ur·bane  /ɜrˈbeɪn/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[ur-beyn] adjective
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having the polish and suavity regarded as characteristic of sophisticated social life in major cities: an urbane manner. |
In a dumbed down world, this is the place to exercise the intellect, stretch the imagination, and nimblify the neurons. The place to strut your mental stuff as you fill up your knowledge tanks with everything from gangs to gangrene, science to sushi, and cosmology to corporate psychology (joke). In short, and quite seriously, if you have an enquiring mind (for more than celebrity gossip) then this is your place.
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1) Constant connectivity via your smartphone and computer blurs the boundaries between your work life and your personal life.
2) Constant connectivity at work via e-mail & chat, results in so many interruptions that you cannot get blocks of time to do any thinking, resulting in you catching up on your work at home on nights and weekends.
This is the third e-mail from my boss this weekend. I'm a victim of workweek creep!
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The process of staying fresh and mint. Stands for "Gym, tan, laundry." Must be done everyday to achieve maximum potential. Side effects include fist pumping. Coined by the eloquent Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino from MTV's ground breaking Jersey Shore.
You gotta GTL everyday to make sure you're looking your best bro. If your shirt looks bad it makes the whole product look bad.
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(verb) tweeting while intoxicated
Joe did a keg stand and then wrote a dweet about it.
dweet, tweet, twitter, tweeting, verb
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balls, guts, intestinal fortitude
He lacked the testicular fortitude to stand up to his boss.
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1. The act of denying your actual age in order to give others the impression that you are younger. 2. A medical procedure intended to provide persons of advanced years the appearance of being younger.
For the last twenty years, Jack claimed to others that he's only 39 years of age, and for the last five, he's even used hair coloring. He acts as if he's had a geriatric bypass.
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Any of the wide variety of flavored coffee drinks offered at convenience stores such as Circle K or 7 Eleven that can be purchased for less than half the price of a Starbucks cappuccino.
Let's stop by the Circle K for some cheappuccinos tonight. It's gonna be freakin' cold, and all I've got is $1.25 in my wallet.
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Having pockets full of money, i.e. swolen
"Pockets on swole lookin like they got the mumps" - Yung Joc
"I pull up in tha lambo
Pockets stay on swole" - Bow Wow
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