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"The Lion Sleeps Tonight" was a 1939 African pop hit that, unexpectedly, also became quite popular in the US.

In 1952, the song was covered as an instrumental by American folk group The Weavers as "Wimoweh", a mishearing of the chorus of 'uyimbube' (meaning "he is a lion"), and again in 1959 by The Kingston Trio. For The Tokens' 1961 cover, a new set of lyrics, "The Lion Sleeps Tonight", was written by George Weiss, Luigi Creatore, and Hugo Peretti, based upon the meaning of the original song. The Tokens' version rose to number one on the Billboard charts and still receives fairly frequent replay on many American oldies radio stations. Since then, "Wimoweh"/"The Lion Sleeps Tonight" has remained popular and frequently covered in the US.

In July 2004 the song became the subject of a lawsuit between the family of its writer Solomon Linda and Disney. The suit claims that Disney owes $1.6 million in royalties for its use in the film The Lion King.
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wimoweh by iono92 September 2, 2010
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1) A participant of NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) or any writing month, such as JanNoWriMo or April Fools.

2) Writing month.
1) I'm a crazed coffee-dependent WriMo during the month of November.

2) This WriMo I'm planning to write a novel of 100,000 words.
WriMo by poeticteddy January 10, 2008
A projectile weapon produced by the Nintendo company. Used often to pierce the screen of high priced televisions.

Used by swinging in a fast motion and allowing the wiimote to slip or consciously letting go of it while aiming at your television.

*If you value your TV it is reccomended that you not have sweaty hands.
"Nooooo! My wiimote just flew through my tv!"
wiimote by wiizer January 12, 2007
The Wiimote is a great controller.
Wiimote by ArmyN64 February 28, 2010
The wireless, remote-control-style controller for the Nintendo Wii console (pronounciation: wee-moat)
It's my turn to play; pass me the wiimote!
wiimote by Kai C May 9, 2006
(v)To be painfully smacked by a Wii Remote while being in close proximity to the player of the Wii.
"My mom was passing in front of me and got seriously WiiMoted."
WiiMoted by Micchi Smith February 19, 2008
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"I need more crunchy guys in my life. I'm so tired of dating preppy metrosexual assholes."

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Dave: I call dibs on the dog.
DM: You murderhobos disgust me.
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