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teleprosy 

Function: Noun
Etymology: Greek tele- "far"; lepra from leops "a scale," related to lepein "to peel," from lopos "a peel".
1.)a chronic infectious disease of the mind transmitted from one person to another by verbal or extrasensory means caused by a psychobacterium (psychobacterium leprae) affecting especially the cerebrum and logic centers of the brain and characterized by incessant and audible extrusion of stupid bullshit and accompanied by loss of rational thought with eventual mental paralysis and idiocy -- called also Dixie Chick's disease.
2.) Not-smartness spread by talking.

His words completely drowned out the dying screams of my brain cells as they succombed enmasse to his virulent strain of teleprosy.
teleprosy by Matthew Heflin August 20, 2007
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Palin Teleprompter 

The palm of your hand. As in, the place to write down the main points you want to hit in a speech or an interview, if you're too dumb to remember them.

Pioneered by former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin during her creampuff interview at the Tea Party Convention in Nashville on February 6, 2010.
I knew the interviewer would ask me what my core principles were, but I couldn't remember them because I'm a complete moron, so I wrote them on my Palin Teleprompter and discretely checked them during the interview. I'm sure no one noticed!

Redneck Teleprompter 

Crib notes written on a public speaker's hand in order to remind him or her what to say during a speech or interview.
Sarah Palin glanced at her redneck teleprompter during her interview a the Tea Party Conference in Nashville.
Redneck Teleprompter by TedIII February 8, 2010
Word of the Day on February 10, 2010

telephony 

This is the science of turning sounds into another type of media (radio, Light, electrical signals, etc), sending them to another location, usually far away, and then back into sound.

Telephony software is software that can be installed on your computer to send sound via modem, or via IP (VoIP). There is also telephony software to turn a computer in an advanced fax, and answering machine.
Telephone: You say "hello", it gets turned into electrical signals, travels through the wire, then to the phone on the other end, and back into sound, so that the person on the other end hears "hello".

VoIP (Voice over IP): You say "hello" into the mic, the computer turns it into 1s and 0s, sends it into an IP packet, into you cable modem, your ISP will possibly turn that into a fiber optic signal, back into an electrical signal at your VoIP provider. The VoIP provider will then send it to the phone it needs to go, OR send it to the other VoIP recipient.
telephony by Steven L. June 16, 2005

Hillbilly Teleprompter

Writing your key items you need to cover in your speech. even though you have been speaking about them for over a year. Just in case you forgot.
Palin wrote her keywords on her left hand. Her own personal Hillbilly Teleprompter.
Hillbilly Teleprompter by SoCalRay February 8, 2010

Alaskan teleprompter 

Being so stupid and incompetent that you need to write notes on your hand simply to remember what to say.

From Sarah Palin's need to use notes scribbled on her hand to remind her of the few basic key points of her speech at the Tea Party convention in Nashville, TN.
Jon: I want to propose to Lisa but I don't think I can remember what to say.

Eric: Dude, you're such an idiot. Just use an Alaskan teleprompter and write "Will you marry me?" on your hand.

teleprompter trump 

When someone gives a speech and does not deviate from the written text.
That's one boring speech. (S)He pulled a TelePrompter Trump and didn't go off script once.
teleprompter trump by Chrisonion December 18, 2016
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The striver is an interesting phenomenon that is seen across college campuses. In essence, the striver is an over-achiever who comes from a working or middle class family. He may be an immigrant. He may have been a slacker in HS who was "born again" into an academic wunderkind. Or he may just be an over-achiever who is keeping at it.

The striver is willing to sacrifice his social life at the expense of Phi Beta Kappa and Summa Cum Laude. The striver is the guy who stays at the library long after you are gone. The striver is the guy who takes 30 credits/semester and considers anything below an A/4.0 failure. The striver doesn't work on campus, he is too busy finding ways to pad his resume instead of working retail or workstudy. The striver lets his grades pay his education by applying to ten scholarships a year.

The striver is a future Soros/Fullbright/Rhodes/Gates/Marshall/etc. fellow. The striver lives to study. For the striver, their fun comes from the rewards they expect to receive in return for their diligence. Be it Law School, B-School, academia, or politics. The striver seeks to find the American Dream through academic success.
Anthony was a striver. He transfered from a TTT to an IVY and graduated in 2 years. He studied his ass off and went to Penn Law. He got a Biglaw offer. But lost it all because of an unmoderated mesasgeboard.

Successful strivers:
- Barack Obama
- Harold Koh
Striver by URM Striver January 3, 2009
Word of the Day on August 15, 2026

SkyPesos 

Delta SkyMiles, also known as SkyPesos, is the frequent flyer program of Delta Airlines. It has a very poor value and hard to use.
- I'm trying to book an award flight to Paris, but I only have 70,000 SkyPesos
- Just forget about it, you don't have enough SkyPesos to fly anywhere.
SkyPesos by 404_name_not_found December 6, 2018
Word of the Day on August 14, 2026

Quiche Peanemis

Quirky niche peak cinema analysis
It describes the analysis of a media piece which is quirky and niche, yet peak.
Give me the quiche peanemis on the movie I missed.
Quiche Peanemis by Mushroom2241 June 17, 2026
Word of the Day on August 13, 2026

Hate Draft

1. Select a player (real or fantasy) during a sports draft to spite or anger one or more of your opponents because they had intended to select him/her.

2. Select a player (real or fantasy) during a sport draft to put one or more of your opponents at a strategic disadvantage.
1. Billy hate drafted Chad OchoCinco because he knew Sam had wanted him since he is from Cincinnati. Billy already had plenty of players to fill that position but wanted to make sure Sam didn't get him.

2. Billy hate drafted Peyton Manning because he was the only good quarterback left and he knew Sam had been planning on drafting him.
Hate Draft by pffler September 1, 2009
Word of the Day on August 12, 2026
"I can pull James Bond stunts in a jalopy."
jalopy by watson November 20, 2002
Word of the Day on August 11, 2026

Utility beer 

Utility beer is the beer you keep around for the day-to-day moments when beer is a necessity to assist in pedestrian activities (golf, plumbing, yardwork, babysitting, staff meetings, Zoom calls). For the beer snob it is the beer you save for neighbors when they drop in at 3 p.m. on a Tuesday. It is differentiated from the actual high-end beer you save for special events, holidays, and special tastings.
Person 1: Dave, did you bring along those hazy craft IPA's so we could drink while cleaning Lyle's pool?
Person 2: Nope. I just have a bunch of utility beer that Steve dumped on me. Good enough for this. It is only 10:30 a.m.
Utility beer by lakeshore February 1, 2022
Word of the Day on August 10, 2026
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