horrorplause

When an audience boos then suddenly begins to clap, because of the "Applause" sign seen on many TV show sets.

On March 11th, 2008 on the Late Night with Conan O'Brien show, O'Brien had a sketch where he mailed famous celebrities survey questions. During this sketch, the audience horrorplaused seven times.

horrorplause by UrbanAmit March 11, 2008

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horrorplause

as defined by conan o'brien... a reaction in which the audience responds initially in disgust and shock to a joke and then gradually comes around and laughs and applauds.

line: "kirsty ally played a wolly mammoth in '10,000 B.C.'"
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horrorplause by ryanjo March 11, 2008

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horror-plause

Clapping while simultaneously expressing groaning audibly or grimacing. A schizophrenic reaction to something one find's both funny and horrific.

The audience gave Conan O'Brien only horror-plause for his monologue--no genuine laughter for him tonight.

horror-plause by Catherine McHenry March 11, 2008

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Horror-Plause

Deep disgust followed by applause. Reluctant but overwhelming approval.

Conan O'Brien's insensitive joke drew a horror-plause from his audience.

Horror-Plause by Zach Getsmall March 11, 2008

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bullshot

n. A screenshot fabricated by a company to misrepresent the graphics of a game; a combination of the words bullshit and screenshot.

Originated from Penny Arcade, a popular gaming webcomic.

-Have you seen Madden 2006 for the Xbox 360? The graphics are gonna be awesome!
-Dude, the Madden 2006 images they showed at E3 were bullshots. It doesn't look nearly as good as they said.

bullshot by Worker Unit #503,298,545 September 26, 2005

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N. A neighborhood containing homes, clubs, bars, restaurants, and other places of business and entertainment that cater to homosexuals.

"They've opened up a new club in the Gayborhood called the Male Box."

Gayborhood by Mia Shields January 6, 2006

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kenlet

A small piece of information. Derived from the word ken, used often in the scottish language and is synonymous with knowledge.

Person 1: "Hey I don't get this shit. How do you solve this problem?"
Person 2: "I got that one. Give me some kenlets on this assignment and I'll help you w/ that one."

kenlet by Norma Y. October 8, 2005

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