Word deflation

The phenomenon that occurs when a powerful descriptive word becomes popular and then loses its power though repetition and incorrect use. The word awesome was once reserved for sights like the Niagara Falls and accomplishments like climbing Mt. Everest, but now it can be appropriately used to describe a really good sandwich. Word deflation ultimately requires using or inventing an even more powerful descriptive word to gain the previous effect of the now deflated word. A car crash must be horrific if taking a really long time to find a parking spot is horrible.

I knew the word epic had suffered major word deflation when Kaylen used it to describe the results of his last trip to the bathroom.

by Topper 7770 July 4, 2011

self-deprecation

belittling one's self: the act of belittling yourself or your achievements

She has low self-esteem and is prone to self-deprecation.

by BobTheMan October 20, 2005

inflection deflection

when someone, in an effort to seem like they care, pronounces your name differently every time you see each other to deflect from the fact you have nothing to talk about or are too busy to remember anything about this person

Frank: "Benjamin (BEN juh men), what's new?"
Benjamin: "Well I'm getting married in a month."
Frank: "NO WAY MAN! CONGRATULATIONS!"

- 1 month later -

Frank: "So Benjamin (ben juh MEN), how's life?"
Benjamin: "Great. I got married Saturday."
Frank: "NO WAY MAN! WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME?!"
Benjamin: "I did and your inflection deflection isn't helping."

by I'mTotallyNotDave October 13, 2010

self-defecating humor

The act of getting some cheap laughs by pooping one's pants.

Billy's lame jokes kept falling flat, so, desperate for a laugh, he decided to change course and try some self-defecating humor.

by Lord Nexus VI November 27, 2012

Delegation Duel

When 2 people of similar ranks and/or tenure are working together closely on the same projects and they each keep managing to delegate tasks back and forth more than once each.

Eric walks into Bill's office and states "Bill, I need you to work up a proposal for the Cincinnati project." Bill says, "OK, can you review this report and print it in color?" As Eric lays 2 folders on Bill's desk, he says, "Sure. And by the way, here is the information you need to finish the Oklahoma project." Bill says, "thank you." and as Eric is leaving Bill's office, Bill zips Eric an email requesting Eric to fill-in for him at this week's seminar. Thus, a delegation duel.

by Ace Binkley September 24, 2005

Self-Deprecation

Making fun of oneself for entertainment. It's usually done by people who are depressed, but you shouldn't just assume.

Self-Deprecation is such a common form of humor, even Urban Dictionary itself does it.

by Ubeenbamboozledson August 8, 2021

Defamation Juice

Get 1 40 oz bottle of your choice, drink some, and refill it with 2 shots of Popov vodka back in it. Created by the Defamation League.

"We get the night to pop off,
grab a forty n twist the top off,
take a couple sips then refil it with Popov.
Call it Defamation Juice"
-Shake It, Defamation League

by $pencer August 29, 2006