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Shelfwarmer 

A toy at a store that kids don't want (usually the toy of a sidekick, disliked character or female character, etc) that remains on shelves for months on end after all of the "cool" figures have been sold. Based off of the term benchwarmer
Toy Collector A: Hey, have you seen ROTF Sideswipe lately?
Toy Collector B: Ugh, no, our Target's packed with nothing but shelfwarmers like Arcee and Wheelie.
Shelfwarmer by Mr. Handle November 22, 2009
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Shelf Warmer 

The unwanted toys at a retail outlet.
Man I wanted a Marvel Universe Blade figure but all they had were shelf warmer Spidermans.
Shelf Warmer by DanceLoganDance December 17, 2011
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shelfware 

Software that you bought and no longer use because you didn't need it in the first place. Also caused when software doesn't work with the latest operating system or is no longer supported by the original creator.
Half of our software is now shelfware after we upgraded our workstations to Vista.
shelfware by Rudy Greene October 10, 2008

mickey mousing

In a movie, when the music is syncronized perfectly with the action, just like a mickey mouse cartoon.
Mickey mousing is used in the shower scene of Psycho
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Haram ball

A terrible style of football which is used to win games. Usually used when a team faces a better opponent and will get 11 players behind the ball.
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Haram ball by Kuffarboy April 6, 2022
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excessive nice speech, the opposite of ragebaiting
adrian: i hope you have a nice day and never get sad!
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fudanshi 

Boys who enjoy yaoi (a genre in Japan that contains sexual and/or romantic relations between two men); literally translates to "rotten boy"; corresponding female : fujoshi
Alex blatantly displayed his fudanshi side to his friends.
fudanshi by Yuri Katsuki January 13, 2017
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