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Debonics 

The ability to temporarily alter one's speech patterns, vocabulary, and grammar from native Ebonics to a more standardized style of the English language, with the goal of improving communication and understanding.
You'd never guess my cousin was raised in the hood by his mastery of debonics around wealthy clients.
Debonics by Vellichor May 19, 2018
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Similar in historical beginnings as ebonics, dwebonics is a variation of articulate english generally used by those in high-tech fields, Star Trek fans, politicians.

It is characterized as substituing relatively easy words and phrases with overly complicated ones.
Dwebonics: "Initiate water propogation through valve manipulation."
English: "Turn on the hose."

Dwebonics: "I have remotely calibrated the Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation optical encoding device to emanate visual/audio depictions"
English: "I turned on the DVD player"
dwebonics by JacknRochNY September 7, 2007
excessive nice speech, the opposite of ragebaiting
adrian: i hope you have a nice day and never get sad!
enrique: joybait ❤️ 🩹🌹
Word of the Day on July 6, 2026

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
Word of the Day on July 5, 2026

country mile 

When country folk refer to a country mile it is considerd to be round 10 miles per country mile..ish...we boonfolk dont really consider distance
"I walked a country mile to see Earls new truck"
country mile by CountryBoy1243 August 30, 2006
Word of the Day on July 4, 2026

Regular Degular 

Plain. Not tampered with or upgraded. Basic.
May I have an order of regular degular buttermilk pancakes? Without all the added jazz? Hold the blueberry smiley face, strawberry glaze, chocolate chips and whipped cream.
Regular Degular by 1Bynum August 13, 2023
Word of the Day on July 3, 2026