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Manhattan Project

Slang: a project which, over time, involves an increasingly large number of people and expense.
Origin: The US project during the second world war to devolop the Atom Bomb.

As they kept wanting more functions, more testing and documentation, what should have been a simple job turned into the Manhattan Project.

by John Sheffield November 8, 2003

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aubergine

Brit term for what is call an Eggplant in the US. Also refers to the deep purple color associated with the commonly available type of eggplant.

by John Sheffield November 8, 2003

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foofoo

Adj, Overly, cloyingly feminine or effeminate.
Noun, Offencive fragrance products (perfume, Colongue, ect..),sometimes of low quality, used in such quantity (often by someone who has not bathed) that it is overpowering.

Adj: I know he thinks he is dressed all GQ, but those clothes are just foofoo.

Noun:Walking from the back of the bus to the exit I walked through a cloud of foofoo that left me tasting it long after the bus had gone.

by John Sheffield November 8, 2003

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