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Any slang term used by bigoted or self-righteous people to negatively stereotype others. Even though the word may have its proper place in our language and a correct definition, its meaning in common usage is so subjective that it defies accurate definition.
An abortion is the medical and legal term for miscarriage. The introduction of intentional miscarriage brought about slang usage in which it means feticide, which is the medical and legal term for causing a fetus to abort, whether intentional or not.

A cult is the religious aspect of one's culture, thus the similarity between the words cult and culture. Bigoted name-calling insists that only "other people" join cults.

Democracy means rulership by the people, for the people, and all that that implies, such as free elections. The one nation that is most critical of what other nations try to pass off as Democracy can't even hold debates between its own presidential candidates without two of the four candidates trying to attend being arrested and charged with trespassing just for being there.

One person's truth is his opponent's propaganda, and vice versa.

Phobias are psychologically induced, irrational fears. In common usage, they are nothing more than something to accuse others of having when one wants to discount their opinions and be excused to behave in a way that they find repugnant.

If bigots only realized how bigoted they sound when they call other people bigots, probably no one would ever use the word.
skunk word by Downstrike October 23, 2004
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word skank

A title for a person who hears somebody use a cool word, then re-uses it with whom ever he/she talks to, for the next few days, just to sound cool.
Mark: Yea that party was fukin skanktacular
Andrew: Yea it was so cool

(2 days later)

Andrew: So i went to this skating shop and the decks were skanktacular
Mary: really, thats so cool
Mark: (jumps out of the bushes) Yea Andrew, you fuking word skank
word skank by Crizzzle September 15, 2005

The Skunkworks 

A skunkworks is a group of people who, in order to achieve unusual results, work on a project in a way that is outside the usual rules. A skunkworks is often a small team that assumes or is given responsibility for developing something in a short time with minimal management constraints. Typically, a skunkworks has a small number of members in order to reduce communications overhead. A skunkworks is sometimes used to spearhead a product design that thereafter will be developed according to the usual process. A skunkworks project may be secret.
Hey Bob, how's life in The Skunkworks?
The Skunkworks by pinecon August 29, 2004

Skunkworks 

Refers to a project in development by a small group of people mainly for innovation.
Also is an official alias for the Lockheed Martin Advanced Development Programs and the name of a heavy metal album by Bruce Dickinson.
Lets start a skunkworks
Skunkworks by PoetryRaven March 19, 2009

plutocratic skunkworks 

The treacherous efforts of the 1% to grow their wealth and power through secretive, unethical and immoral laws created by corporate lobbyists, groups of super rich individuals and corrupt politicians. super rich, 1%, corporations, elite, multinationals, multinational corporations, lobbyist, politicians, tech companies, Wall Street, the Bilderbergs, Committee on Foreign Relations, billionaires, millionaires, plutocrat
I think the one-percent use plutocratic skunkworks to manipulate the federal government and the stock market for their own benefit.

Skunkworks 

Did you taste those burgers, they were real skunkworks
Skunkworks by Desparatestudent February 25, 2009
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trucker's tan 

A sunburn or suntan focused on the left arm. It is caused by the left side of the body being the only half that gets exposed to sunlight while driving. Presumably, it would be located on the right side of the body in countries where they drive on the left side of the road.
I had a trucker's tan after driving for 10 straight hours on a sunny day.
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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.
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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
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