robocall

A prerecorded call that is sent to hundreds or thousands of telephone numbers. An automatic dialing computer goes through a targeted list of phone numbers.

Or: an individual call received.

political consultant says... We need to record a celebrity robocall, provision it, and hit our base at least ten weeks before early voting.

voter says... Damn, I came home to seven robocalls on my answering machine. And nothing from Match.com.

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Willy Wonka just came in my mouth

What you say after you've eaten some remarkably sweet and delectable dessert.

A: How do you like the Coke cake?
M: mmm...mmmmmm mmmmmm mm mm mmmm mm!
A: Huh?
M: I think Willy Wonka just came in my mouth!

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syquest

Around 1994, a "syquest" was synonymous with a 44 megabyte removable disk, sold by SyQuest Technologies. It made a funny clattering noise when you used it. The company came out with subsequent improvements, such as the "EZ135" 135 MB disk, SparQ 1.0 GB, and SyJet 1.5 GB.

Their competitor, Iomega, succesfully pwned the EZ135 with the smaller, slower, but prettier and cheaper 100 MB Zip drive.

Can you send me that Photoshop file on a Syquest?

No, dude, that's so early 90s and wrong. Zip it and put it on a zip, and zip it over to me.

hey, batter batter

This is something you yell if you're playing baseball, and you're on the sidelines, trying to distract the batter so he'll screw up.

Hey, batter batter!

Hey, batta batta!

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on-site

(Adj., Adv.)

At the office location of another person or organization.

Contrast to:
- remote (adj)
- off-site (adj)
- offsite (noun)
- telecommute, dial in (verb)

We're planning an on-site meeting with the client. (The meeting is at the client's office.)

She can fix most server problems remotely, but she'll have to go on-site for this one. (The person will be at the physical location of the server.)

I work on-site three days a week. (I am at the main workplace when I do the work.)

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Prunetucky

Prunedale, California. So called because it's more rural than Salinas.

Dude, enough Denny's, let's catch the MST to Prunetucky for some real action. (sarcastic)

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take him down a notch

If somebody is taking more than his fair share, or thinks he's all that, it's time "take him down a notch." Put him in his place.

To take someone down a notch, you don't have to insult him. You just beat him at his own game.

I took Mister Hotpants down a notch. His so-called girlfriend gave me her digits.

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