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Novinian 

Slang for a Northern Virginian, first appeared in Matt Carson's book, On A Hill They Call Capital.
Excerpt below from Carson's book, On A Hill They Call Capital:

"Cat finally got up and made his way back to the van, and slowly each man did in turn. We wound our way out of the world of the Novinians (who we call Northern Virginians) and back to the real Virginia. Cat usually explains it this way – Novinians are kind of like Martians. They can live amongst us – but we know who they are. They don’t talk or act like Virginians, they don’t prescribe to our “slow down, it’ll be alright” mentality, they use their horns for things other than waving, and they all scramble to be just like everyone else. We understand where the state line technically is, but most people wouldn’t claim anything north of Manassas as real Virginia anymore."
Novinian by Ryan Griffen August 17, 2007
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novidian 

Someone who has worked through the entire covid 19 pandemic without contracting the virus or recieving the jab. Otherwise a proficient hand washer and somewhat normal person with good enough immunity and strong work ethics.
" I got bills to pay i out of my own pocket. Gotta go to work. Dont worry about me, Im a novidian!"
novidian by Bestbrothersever October 19, 2021
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bang a you-ee 

of Massachusetts orig. "to make a u-turn"
hey, we missed the bar, bang a you-ee
Word of the Day on July 19, 2026
The word 'flag' as pronounced by people with thick Belfast accents. The term is a perfect encapsulation of the disproportionate and overblown reaction to the removal of the Union Jack (as in 'de fleg') from above City Hall in Belfast. Where previously it had flown for 365 days per year, it is now flown on 17 designated days of the year - in line with many other British cities.

The event caused a portion of the Protestant community ('fleggers') to make international pricks of themselves as they proceeded to wreck the fucking place, claiming it was another erosion of a 'British' identity they perceive to have been under attack since the horrifying spectre of equality reared its head in Northern Ireland.

The word 'fleg' - and indeed 'fleggers' - fittingly describes a section of humanity unconcerned with knowledge, reality or the vagaries of the English language. Like America's tea-baggers they are ruled by instinct, fear and paranoia with a side dish of rampant bigotry and startling ignorance of the world around them.
"Wat de fuck like! The taigs got de fleg took down! Let's wreck de fuckin place! No surrender!"

"De fleg has been took down! Before ye know it there'll be a united Ireland! Attack Short Strand! God Save The Queen!"
Fleg by OnionFleg August 9, 2013
Word of the Day on July 18, 2026
To take something small, that doesn't quite qualify as a theft. Probably from the Danish "skæv" or the Dutch "scheef", both of which are pronounced similarly, meaning "askew, or not quite right'. To change an item's ownership without permission, but only something small and of little worth.
"I skeefed an apple off the neighbor's tree." "I skeefed some chips outta your bag when you looked away." "Don't skeef my chair when I go to the bathroom."
Skeef by kachinaflonk July 16, 2026
Word of the Day on July 17, 2026

Hair spider

A tight, tangled knot of loose hair and lint that forms inside clothing during the clothes dryer cycle. It typically hides inside garments, causing an annoying lump or a phantom tickling sensation against the skin until it is found or falls out onto the floor during folding.
I was folding my clothes and a huge hair spider fell out onto my hand
Hair spider by Kmorsels July 15, 2026
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