retrosexual
a gay/straight male who pays little attention to his appearance It is the opposite of “metrosexual”. “Retro” is probably used because it rhymes with More…
retrosexual
A person who is so hopeless with members of the opposite sex that he or she is considered to be regressing in his or her sexuality. Used by a roommate as a pun on the word More…
retrospecticus
Looking back. Interpretation of intended meaning Being the name of a school yearbook (as well as having the morphemes "retro-" and "spec"), it most likely means "Looking Back." Presumed More…
retrotransposoned
A technical term referring to what a retrotransposon does to make copies of itself in the genome. What happens is that a piece of DNA (retrotransposon) is copied into RNA and then the RNA More…
retweet
(derivation) To re-circulate another user's tweet, a 140-character post on the microblogging platform Twitter. Retweeting a post shares it with those who follow, or subscribe, to an More…
retweet2
to agree =On Twitter, people retweet tweets that they agree with or are from people they share similar sentiments to and want other to know they feel the same way about. This word is More…
Rev
The action of making something bigger and better. It seems to suggest meaning of increased revolution, which metaphorically of increased speed is the idea of something of a better quality, More…
revirginize
going a long period of time without sex such that it’s almost as if one is a virgin again =I read that if you don't have sex for a year, you can actually become "revirginized" More…
rex
(noun) Can either be used to describe someone that is known for being extremely bad at doing a certain task, or can be used to describe someone who is currently doing something really More…
ribi
the conversion of the acronym in baseball for ‘run batted in’ into a word with that carries the same meaning. the term ‘run batted in’ was shortened to the acronym More…
rice cooker
A significant other of Asian descent who is proficient at and willing to cook, esp. traditional Asian cuisine. =Used primarily by non-Asian people, or by those who are not proficient at More…
rice goggles
imaginary glasses that distort the ten scale making girls more attractive at Rice University =After the first couple weeks at Rice, my rice goggles started to kick in. Etymology : More…
Rice goggles
(Slang) the distorted perception of Rice students that allows them to perceive other students who are not objectively good-looking as attractive =Most likely a newer version of the term More…
Rice King
A non Asian male who is dating an Asian female. (“Man, when did James become a Rice King?”) The speaker using the fact that a non asian male , ‘the King’, is dating More…
Rice Queen
A non Asian male who is dating an Asian male. (“Peter is definitely a Rice Queen”)[ clipping and replacement from “Rice King” , using the word “Queen” to More…
Rice Rocket
an import car (Asian) that has had modifications to be faster or superficially 'look' faster =That Celica is such a rice rocket. Etymology : compound; arising from 'rice' + 'rocket' More…
Rice Rocket
A heavily modified Asian car that makes a lot of noise Reason used: A rice rocket is a mocking term for Asian people who spend a lot of time and money fixing up their Asian cars. My More…
Rice-boi
Young Asian male who drives an expensive, highly modified, Japanese-imported car. A rice boi is a young Asian male, usually in his twenties, who drives a rather expensive Asian imported More…
Rice-Goggles
Metaphorical goggles worn by Rice students in order to see unattractive classmates as attractive. The term "Rice-goggles" is primarily used for its humorous appeal. It is somewhat of an More…
rice-goggles
a state of perception that develops after having attended Rice University for some time that causes males or females to seem more attractive than they would previously be evaluated More…