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adj., meaning “cool, okay, all right, groovy,” etc. Its use imbues the speaker with gravitas, charisma and mystical charm. Is cognate with “jive,” meaning both “hip” and “gage, marijuana, reefer, pot, mighty mezz, mary jane, muggles, tea,” etc.
from v., noccifloccinihilipilify, to remove the little balls of fiber that mysteriously accumulate on a fabric (such as a throw or cheap bedcover) by unknown means by unknown means.
part of speech indeterminate, possibly of interplanetary origin, may mean “hello” or “go away” or “who are you?” or “take me to your leader.”
part of speech indeterminate, more often seen in print on posters, samplers, signs and other wall-hangings than heard in speech, may signify something mysterious about firefighting and its culture.
phrase of WW II origin, always accompanied by crude graffito of human head peering over fence, hands resting on fence top, may or may not mean that someone named Kilroy was anywhere. British version known as “Wot, no___?” as in “Wot, no fags?” or “Wot, no Spam?” or “Wot, no beans on toast?”
n., believed by generations of ignorant school children to be the longest word in the language. Meaning: go figure.
n., specimen of dumb-ass kind of word people make up who are tired of such pop-music fabrications as 
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