Pirated word:
NIC
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NIC (Network Interface Card) most people familiar with this word continue to say NIC Card. submitted by Pancho Clause
Pirated word:
Napster
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We're hearing a lot of "Napster is back" stories in the media. That's because most of the mainstream media is clueless about computing. Napster is, in fact, dead--and has been for years. Buying a name and starting a new service that is fundamentally different from the old one is not a resurrection, it's just marketing. submitted by
Pirated word:
Native American
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Native Americans migrated from Asia... they just happened to get here awhile before Europeans did. And, besides, the antropologists tell us we're ALL "afro-americans" if we trace our heritage back far enough. Which should complicate the recent Supreme Court decision allowing preferences based on heritage. submitted by
Pirated word:
Neoliberal
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The word implies they are a new vartiant of Liberals, when, in fact, they aren't liberal at all. submitted by Bob Morris
Pirated word:
New
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An adjective used to temporarily describe an item. In some cases "temporary" turns out to be years. The use of the word New should be limited to 90 days. After that, it's not New anymore. Example: New Coke submitted by Fred Zachawachawich
Pirated word:
New and improved
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It cant be both. If something is new it's not been in exhistance before. If something is improved there was something in exhistance to be improved upon. IT CAN'T BE BOTH. I don't know if this is "piracy" but it sure annoys me. submitted by Karina
Pirated word:
New size!
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Less for more. submitted by Harvey Ardman
Pirated word:
News
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The pirates are those in the broadcast entertainment industry who have taken over what used to be a respectable profession of collecting and delivering the happenings in our communities, country, and world to the citizenry – a report of recent events. The new definition of “news” is the presentation of information and opinion that may or may not be new that can grab the attention of the citizenry and allow a profit to be made. This most often occurs by the creation or inflation of controversy where none previously existed. Other common pirating techniques involve the commerce of tragedy, pain, and suffering, and/or the promotion of depraved individuals or acts. submitted by David Kerley
It means you can not go out to the sea and catch a fish with you hands. submitted by Stephanie
Pirated word:
No problem
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It all started in the UK in about 1997. The new breed of service agents, instead of responding to customers who are tendering thanks for a service provided with something along the lines of "It's a pleasure" started saying "No problem". This is the ultimate example of the change in society for the "me" generation. What "No problem" is actually saying is that I, the recipient of the service, should be grateful that the provider of the service has been gracious enough to help me, rather than that the provider of the service should be grateful to me. It is an appalling statement of egotism on the part of the service provider and any customer service trainer worth their salt should ban its use... One other thing, my invariable experience is that as soon as a customer service provider says "No problem", a problem arises. It's pernicious and should be banned! submitted by Gerald Oliver
Pirated word:
Nookyooler
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Sorry, Mr. Bush. The word is "nuclear". submitted by Jim
Pirated word:
Nother
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I must admit, I'm guilty of this one, too. People often say
"that's a whole nother thing" when they mean
either "another thing" or "a whole OTHER thing." submitted by
Pirated word:
Nuclear
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Nuclear is not pronounced new que ler,
it's pronounced new clee er
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Pirated word:
national security
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Pirated word:
nauseous
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Nauseous means 'causing nausea.' It's nauseating to hear someone refer to herself as "feeling nauseous." On the other hand, it's amusing to consider the possibility that is precisely what she means... submitted by
Pirated word:
nazi
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The term refers to a horrible identity of the 20th century and now comes to mean someone who is obsessive/anal about something as stupid as Soup. As in, the Soup Nazi.
I find this SO AGGRAVATING. submitted by laurie gberg
Pirated word:
nba live
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Pirated word:
near miss
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Near means almost or close. Miss means to fail to hit or to avoid. Therefore a near miss would be close to avoiding, or in other words, A HIT. It is used way too often to mean a close call or a near hit. submitted by Rebecca
Pirated word:
need
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"A physiological requirement for the well-being of an organism."
SO... It is suffice to say, water and shelter are needs. A #2 Extra Value Meal, new car, and concert tickets are not. submitted by EAB
Pirated word:
negro pirates
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Pirated word:
neo-con
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con used here is to mean conservative, but it is more widely used to mean con as in convict, or con as to cheat someone, as in a con-artist. submitted by Dan Herzlich
Pirated word:
network
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Pirated word:
networking
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(not dictionary definition) means to meet people, find out what they do and connect with them on some level, be it business/social etc.
unfortunately this has been pirated by people who think it means 'blatant self-promotion' or 'selling'. submitted by
Hey come on, just becasue someone is gullible why should it be manditory that that person also suffers a most henious fracture that may be difficult to repair. submitted by peter mcpartland
Pirated word:
never wrong
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Pirated word:
newspaper
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Pirated word:
nice
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I think everybody knows the many ways the word "nice" has been misused, so much that the word seems to have lost its meaning. submitted by Person
Pirated word:
nick
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Pirated word:
niggardly
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Niggardly means "stingy" and its root has absolutely no connection with the "n" word. It is completely unrelated. submitted by BY
Pirated word:
nigger
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Pirated word:
no added sugar
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A phrase used by food manufacturers (e.g. of jam) to trick people into thinking that the sugar in concentrated white grape juice (25% before concentration) doesn’t count the same as refined sugar. submitted by MonkeyBoy
Pirated word:
non-dairy
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Since "dairy" is defined as:
1 : a room, building, or establishment where milk is kept and butter or cheese is made
2 a : the department of farming or of a farm that is concerned with the production of milk, butter, and cheese b : a farm devoted to such production
3 : an establishment for the sale or distribution chiefly of milk and milk products
the definition of non-dairy should be obvious.
But "non-dairy" has been stolen by the dairy industry to mean "could contain casein", which is a milk derivative.
submitted by Tim McClarren
Often shows up on rental applications. If it's a deposit, it's refundable, by definition.
What they mean to say is "fee".
There could be no such thing as a
non-refundable cleaning deposit, but there could certainly be a cleaning fee. submitted by jonwa
Pirated word:
normalcy
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Pirated word:
note broker
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Pirated word:
notoriety
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Notoriety is fame you get for doing something bad - like a Jesse James or Hitler would have. It does NOT mean "fame" in general. I hear politicians and commentators all the time say "This person gained notoriety for being the greatest singer of all time" etc. submitted by BY
Pirated word:
nucular
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Pirated word:
nuculer
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"nuculer...it's pronounced nuculer" submitted by Homer Simpson, on behalf of George W.
Pirated word:
nug
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