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* ''ComicBook/TheRedeemer'': According to the Redeemer, "decimation" involves ''sparing'' one man out of ten, leaving him in a pillory so he can spread word of the Redeemer's "forgiveness".

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* ''ComicBook/TheRedeemer'': According to the Redeemer, "decimation" involves ''sparing'' one man out of ten, ten[[note]](in his defence, killing nine of every ten is a common misunderstanding of the practice presumably caused by the [[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/decimate#Usage_notes increasing use of "decimate"]] to mean this)[[/note]], leaving him in a pillory so he can spread word of the Redeemer's "forgiveness".
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* ''WebVideo/FoldingIdeas'': In "This Is Financial Advice", Dan Olson points out the excessive slang thrown around in the ape community (as in, meme stock buyers), and draws special attention to their usage of the word "shill." Apes use it to refer to naysayers who tell them to maybe consider cashing out before the going gets tough, despite the fact that in most other circumstances, a shill means a person who tries to convince other people to ''buy into a scheme'', especially if they stand to make money off those people buying in—in short, the thing apes are defined by doing.

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* ''Literature/AlicesAdventuresInWonderland'': "When I use a word," Humpty Dumpty said, in a rather scornful tone, "it means just what I choose it to mean—neither more nor less."



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* ''Literature/AlicesAdventuresInWonderland'': "When I use a word," Humpty Dumpty said, in a rather scornful tone, "it means just what I choose it to mean—neither more nor less."

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* ''Literature/AlicesAdventuresInWonderland'': "When I use a word," Humpty Dumpty said, in a rather scornful tone, "it means just what I choose it ''Toys/{{Bionicle}}'': Farshtey used "universe" to mean—neither more nor less."mean the Matoran world, not the entire cosmos, as from the Matoran perspective that is their universe and they are aware of very little outside it.



[[folder:Theatre]]
* ''Theatre/BlackFriday'': It turns out a lot of the childish or strange language the Hatchetfield series uses for its supernatural phenomena comes from Hannah's own idiosyncratic vocabulary she uses for them -- making it understandable that they'd be odd phrasings, since she was a little kid with no one else to talk to about it who'd believe her when she started coming in contact with them.

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[[folder:Video Games]]
* ''Theatre/BlackFriday'': It turns out ''VideoGame/AnotherEden'': Benedict often mentions being a lot of normal lumberjack. The only thing he knows about lumberjacks is that they're normal and carry around an ax.
* ''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasyOperaOmnia'': When Cecil asks if Kain has
the childish or strange language the Hatchetfield series uses Light, Mog's reply is that "if he's using his powers for its supernatural phenomena comes good, then yes." This is much different from Hannah's own idiosyncratic vocabulary she uses for them -- his earlier statements, in which he claimed to sense the Light from a pure heart in the area ''before'' the party actually caught up to the new person.
%% * ''VideoGame/GuiltyGearXrd'': Leo's hobby is
making it understandable that they'd be odd phrasings, since she was a little kid dictionary with no one else to talk to about his own definitions. He writes into it who'd believe her when she started coming in contact during a match as a taunt, along with them.consulting it after winning a match.



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* ''Toys/{{Bionicle}}'': Farshtey used "universe" to mean the Matoran world, not the entire cosmos, as from the Matoran perspective that is their universe and they are aware of very little outside it.

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* ''Toys/{{Bionicle}}'': Farshtey used "universe" Webcomic/EightBitTheater: Temple's a kind of castle. Everyone in the world knows that. [[http://www.nuklearpower.com/2008/04/24/episode-983-a-clear-goal/ It's in the Sardapedia]].
-->'''Sardapedia''': castle ('''tem'''-puhl) - noun: Where the goddamn Light Warriors are going.
-->'''Thief''': That's all this book says. [[{{Railroading}} Over and over, for hundreds of pages.]]
-->'''Sarda''': Yes. I know.
* In the ''Webcomic/{{xkcd}}'' strip "[[https://xkcd.com/1860/ Communicating]]", Humpty Dumpty from ''[[Literature/AlicesAdventuresInWonderland Through the Looking-Glass]]'' explains that whatever word he says means whatever he wants it to mean. Alice throws it back at him by using her own personal dictionary to [[TwistingTheWords interpret]] what he said
to mean the Matoran world, not the entire cosmos, as from the Matoran perspective that is their universe and they are aware she can take all of very little outside it.his stuff, including his car.



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* ''VideoGame/AnotherEden'': Benedict often mentions being a normal lumberjack. The only thing he knows about lumberjacks is that they're normal and carry around an ax.
* ''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasyOperaOmnia'': When Cecil asks if Kain has the Light, Mog's reply is that "if he's using his powers for good, then yes." This is much different from his earlier statements, in which he claimed to sense the Light from a pure heart in the area ''before'' the party actually caught up to the new person.
* ''VideoGame/GuiltyGearXrd'': Leo's hobby is making a dictionary with his own definitions. He writes into it during a match as a taunt, along with consulting it after winning a match.

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* ''VideoGame/AnotherEden'': Benedict often mentions being a normal lumberjack. ''WebVideo/RoseOfVersaillesAbridged'': The only thing he knows about lumberjacks is that they're normal and carry around an ax.
* ''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasyOperaOmnia'': When Cecil asks if Kain has the Light, Mog's reply is that "if he's using his powers for good, then yes." This is much different from his earlier statements, in which he claimed to sense the
Duke of Orleans, aka [[VideoGame/GuitarHero Light from Guitar Hero]], insists that Oscar is a pure heart in whore, no matter how much others point out she doesn't fit the area ''before'' the party actually caught up to the new person.
* ''VideoGame/GuiltyGearXrd'': Leo's hobby is making
definition of a dictionary with his own definitions. He writes into it during a match as a taunt, along with consulting it after winning a match.prostitute.



[[folder:Webcomics]]
* Webcomic/EightBitTheater: Temple's a kind of castle. Everyone in the world knows that. [[http://www.nuklearpower.com/2008/04/24/episode-983-a-clear-goal/ It's in the Sardapedia]].
-->'''Sardapedia''': castle ('''tem'''-puhl) - noun: Where the goddamn Light Warriors are going.
-->'''Thief''': That's all this book says. [[{{Railroading}} Over and over, for hundreds of pages.]]
-->'''Sarda''': Yes. I know.
* ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'': Grace has her ''own'' [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2006-05-12 dictionary]].
* In the ''Webcomic/{{xkcd}}'' strip "[[https://xkcd.com/1860/ Communicating]]", Humpty Dumpty from ''[[Literature/AlicesAdventuresInWonderland Through the Looking-Glass]]'' explains that whatever word he says means whatever he wants it to mean. Alice throws it back at him by using her own personal dictionary to [[TwistingTheWords interpret]] what he said to mean that she can take all of his stuff, including his car.

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[[folder:Webcomics]]
* Webcomic/EightBitTheater: Temple's
[[folder:WesternAnimation]]
%%* ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'': 'Odelay' ''is''
a kind of castle. Everyone word! Just look it up in the world knows that. [[http://www.nuklearpower.com/2008/04/24/episode-983-a-clear-goal/ It's in Becktionary! ... No, the Sardapedia]].
-->'''Sardapedia''': castle ('''tem'''-puhl) - noun: Where the goddamn Light Warriors are going.
-->'''Thief''': That's all this book says. [[{{Railroading}} Over and over, for hundreds of pages.]]
-->'''Sarda''': Yes. I know.
''rhyming'' Becktionary!
* ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'': Grace has her ''own'' [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2006-05-12 dictionary]].
* In the ''Webcomic/{{xkcd}}'' strip "[[https://xkcd.com/1860/ Communicating]]", Humpty Dumpty from ''[[Literature/AlicesAdventuresInWonderland Through the Looking-Glass]]'' explains that whatever word he says means whatever he wants it to mean. Alice throws it back at him by using her own personal dictionary to [[TwistingTheWords interpret]] what he said to mean that she can take all of his stuff, including his car.
''WesternAnimation/TheSecretShow'': The UZZ agents Victor brings along consider themselves vegetarians despite eating fish. Victor calls them out on this.




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* ''WebVideo/RoseOfVersaillesAbridged'': The Duke of Orleans, aka [[VideoGame/GuitarHero Light Guitar Hero]], insists that Oscar is a whore, no matter how much others point out she doesn't fit the definition of a prostitute.
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%%* ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'': 'Odelay' ''is'' a word! Just look it up in the Becktionary! ... No, the ''rhyming'' Becktionary!
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretShow'': The UZZ agents Victor brings along consider themselves vegetarians despite eating fish. Victor calls them out on this.
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* ''Toys/{{Bionicle}}'[': Farshtey used "universe" to mean the Matoran world, not the entire cosmos, as from the Matoran perspective that is their universe and they are aware of very little outside it.

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* ''Toys/{{Bionicle}}'[': ''Toys/{{Bionicle}}'': Farshtey used "universe" to mean the Matoran world, not the entire cosmos, as from the Matoran perspective that is their universe and they are aware of very little outside it.

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[[folder:Comic Books]]
* ''ComicBook/TheRedeemer'': According to the Redeemer, "decimation" involves ''sparing'' one man out of ten, leaving him in a pillory so he can spread word of the Redeemer's "forgiveness".
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[[folder:Toys]]
* ''Toys/{{Bionicle}}'[': Farshtey used "universe" to mean the Matoran world, not the entire cosmos, as from the Matoran perspective that is their universe and they are aware of very little outside it.
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* ''WebVideo/RoseOfVersaillesAbridged'': The Duke of Orleans, aka [[VideoGame/GuitarHero Light Guitar Hero]], insists that Oscar is a whore, no matter how much others point out she doesn't fit the definition of a prostitute.
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%%[[/folder]]* ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretShow'': The UZZ agents Victor brings along consider themselves vegetarians despite eating fish. Victor calls them out on this.
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* ''Anime/TurnAGundam'': As Dianna drily notes, 'people with violent tendencies' dovetails pretty much exactly with 'people I don't like'.
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[[folder:Webcomics]]
* Webcomic/EightBitTheater: Temple's a kind of castle. Everyone in the world knows that. [[http://www.nuklearpower.com/2008/04/24/episode-983-a-clear-goal/ It's in the Sardapedia]].
-->'''Sardapedia''': castle ('''tem'''-puhl) - noun: Where the goddamn Light Warriors are going.
-->'''Thief''': That's all this book says. [[{{Railroading}} Over and over, for hundreds of pages.]]
-->'''Sarda''': Yes. I know.
* ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'': Grace has her ''own'' [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2006-05-12 dictionary]].
* In the ''Webcomic/{{xkcd}}'' strip "[[https://xkcd.com/1860/ Communicating]]", Humpty Dumpty from ''[[Literature/AlicesAdventuresInWonderland Through the Looking-Glass]]'' explains that whatever word he says means whatever he wants it to mean. Alice throws it back at him by using her own personal dictionary to [[TwistingTheWords interpret]] what he said to mean that she can take all of his stuff, including his car.

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* Webcomic/EightBitTheater: Temple's ''Literature/AlicesAdventuresInWonderland'': "When I use a kind of castle. Everyone in the world knows that. [[http://www.nuklearpower.com/2008/04/24/episode-983-a-clear-goal/ It's in the Sardapedia]].
-->'''Sardapedia''': castle ('''tem'''-puhl) - noun: Where the goddamn Light Warriors are going.
-->'''Thief''': That's all this book says. [[{{Railroading}} Over and over, for hundreds of pages.]]
-->'''Sarda''': Yes. I know.
* ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'': Grace has her ''own'' [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2006-05-12 dictionary]].
* In the ''Webcomic/{{xkcd}}'' strip "[[https://xkcd.com/1860/ Communicating]]",
word," Humpty Dumpty from ''[[Literature/AlicesAdventuresInWonderland Through the Looking-Glass]]'' explains that whatever word he says said, in a rather scornful tone, "it means whatever he wants just what I choose it to mean. Alice throws it back at him by using her own personal dictionary to [[TwistingTheWords interpret]] what he said to mean that she can take all of his stuff, including his car.mean—neither more nor less."


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[[folder:Theatre]]
* ''Theatre/BlackFriday'': It turns out a lot of the childish or strange language the Hatchetfield series uses for its supernatural phenomena comes from Hannah's own idiosyncratic vocabulary she uses for them -- making it understandable that they'd be odd phrasings, since she was a little kid with no one else to talk to about it who'd believe her when she started coming in contact with them.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Video Games]]
* ''VideoGame/AnotherEden'': Benedict often mentions being a normal lumberjack. The only thing he knows about lumberjacks is that they're normal and carry around an ax.
* ''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasyOperaOmnia'': When Cecil asks if Kain has the Light, Mog's reply is that "if he's using his powers for good, then yes." This is much different from his earlier statements, in which he claimed to sense the Light from a pure heart in the area ''before'' the party actually caught up to the new person.
* ''VideoGame/GuiltyGearXrd'': Leo's hobby is making a dictionary with his own definitions. He writes into it during a match as a taunt, along with consulting it after winning a match.
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[[folder:Webcomics]]
* Webcomic/EightBitTheater: Temple's a kind of castle. Everyone in the world knows that. [[http://www.nuklearpower.com/2008/04/24/episode-983-a-clear-goal/ It's in the Sardapedia]].
-->'''Sardapedia''': castle ('''tem'''-puhl) - noun: Where the goddamn Light Warriors are going.
-->'''Thief''': That's all this book says. [[{{Railroading}} Over and over, for hundreds of pages.]]
-->'''Sarda''': Yes. I know.
* ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'': Grace has her ''own'' [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2006-05-12 dictionary]].
* In the ''Webcomic/{{xkcd}}'' strip "[[https://xkcd.com/1860/ Communicating]]", Humpty Dumpty from ''[[Literature/AlicesAdventuresInWonderland Through the Looking-Glass]]'' explains that whatever word he says means whatever he wants it to mean. Alice throws it back at him by using her own personal dictionary to [[TwistingTheWords interpret]] what he said to mean that she can take all of his stuff, including his car.
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* In the ''Webcomic/{{xkcd}}'' strip "[[https://xkcd.com/1860/ Communicating]]", Humpty Dumpty from ''[[Literature/AlicesAdventuresInWonderland Through the Looking-Glass]]'' explains that whatever word he says means whatever he wants it to mean. Alice throws it back at him by using her own personal dictionary to [[TwistingTheWords interpret]] what he said to mean that she can take all of his stuff, including his car.
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* In a rare example of using personal dictionaries in a way other than as a logical fallacy, there's an episode of ''{{Friends}}'' in which Monica gets angry at Chandler for describing their relationship as "just goofing around" and he placates the argument by saying what that means in ''his'' dictionary.
* In the ''[[BabylonFive Babylon 5]]'' episode "Voices of Authority", PoliticalOfficer Julie Musante claims that Earth has no problems with homelessness, unemployment, crime, or prejudice:

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* In a rare example of using personal dictionaries in a way other than as a logical fallacy, there's an episode of ''{{Friends}}'' ''Series/{{Friends}}'' in which Monica gets angry at Chandler for describing their relationship as "just goofing around" and he placates the argument by saying what that means in ''his'' dictionary.
* In the ''[[BabylonFive Babylon 5]]'' ''Series/Babylon5'' episode "Voices of Authority", PoliticalOfficer Julie Musante claims that Earth has no problems with homelessness, unemployment, crime, or prejudice:

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* Deconstructed in ''The Unbearable Lightness Of Being'', where a few chapters, labeled "A Short Dictionary of Misunderstood Words," center around different connotations and meanings certain words have to certain characters, and how these slightly different meanings lead to relationship problems.

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* Deconstructed in ''The Unbearable Lightness Of Being'', ''Literature/TheUnbearableLightnessOfBeing'', where a few chapters, labeled "A Short Dictionary of Misunderstood Words," center around different connotations and meanings certain words have to certain characters, and how these slightly different meanings lead to relationship problems.



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* ''ElGoonishShive'': Grace has her ''own'' [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2006-05-12 dictionary]].

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* ''ElGoonishShive'': ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'': Grace has her ''own'' [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2006-05-12 dictionary]].



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* ''{{Futurama}}'': 'Odelay' ''is'' a word! Just look it up in the Becktionary! ... No, the ''rhyming'' Becktionary!
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* Deconstructed in ''The Unbearable Lightness Of Being'', where a few chapters, labeled "A Short Dictionary of Misunderstood Words," center around different connotations and meanings certain words have to certain characters, and how these slightly different meanings lead to relationship problems.
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[[folder:LiveActionTV]]
* In a rare example of using personal dictionaries in a way other than as a logical fallacy, there's an episode of ''{{Friends}}'' in which Monica gets angry at Chandler for describing their relationship as "just goofing around" and he placates the argument by saying what that means in ''his'' dictionary.
* In the ''[[BabylonFive Babylon 5]]'' episode "Voices of Authority", PoliticalOfficer Julie Musante claims that Earth has no problems with homelessness, unemployment, crime, or prejudice:
-->'''Sheridan:''' And when, exactly, did all this happen?
-->'''Musante:''' When we rewrote the dictionary.
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[[folder:Web Comics]]
* Webcomic/EightBitTheater: Temple's a kind of castle. Everyone in the world knows that. [[http://www.nuklearpower.com/2008/04/24/episode-983-a-clear-goal/ It's in the Sardapedia]].
-->'''Sardapedia''': castle ('''tem'''-puhl) - noun: Where the goddamn Light Warriors are going.
-->'''Thief''': That's all this book says. [[{{Railroading}} Over and over, for hundreds of pages.]]
-->'''Sarda''': Yes. I know.
* ''ElGoonishShive'': Grace has her ''own'' [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2006-05-12 dictionary]].
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[[folder:WesternAnimation]]
* ''{{Futurama}}'': 'Odelay' ''is'' a word! Just look it up in the Becktionary! ... No, the ''rhyming'' Becktionary!
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