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    [Noun]  | "fun*nel" | \ ˈfə-nᵊl \


    1: a utensil that is usually a hollow cone with a tube extending from the smaller end and that is designed to catch and direct a downward flow

    2: something shaped like a funnel

    3: a stack or flue for the escape of smoke or for ventilation (as on a ship)

    Origin: 15th century ;

     Middle English funell, fonel, borrowed from Anglo-French fonyle, borrowed from Old Occitan (Gascony, Périgord) fonilh, going back to early Medieval Latin fundibulum, shortened from Latin infundibulum, from infundere "to pour in, fill (with something poured in)" + -i- {see: |-i-|-i-} + -bulum, instrumental suffix (going back to Indo-European *-dhlom) {mat|infuse|};

      * Note : As noted by Französisches etymologisches Wörterbuch, the incidence of this Occitan word in English (and Anglo-French) is most likely due to commercial contacts between England and the wine merchants of the Bordeaux region.;

    [Noun]  | "funnel cloud" 


    1: a funnel-shaped cloud that projects from the base of a thundercloud and that often precedes the formation of a tornado; also : tornado

    Origin: circa 1909 ;

    [Verb]  | "funnel" 


    1: to have or take the shape of a funnel

    2: to pass through or as if through a funnel or conduit

    3: to form in the shape of a funnel

    Origin: 1594 ;

     Verbal derivative of {see: |funnel:1|funnel:1};

    [Noun]  | "funnel" 


    1: as in tube;


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    [Verb]  | "funnel" 


    1: to cause to move to a central point or along a restricted pathway;


      * e.g., " ... funneled endless time and money into his misguided pet project "



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     [ "funnel" ]

    1: 21st Century evolution of the party funnel. The "Chuggler".

      * e.g.,  ... see "chuggler" 

     [ "funnel" ]

    2: www.chuggler.com

      * e.g.,  ... see www.chuggler.com 

     [ "funnel" ]

    1: a device in which you drink beer from

      * e.g.,  ... "omg...did you see how fast she funneled that can of beer?" 

     [ "funnel" ]

    1: a device for tranferring liquid into a container distinctive by it's small aperture

      * e.g.,  ... tranferring milk from a jug into a bottle for storage 

     [ "funnel" ]

    1: A device connected to a hose that is used to carry ones urine from the inside, to the outside of my dad's garage.

      * e.g.,  ... "Look out man, I gotta use the funnel." 

     [ "funnel" ]

    1: Common for System Administrators to use the word funnel as a Firewall/Tunnel

      * e.g.,  ... Yo setup that IPSEC Funnel 

     [ "funnel" ]

    1: To gradually contort other's beliefs and gently lead them into your line of logic.

      * e.g.,  ... This article makes no sense, the author's trying to funnel me in again!!! 

     [ "funnel" ]

    1: the opposie of pear someone with much larger upper body than lower body, may have turkey legs

      * e.g.,  ... sam you are such a funnel, your leg remind me of a turkey 

     [ "funnel" ]

    1: Anything that is concertedly negative in circumstance or predicted outcome.

      * e.g.,  ... Aw dood! Having to play shows in Louisiana is a total funnel! 

     [ "funnel" ]

    1: A metaphor for how a sales organizations churns through leads.

      * e.g.,  ... There will be no sales to close if we never feed the funnel. 

     [ "funnel" ]

    2: initial lead -> cold call -> qualified lead -> money deal

     [ "funnel" ]

    3: At each step, more potential customers get weeded out. Hence, the funnel.

     [ "The Funnel" ]

    1: Funneling is the act of a group of friends effectively getting a particular girl to disregard them and tell her what she wants to hear in order to "funnel" her to a certain other friend . The opposite of cock-blocking. Often associated with the term "wingman", this maneuver generally incorporates multiple wingmen acting as a single unit working towards the same ultimate objective; to get a buddy laid.

      * e.g.,  ... "Ok guys, we gotta give this broad The Funnel. That nigga Glasgow hasn't had pussy in a coon's age. 

     [ "The Funnel" ]

    2: This maneuver is never to be used to funnel the DUFF to another buddy, but can be used to dump her on an unsuspecting douche bag.

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