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triangulate 

Triangulation is the process by which some external stimulus provides a linkage between people and prompts strangers to talk to other strangers as if they knew each other
if a bench, a wastebasket and a telephone are placed with no connection to each other, each may receive a very limited use, but when they are arranged together ie{ triangulated }along with other amenities such as a coffee cart, they will naturally bring people together.
triangulate by chenthurraaghav November 23, 2013

Triangulate 

That thing that an evil mother does (especially to daughters). Typically, she had you when she was very young, she hates your biological father & sees him in you. Thusly, you are now a burden to her, & she treats you as such.

When you reach adulthood, any chance she gets to “pull the rug from underneath you”, SHE WILL TAKE IT. This is due to her anger & bitterness over your existence; ruminating on what she could’ve been/done if you hadn’t have been born.

Jealousy & envy are also an inevitable byproduct of one such miserable mother & her evil doings.
Ted: Tonia’s mother gossips about her to Tonia’s boyfriend. Tonia’s mother got her sexual predator, IT husband to break into Tonia’s phone to read her text messages. Tonia’s mother threw a temper tantrum, like a 3 year old, & blackened her own eye.

Sherman: Uh oh. Sounds like Tonia’s mother is trying to triangulate her, again. I really hope she survives.
Triangulate by Cosmicshiva October 17, 2019

triangulate 

When your teacher asks for everyone to sit in a big triangle.
Ms. Smith told us to triangulate.
triangulate by joeshmoe275 February 25, 2015

co-triangulate 

Figuring something out for one's self using two or more methods that both result in the same answer cross-confirming each other's solution.

Usually used by over educated (uncool) middle management or office staff.
Verb
I co-triangulated the issue and determined the unknown item is (noun).
co-triangulate by Greg T. January 7, 2005

Self-Triangulate

To check your own understanding and beliefs against the opinions of others
I self-triangulated after their speech and realised the only consistent point was confusion.
Self-Triangulate by Tosers September 16, 2025

triangular monster 

I did a runner from sarah's bedroom last night for fears
of being eaten by her triangular monster!
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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
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