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The Paralyzing Hold 

A move used in BDSM pornographic videos, B-list horror movies, and sometimes other cases involving a hostage. The hold renders the victim completely immobile and helpless. She (it's always a she) will make little or no attempt to break free and will allow herself to be bound, killed, or led around by the captor.
The patient was fucked by the doctor after he used The Paralyzing Hold on her.

The serial killer used The Paralyzing Hold on the female teenager to easily kill her.

The hostage, as she was subdued by The Paralyzing Hold, watched helplessly as her captor fired at the hero.
The Paralyzing Hold by shlacka January 3, 2011

portalizing

The act of hacking and/or taking ownership of a portal in the game Ingress
I went portalizing this weekend and took over 3 portals
portalizing by MightyMomNom March 27, 2015

Paralining 

A sport in which a trampoline floats towards the ground at 20,000 feet, suspended by four or more parachutes, and a skydiver jumps up and down on the trampoline without his parachute deployed. When the trampoline gets low enough, the skydiver jumps off and deploys his parachute for a safe landing.

Parachuting + Trampolining = Paralining
Guy 1: dude I went skydiving this weekend its was so sick!! what an adrenaline rush!!!

Guy 2: F that man I just went paralining

Guy 1: wtf is that
Paralining by jib1235 September 25, 2010

Paragliding 

Paragliding is the use of a paraglider; that is, the activity of using the three-part gliding kite (wing, lines, resistive assembly). Paragliding may be done with unmanned or manned resistive assembly. Scale modelers and special mission paragliding may use tiny paragliders without man or woman aboard. Industrial paragliding may use smart remote-controlled or programmed robots to control the paraglider; such paragliding fulfills missions like photography, goods delivery, personnel placement, etc. The wing may fit purpose and mission and be fully limp or fully solid or semi-solid with as much rigid structure as needed for success of mission. Sport paragliding may define private classes of wing types, but that does not rule what is possible with machine paraglider. A solid and fully rigid wing may supply paraglider for specialized paragliding.
Scale modelers do scale-modelling paragliding with small paragliders; this is done in several variations. One variation is a toss and slope soar model with radio-control of devices on the paraglider, perhaps the resistive subassembly has aerodynamic surfaces; or a control unit works the lengths of the kite lines in the free-flight.

Large-scale industrial paragliding includes the use of large paragliders that feature resistive subassemblies holding fuel or goods.
Paragliding by parakites November 2, 2011

Paradising 

The present participle of *"Paradise"*, a nod to the verb *"to paradise"* which technically means "to turn into a paradise" or "systematically turning something adorable, heavenly, breath-taking".
"Shut up i'm paradising in my backyard."
"They spent paradising on their honeymoon."
Paradising by Jerem14. July 30, 2025
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piddlefart

verb. To waste time doing nothing.
Instead of doing my homework, I decided to piddlefart around for two hours.
piddlefart by Rene April 25, 2005
Word of the Day on October 9, 2026
anyone who succeeds in disgracing/over indulging themselves in the throws of clubland
28 hours and 4 clubs later, gurning for england but still refusing to go home - a total wrongun!!
wrongun by bevvers March 21, 2007
Word of the Day on October 8, 2026

square grouper

Nickname given to bales of marijuana thrown overboard or out of airplanes. Origin is reportedly from members of the US Coast Guard in the area of Southern Florida.
"Base we've got some square groupers floating outside of Miami harbor."
square grouper by slipsheet November 6, 2004
Word of the Day on October 7, 2026
A girl who does ballet and only talks about ballet. Her schedule is filled with dance classes which does not allow her to do any other activity.
"Hey, do you know that girl Sally?"

"Yeah, she's kind of annoying. All she ever talks about it ballet."

"Wow, what a Bunhead."

"Hey Sally, you want to hang out this weekend?"
"I can't, I have dance."
"You're such a Bunhead."

"Yeah... I know."
Bunhead by Jen00 October 24, 2014
Word of the Day on October 6, 2026

trucker's tan 

A sunburn or suntan focused on the left arm. It is caused by the left side of the body being the only half that gets exposed to sunlight while driving. Presumably, it would be located on the right side of the body in countries where they drive on the left side of the road.
I had a trucker's tan after driving for 10 straight hours on a sunny day.
Word of the Day on October 5, 2026
The phenomenon where adults salivate at children's toys
Every time I walk into the toy aisle, I catch myself kidulting over the latest action figures and LEGO sets!
kidulting by Emotional Cruiser October 12, 2025
Word of the Day on October 4, 2026
British slang for a scientist or technical expert, esp . when the speaker is not certain of the expert’s specific field of study. Not necessarily derogatory, but typically used by persons without a technical background. In the US, the equivalent would be “egghead”, “squint”, or “geek.”

Origin of the word is unknown. Started sometime in World War 2. Given the typical evolution of British slang, could easily have started because what these experts did was confusing or “baffling” to the common person.
According to the boffins downstairs, the murderer used a serrated blade.
Boffin by Agnon February 11, 2023
Word of the Day on October 3, 2026
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