inhale

(U.S.) Eat without pausing to chew.

I was so hungry I just inhaled that Big Mac.

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whoosh

Single word exclamation, accompanied by a gesture where the hand is swept palm down over the head from front to back with about three inches clearance.

Indicates that the joke just told was too sophisticated for the listener and has gone "way over their head".

Sometimes comes to mind when reading feedback on Urban Dictionary quality control.

2. paris

Capital of North Africa.

j'en ai marre
Source: fnjlas, Jun 20, 2004

A user said this should be deleted: Factually incorrect and the example is not even in English."

(Whoosh!)

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the English

The best thing about the English is that we're not bad at understatement.

"That multiple orgasm was quite nice actually."

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i18n

Internationalization. The process of making software adaptable to the requirements of different human languages, local customs, and character string encodings.

(There are 18 characters between the first "i" and the last "n".)

With Microsoft Word 2003's great i18n features, translating documents from Arabic into Japanese is child's play.

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levee

The ceremonial rising of Louis XIV, the Sun King. Doctors, family and a few favoured friends successively enter the King's Bedchamber where he is washed, combed, and, every other day, shaven. The Officers of the Chamber and the Wardrobe then enter in turn for full levee, during which the king is dressed and has breakfast.
From Charlemagne to Napoleon no monarch received such unbounded praise as Louis XIV. But the judgment of our own times upon Louis XIV is very different from that of his own age. And if it be asked nowadays, "Who did the most towards the destruction of the ancien regime?" the correct answer is, "Louis XIV, its greatest representative." The Versailles palace and parks alone cost France one thousand million francs {more than £40,000,000), and there were fifteen other royal palaces.
The Grand Monarch, indeed, seemed to realize the truth in his dying words (1715): "Do not imitate my love for building and for war; assuage the misery of my people."

The Sun King's daily timetable was incumbent on Louis XV and Louis XVI, but neither of them could bear court ceremonial. They tended to flee to their private apartments or smaller chateaus nearby. Levees and couchees became increasingly rare. Courtiers complained that the king was nowhere to be seen.

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skype

Technology that may re-introduce the concept of hands-free conversation to a whole new generation.

Like all new technologies, it has the potential for evil as well as for good.

"Charging for phone calls is so last century." (Niklas Zennström)

"Yes, I've downloaded Skype...so now we'll be able to chat away for as long as we like!" (Your mother)

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nobody died

Expression of sympathy from someone who does not fully share your pain.

Man: Why are you crying?
Woman: You just told me you don't feel that way about me any more.
Man: Hey, nobody died.

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