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apotropaic 

In an art history sense, this word is commonly used to describe an image that makes the viewer feel uncomfortable and want to turn away, as in Picasso's "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon"

This differs slightly from the definition you'll find in a traditional dictionary, which is that it is something to ward off evil or bad luck. It is derived from the same term apotrepein, which means "to turn away, avert"
That picture of a transvestite staring out at you is apotropaic.
apotropaic by briiame April 9, 2011
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5 peoples tied to together by a rope at the hands and ankles spinning in a circle in the rain singing "you spin me right round baby right round baby right round'
person 1:wanna athrope
person 2: yea
person 3: sure
person 4: yas
person 5:PERIODTTTTT
athrope by ATHROPE September 10, 2023
(n) human, or person, but in the pejorative sense
And that's why we can't have nice things! Can't count on anthropes for anything.
Anthrope by pseudonym898 December 29, 2018

Apanthrope 

an inhuman somebody who can handle any pain harms disappointments and humiliations because extraordinary extremely subliminal humiliations make a person turn into a cryptical enigmatic mysterious creature that is very hard to be explained
Be careful baby never make subliminal jokes with this apanthrope because no matter how quite you'll say them he'll gonna hear you and either made you ap anthropic ridiculous or give you his verbal suicidal madness either you get the hardest unknown insults indignities and deranges causes that makes you to become insane.
Apanthrope by Words in General September 15, 2016

Serial Monogamist 

Someone who jumps from one relationship immediately into another one.

Serial monogamists can not stand to be alone and often suffer from vast commitment and insecurity issues.

Because they jump into relationships immediately after the previous one has ended, serial monogamists typically don't take the time to reflect on their behavior or why their previous relationships failed; thus, they end up making the same relationship mistakes over and over again.
Person 1: Damn, Dustin already has a new girlfriend?! It's only been two weeks since he broke up with his fiance! I think he's a sociopath.

Person 2: No, he's a serial monogamist...
Word of the Day on June 22, 2026

liquid lunch 

A lunchbreak comprised entirely of alcoholic beverages, and no food.
"With all the lay-offs that morning, it was rough. I hit the bar around the corner for a liquid lunch mid-day."
liquid lunch by Alexandra July 27, 2004
Word of the Day on June 21, 2026