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(n., high-tech slang). An equipment or software upgrade that goes sour, by causing a system failure or other undesirable side-effects.
Beginning Sat., Oct 14, our company will be performing billing system upgrapes to support our growing membership.
upgrape by C. Hamilton December 29, 2008
Words you can keep
After I held out for weeks, Facebook eventually upgraped me to the shitty new profile.
upgrape by Shark Anus January 19, 2011

Upgrayedd 

Upgrayedd is a pimp, and character in the movie 'Idiocracy', a 2006 comedy by Mike Judge.

Upgrayedd spells his name U-P-G-R-A-Y-E-D-D. The two D's are for a "double-dose of pimpin".
If I don't get Upgrayedd his money, he's going to come lookin' for me.
Upgrayedd by anonymongo February 18, 2007

social upgrade 

to social upgrade means to accomplish media by social media for social media marketing, like facebook, twitter, foursquare or linkedin.
social upgrade your media plan by facebook or twitter.
social upgrade by burkhard July 7, 2011

ghetto upgrade 

When you are flying economy on a near empty flight and can lay across an entire row of seats.
I got a ghetto upgrade on my flight to Bangkok and was able to sleep most of the way.
Word of the Day on April 15, 2009

Hook upgrade 

An term of derision. In this situation, a woman regularly hooks up with a man who is only interested in casual sex. The man will either explicitly say that he does not want a romantic relationship, or will repeatedly tell the woman that he is “not sure what he wants”- as a way to defer the subject, or to indirectly tell the woman “no.” But the woman naively believes that if she just sticks it out long enough and shows the man how much she cares for him, a proper relationship will eventually begin. In actuality this will never, ever happen. The “hook upgrade” is the female equivalent of the “gay friend” phenomenon.
Despite several failures, Buffy continues to believe in the possibility of the hook upgrade.
Hook upgrade by Popeyes Chicken Ph.D. February 21, 2010

upgrade u 

Upgrade u or upgrade you refers to Beyonce's song.

To upgrade someone is to make them a better person. Being with you is an upgrade for them. They need you in their life. Being with you will take that person to the next level.

partner let me upgrade u
flip a new page introduce u to some new things & upgrade u
i can (up), can i (up), let me upgrade u
upgrade u by Misadventures September 5, 2006
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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

young pup 

a young person, a young adult in their late teens/early 20s.
Ah, you're just a young pup at 23!
young pup by the dog May 30, 2006
Word of the Day on August 25, 2026
West Midlands slang word for rockers, bikers, greasers etc. In the late 1980s it was used by the UK music press to refer to a specific scene centered around the bands Pop Will Eat Itself and Crazyhead. The term never found favour with readers of 'the inkies' (Sounds, Melody Maker and the still extant NME) and was soon dropped. Now often used in predominantly working-class areas of the midlands and the north to mean someone who listens to rock-derived music and/or dresses in a manner that suggests they affiliate themselves with rock music of some kind.
Some grebo passed with Sabbath playing on his stereo.
The Poppies are at no. 17? God, a grebo band in the charts!
They're playing nu-metal now, bloody grebos!
grebo by cactuscat September 15, 2006
Word of the Day on August 24, 2026
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