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Pronunciation: /ˈvi.treɪ/
Definition:
1. A transparent or translucent material used for windows, bottles, and optical lenses.
2. Material is produced by heating silica sand (arena), soda ash, and lime to form a solid, brittle substance.
3. Subtle pieces or panes used in architecture and manufacturing.
4. Raw ingredients are transformed into glassware (vitrament), mirrors, and fiberglass.

Significance:
• It defines glass-like substances.
• It emphasizes transparency and utility.
• It identifies constructing and manufacturing materials.
• It avoids Scandinavian-Germanic origins.
• It simplifies descriptions of glass-like materials.
• It improves clarity in technical contexts.
• It replaces Scandinavian-Germanic, Non-American, foreign, and Anglo-Saxon terms, similar to "glass".
Singular noun: vitre
Plural noun: vitres
Examples:
• "Architects specify durable vitres for skyscraper facades."
• "Factories manufacture high-quality (alto-quality) vitres for automotive windshields (parabreezes)."
• "Chemists refine vitres to enhance optical clarity."
• "Artists sculpt delicate vitres into intricate designs."
• "Households purchase recycled vitres for sustainable packaging."
vitre by Dmitrio August 27, 2025
Words you can keep
A placeholder word that is both woke and PC. It can be used in the place of a non-PC term to mean disparaging or non-disparaging term or phrase of ones choice without saying the actual word and risking not being woke or PC.
Chris didn't want to risk losing his woke status by assuming a person's gender, so he simply avoided it by calling the person a vither.

Look at that person over there eating a chicken salad like a vither.

Wow, that vither over there just benched 400!
Vither by Vither Creator March 4, 2022
Related Words
vitre vitreor Vitreus Vitrex Viren Vite Vitek virender virendra Viteri

in vitrarian 

|in ˈvēˌtre(ə)rēən|

noun

a person who does not eat meat, except that which is synthetically grown in labs (beginning circa 2012), especially for moral, religious, or health reasons.
Flower Child: "Sun Beam, what are you doing?! Are you oppressing one of our Earth sisters?"

Sun Beam: "Re-find your Chi. This Big Mac was grown in a petri dish. I've evolved from vegan to in vitrarian."

Flower Child: "Shit. Grow me a Bacon Double Cheeseburger!"
in vitrarian by Bachelor boB May 5, 2012

Virendra 

Brave lord; Brave Noble Person; Lord of the heroes. King of Brave Heroes.

The most friendly person you'll ever meet. He gets along with everyone and knows a lot of people and likes being around others and enjoys companionship. He is very thoughtful and funny, he always knows how to make someone laugh. He is brave and can give great advice. Virendra is someone you care for alot because of his amazing personality and big heart. He has a cute smile too.
You should be brave be a Virendra
Virendra by the_miscreant June 2, 2020

joie de vivre 

a delight in being alive; keen, carefree enjoyment of living. Hearty or carefree enjoyment of life. A love of life. From French, meaning “joy of living.”

Joie de vivre, as one scholar has written, "can be a joy of conversation, joy of eating, joy of anything one might do… And joie de vivre may be seen as a joy of everything, a comprehensive joy, a philosophy of life.
she loves to travel the world, dance wildly and have many lovers... she genuinely is a joie de vivre
joie de vivre by 805amanda August 10, 2007
Very easy going, relaxed, funny, and unique person who is easy to like. Despite appearing so calm and lazy at times, he is a very hard working and prepared individual. Always remembers the smallest details. His confidence is what allows him to be so successful. Money is his top priority always.
Vitesh is quiet, but he's crazy!
Vitesh by 020417 June 11, 2020
The worlds smartest most and intelligent man. Hes really one with ladys, and knows how to play his cards right. Hes a lover, but hes also a fighter, so dont piss him off.

You are so vitelio, you should be given a noble prize.
vitelio by vito1 January 11, 2009
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Brought-upsy 

scruples; to have manners;

May also be spelt Brought-upsie

WestIndian/Caribbean in orient - Barbados, WHUT.
Example 1: Child, you ain't got no brought-upsy?

Translation: My Child, have you not any manners?



Example 2: What, you ain't got no brought-upsy?

Translation: I can't believe you're doing that. Were you not taught any manners as a child?
Brought-upsy by B-Town Gilly April 20, 2005
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The practice of modifying a model (not limited to toy action figures) to achieve some result other than that intended by the manufacturer. ...
I had to kitbash my Luke Skywalker figure with my Darth Vader figure because Luke was missing a hand.
kitbash by geru January 15, 2006
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Satellite baddies

Attractive women who are far from your location.
There are no hot girls in the area, theres only satellite baddies.
Satellite baddies by Banksy123 September 5, 2026
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-Ramifications

-shorthand for the ramifications of actions
Omg, the ramifications!”
-“You forgot about the rammys, bro.”
Rammys by Brandonmical August 4, 2023
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Failure Shower 

When you fail at something in life (eg. failing an exam or not getting a job), go home and spend an hour just standing in the shower, propping yourself up against the wall with your eyes on your feet.
Caleb knew the only thing to do after he didnt get prefect was take a failure shower.
Failure Shower by Vikingnz October 27, 2009
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Acronym for Non-Athletic Regular Person. Your schools lacrosse team probably shouts it at you while you walk by.
Lookie at these bunch of narps, NARP NARP NARP
NARP by Douchebag McKenzy March 31, 2010
Word of the Day on September 7, 2026
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