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Shooting The Bugler 

To aim for an easy target or carry out a comparatively easy task which may give the appearance of success, achievement or progress towards a desired goal but does not have any substantial merit, benefit or value and/or does not actually help to achieve the intended goal in any substantive way. A business buzz phrase or management speak associated with with general douchebaggery and common use by tits, wankers, tosspots and arseholes. The phrase has military origins, where buglers and pipers often went into battles unarmed, stood in plain sight and were no direct threat to to the opponent.
Andy, I agree with John that your idea would would just be shooting the bugler.

The Butler did it.. 

It's only logical that the butler did it.
The Butler did it.. by CornBald October 23, 2004

The Bugle 

The world's best, and currently only audio newspaper for a visual. Hosted by John Oliver and Andy Zaltzman, this weekly satire-filled podcast is known for it's humorous segments (especially Hotties From History).
Last week on The Bugle, I nearly fell out of my chair laughing as Andy Zaltman discussed the world economy.

Shining the Butler 

To waste time lavishing attention (ostensibly in the form of sexual favors) onto a party who cannot provide you any form of significant reward or upward mobility, while the reigning and more influential members of the metaphorical household go unserviced.
Joey spent all day showing his project to the junior VP but I told him he's really just shining the butler, Jenkins the new CTO makes all the decisions around here!

Niles the Butler 

A character from the TV show 'The Nanny' played by Daniel Davis.
Niles the Butler, get off GTA V and get me some radish sauce.
Niles the Butler by Kadzi October 7, 2013

Taisho The Butler 

Taisho The Butler is when your wife almost suffocates you by sitting on your face with her big ass.
James: I almost had a Taisho The Butler last night.
Jack: Yo how did it feel?
Taisho The Butler by Physresoul October 20, 2020
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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
Ulzzang true definition is "best & "face" = best face in korean. They are basically people with above average looks, sometimes with the use of photoshop and haduri who post their pics online, some becoming internet celebrities.
"Hey, see that chick over there? She's pretty enough to be an ulzzang. :D"
ulzzang by `r i k kit t y February 26, 2008
Word of the Day on November 7, 2026
EBK stands for "Elite Ball Knowledge." 1 In internet slang, "ball knowledge" originally referred to a deep understanding of football/soccer or basketball, but it has evolved into a broader term for having a highly sophisticated, deep, or niche understanding of any specific topic (such as music, movies, or subcultures).
Person A: "That scene was a direct homage to an unreleased 1982 Japanese indie film."
Person B: "Wow, EBK."
EBK by silwhett November 5, 2026
Word of the Day on November 6, 2026
A seemingly endless debate with a idiot
I don't know man im not ready for yap trap stupidity today which always tries to suck you into it
Yap Trap by WolfieSnack November 4, 2026
Word of the Day on November 5, 2026
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