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pod: [Great Britain] n. A lower form of life found on {talker system}s and {MUD}s.
poiler: [USENET] n. 1.
Spoken inarticulations: ------------------------ Words such as `mumble', `sigh', and `groan' are spoken in places where their referent might more naturally be used.
It has been suggested that this u...
Sponges grow in the ocean. That just kills me. I wonder how much deeper the ocean would be if that didn't happen.
-- Steven Wrigh...
ponge: [UNIX] n. A special case of a {filter} that reads its entire input before writing any outpu
he canonical example is a sort utility. Unlike most filters, a sponge can conveniently ...
Sponsors of the Olympic Drowning Team.
Spontaneity has its time and place.
Spontaneous combustion! What a stroke of luck! -- "Sam and Max", Freelance Police
pooge: /spooj/ 1. n. Inexplicable or arcane code, or random and probably incorrect output from a computer program.
2. vi. To generate spooge (sense 1). -- The AI Hackers Dictionary...
SPOOKER, n. A writer whose imagination concerns itself with supernatural phenomena, especially in the doings of spooks.
One of the most illustrious spookers of our time is Mr. William D. Howells, wh...

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