my essay, where we discussed the subsidiary questions I added in my rough draft. We also discussed the relationship between my main title and the real-life situations I chose to use in my essay. We discussed the structure of my essay as well, specifically the Math AOK section and how it relates to the contradiction of the title. This second meeting was particularly helpful in discussing the implications of my essay claims and how to apply the title across various areas of knowledge. There were many sections of the essay that could have been cut down in wordiness and the ways of knowing required further and more in-depth analysis.

Me: Woah! TLDU!

TLDU by L-Evans January 14, 2019

Word of the Day on August 30, 2026

Cottaging

the act of having anonymous sexual encounters with other men in public toilets.

Cottaging by greeef April 24, 2003

Word of the Day on August 29, 2026

Salad Days

green inexperienced youthful judgement and cold blooded execution of those judgements.

Rashness with little concern of consequence.

Antony and Cleopatra. William Shakespeare

"My salad days,
When I was green in judgment, cold in blood."

- William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra, 1.5

"How did you end up in jail?"

"Salad days, 'nuf said."

Salad Days by GilbyRFC0 October 7, 2011

Word of the Day on August 28, 2026

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