A portmanteau of "post" and "vacation". In message boards and forums, when a person or group of people who had been posting in a particular thread quite a lot suddenly or slowly stop posting for a period of time, usually with no explanation. During postcations, threadjacking may occur, but is usually crushed by forum moderators.

xxxKewlGai1132xxx: Hey, I haven't seen MeatMuncher521 in this thread for a while.

NotaNEWb: Oh, yeah, he and ShadowXcool are on postcations.

xxxKewlGai1132xxx: Awesome! Threadjackin' time!

postcation by Aruscio August 24, 2010

Related Words

postcation • postrational • Postbation • Postcaution • potcation • podication • Poocation • poopcation • posituation • Prostication

potcation

Someone who travels to an area that legalized marijuana as a vacation for the sole purpose of partaking in the consumption of marijuana legally.

My friends and I are taking a potcation over Christmas to Denverr.

potcation by TriBalls December 23, 2016

poopcation

Taking an extra long time in the bathroom while pooping. Poopcation entertainment comes in the form of texting, reading, draw something, and other such phone activities.

M: I was reading online about poop and it came to my attention that it may not be healthy to hurry while pooping.
J: Yeah I have always been a fan of the poopcation.

poopcation by Slapping Theresa October 15, 2012

The Mere Postulation

A posh way to dismiss an idea one finds stupid or worthless.

Jim: Yo Bill can I borrow 5 bucks?
Bill: HA! The mere postulation!

The Mere Postulation by The Insult Man May 28, 2021

Postbation

When you go on postblock on Facebook and can't message or make posts on Facebook for 30 days.

Post + Probation = Postbation.

Aka Facebook Jail.

Someone reported my post saying "fag" and now I am on Postbation.

Postbation by Tingle Likes Rupees October 4, 2016

podcation

A visit to another co-workers pod in order to avoid work.

Every time I saw Tex last week he was on a podcation, no wonder his project is late.

podcation by Sterlingshuman March 28, 2009

Respectfully

Precedes or follows either a gratuitously disrespectful or honest remark, originated in New York City. Used in similar fashion to "no offense" or "to be honest," interchangeably.

Ya mans is wild buns, respectfully. Respectfully he's washed.

After school, The Modells on Jamaica Ave was active. Respectfully.

Respectfully by john quan the first December 20, 2020

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You met me at a very Chinese time in my life

A moment in time where you feel distinctly Chinese over all other things.

Dante: "I wish I could be Nigerian, but I can't because I'm Chinese. You met me at a very Chinese time in my life."

You met me at a very Chinese time in my life by Sus Chad September 21, 2026

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crunchy

Adjective. Used to describe persons who have adjusted or altered their lifestyle for environmental reasons. Crunchy persons tend to be politically strongly left-leaning and may be additionally but not exclusively categorized as vegetarians, vegans, eco-tarians, conservationists, environmentalists, neo-hippies, tree huggers, nature enthusiasts, etc.

Also used to describe establishments where alternative foods and products are sold, i.e. natural food stores.

Modified derivative of granola.

"I need more crunchy guys in my life. I'm so tired of dating preppy metrosexual assholes."

"I'm heading out to the crunchy store to pick up some fair trade chocolate and tea tree oil, do you need anything?"

crunchy by EBC July 11, 2007

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Galantir

A group of people, typically women, searching through someone’s digital footprint in order to find more information about that person.

Susie wasn’t sure if her new Hinge match was a creep, so she assembled Galantir and they found out he used to post slurs on gaming forums.

Galantir by Ge-sus September 22, 2026

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murderhobo

In a tabletop game, a murderhobo is a player who murders NPCs indiscriminately. This is normally derogatory, referring to a player who totally ignores quests, dialog, backstory, trade, world building etc.

The term is most common with Dungeons and Dragons, but it can be applied to most RPGs where the player is allowed to kill most quest-giving NPCs and NPC traders. E.g. Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Divinity original sin.

DM: The sad little orphan girl tugs at Steve's trenchcoat to get his attention, and ask for help saving her pet dog from...
Steve: I'd like to roll a strength check against strangling the orphan.
Dave: I call dibs on the dog.
DM: You murderhobos disgust me.

murderhobo by Loup&S September 9, 2021

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