[QUOTE=only_human;404150]Trope: an often overused form of literary bondage.[/QUOTE]
Trump: an often overexposed form of political/reality-show bondage and also a fatty roast.

Stop, drop and troll: -- what to do when your threads are on fire.

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Stop, drop and tr*ll: -- what to do when your threads are on fire.[/QUOTE]

fire - the terminal action taken by a presidential candidate on tv

squeam: similar to screaming but with more squirming. cf. squeamish.

hm... squeam... that is just the scream of the most south-east asian people

[QUOTE=LaurV;404318]hm... squeam... that is just the scream of the most south-east asian people[/QUOTE]
Maybe it has something to do with all the snakes.

The Law of Cosines: if you help someone else get a loan, you will be stuck with the bill.

Hehe, this reminds me the [URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Ohm%27s_law"]Ohm's Law[/URL]" in Romanian, but it is non translatable. It may help with the translation if you know that the name of the guy means approximately "man", or "human" in some languages (from the same antique root like "homo" in "homo sapiens", for example). So, the Ohm's law in approximate translation, sounds like "be Ohm with me, and I will be Ohm with you, otherwise I may show you some potential or current" (well, it sounds stupid in English).

[QUOTE=LaurV;404432]Hehe, this reminds me the [URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Ohm%27s_law"]Ohm's Law[/URL]" in Romanian, but it is non translatable. It may help with the translation if you know that the name of the guy means approximately "man", or "human" in some languages (from the same antique root like "homo" in "homo sapiens", for example). So, the Ohm's law in approximate translation, sounds like "be Ohm with me, and I will be Ohm with you, otherwise I may show you some potential or current" (well, it sounds stupid in English).[/QUOTE]
Your stories are one of my favorite things here. I like the insight into languages and cultures and that is a big part of why I've studied languages.

[B]numb[/B]ers: often used on bills to dull the pain when you pay.

[QUOTE=only_human;404416]The Law of Cosines: if you help someone else get a loan, you will be stuck with the bill.[/QUOTE]

Nice.

Secant: What anteaters do when hungry.

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Diptych (n): a graduated rod for measuring the depth of a liquid, esp. oil in a vehicle's engine, as decribed by a lisping person.

(See also [i]Triptych[/i], a wooden stick or rod used for tripping the feet, again as decribed by a person suffering from such a speech impediment.)

[QUOTE=LaurV;404432]Hehe, this reminds me the [URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Ohm%27s_law"]Ohm's Law[/URL]" in Romanian[/QUOTE]

Ohm mani padme hum -- Sanskrit mantra invoking the electrical spirits considered to pervade all of nature, most commonly chanted by persons faced with a recalcitrant piece of electrical machinery or equipment. There is no single accepted meaning, but it is most commonly translated along the lines of "resistance is futile; you will resume functioning."

chips: integrated circuits
crisps: smoked or fried integrated circuits