(The astericks (*) mark the similies and similie phrases.)

Your granpa: "Geez whiz you young rascal. When my family went on road trips we didn't have a drive-thru to stop at. Us young whippersnappers had to pack our own ham and cheese sandwiches, then we'd hop in the car with our parents, and *we'd be off like a dirty shirt.*"

Your granma recalling the good times on her deathbed. Sighs, "Your granpa used to *ride me like a stallion.*"

Similies by I listen to Indie Music February 4, 2007

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Similarish

Pronunciation: /ˌsɪm.əˈler.ɪʃ/

Type: Adjective (Informal/Colloquial)

Definition: Having a superficial resemblance that leads an untrained or casual observer to mistake two things for being identical, even though a trained eye or specialist can discern clear and often noticeable differences.

"The manager kept insisting the generic and name-brand components were the same, but to the engineer, they were only similarish; the tolerances were clearly different."

Similarish by R.S. Dub October 8, 2025

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stove

Cigarette: Northern slang for a cigarette, used oft by mashed up mancunian ravers becasue of the resemblance of a hot(electric)stove to the end of a lit cigarette. Originated circa 1991 in the early halcyon days of the rave culture; we speculate during a drug fuelled hallucination by said manc.

'fuck me noel, i am bolloxed, is that a ciggy in your mouth, or the stove from me 'nans kitchen'/
General use: 'Give us a stove you cunt'

stove by anthony willison March 18, 2004

Word of the Day on August 4, 2026

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Walky-Talky

A derogatory term for able bodied people or people that can walk. This definition was coined by disabled influencer Valerie Weber

Person in wheelchair: “look at that walky-talky over there.”

Friend in wheelchair: *looking at person who is walking* “yeah haha”

Walky-Talky by odd muffin October 5, 2021

Word of the Day on August 3, 2026

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