The HIMYMD (How I Met Your Mother Dictionary) was first published in 2009. The HIMYMD is a compilation of words the etymology of which can be found in the roots of How I Met Your Mother history. All of the following was written 由 the fabulous writers of How I Met Your Mother, we are just putting it into one big list.If 你 wish to make a contribution to the HIMYMD, 由 all means add your word to the 列表 in the form of a comment.

The Official How I Met Your Mother Dictionary

Awesome (adj):Inspiring awe. Ex:How's not playing Laser tag because playing laser tag is awesome!

Battleship (Noun): 1. A guessing game involving ships. 2. A game used as a metaphor for sex.

Baskiceball (Sport): A game with a combination of Basketball, 网球 and Hockey.

BTW (Abbr): A shortened version of 由 The Way.(Pronounced Bee Tee Dubs)

Cheerleader Effect (Noun): When a group of girls/women look gorgeous simply 由 being in close proximity to one another, but are actually average 或者 even hideous when examined separately. Also known as Bridesmaid Paradox and Spice Girls Conspiracy.

Dibs (Noun): A claim expressing priority over an object.

Eating a sandwich (Verb): When one is smoking pot.

Grinch (Noun): A word used when talking to Children too young to hear the C-word.

Have 你 met Ted? (Phrase): A 流行的 phrase used to break the ice and start conversing.

Legendary (Adj): 1. Something that is very good, 或者 very high Quality. 2. An expression yelled 或者 shouted when one experiences a pleasant surprise.

Lemon law (Verb): To leave a 日期 withing the first five 分钟 if one is not entirely satisfied with their date.

Paratrooping (Verb): v. 你 go out of town, but instead of getting a hotel room, 你 go straight to a bar with the sole intention of hooking up with a girl just so 你 have a place to stay. Also known as "banging for roof."

Reading a magazine (Verb): When one goes to the bathroom for a large period of time.

Revertigo (Noun): When one reverts back to how they were when they were younger.

Shotgun (Verb): The first person to call shotgun has dibs (See above) on the front 座位 of a car.

Slap bet (Noun): A bet where no money 或者 property is involved, and the prize for losing is getting to slap the loser across the face.

Suit up (Verb): To get changed from one's present attire into a suit. Variations include Snowsuit Up, Flight Suit Up and Birthday Suit Up.

Ted out (Verb): To overthink. Also see Ted up.

Ted up (Verb): To overthink with disastrous results.

Wait for it (Phrase): A sentence-enhancing phrase, used to illustrate the epicness of an object/situation/event.