tourist wake vortex 

The turbulence of low energy released from behind a gaggle of tourists plodding along without meaningful direction or motivation.

A person caught in a tourist wake vortex is rendered completely invisible, although only temporarily.

Chick1: Those guys didn't even look at us.

Chick2: Yeah, cuz we're walking behind this family of hipos. We're stuck in their tourist wake vortex - veer left!

tourist wake vortex by marybethjones December 10, 2009

Gravity Vortex 

The Gravity VORTEX is the world’s first portable gravity smoking device that hits like a gravity bong and is smooth like a vaporizer. Winner of the gold medal at the 2006 High Times Cannabis Cup, the VORTEX is quickly taking the smoking world by storm.

As the water drains, filtered smoke fills the top chamber, clean, cool hit that wont hurt your lungs. Its made of high quality poly carbonate, so its virtually indestructible. Perfect for dorm rooms, outdoor adventures, and small enough to put in your backpack and bring to a party.

It is very easy-to-use and fun for parties. You only have to use a small amount of product to get the same effect as a vaporizer. Everyone will have a fun time watching the physics drain the water to the bottom chamber, while at the same time pulling a 2-liter bottle size gravity hit. The days of messy bottles and buckets are over.

In addition to being a fun and social way to smoke, the VORTEX is endorsed by the medical smoking community for the therapeutic benefits it provides. Patients now have new relief and comfort for their illnesses.

My friends and I all got together and smoked this new GRAVITY VORTEX.

Pass me the Gravity VORTEX...

Gravity Vortex by 9.8 Entertainment July 29, 2007

The Vortex 

The most uncomfortable, crotch-bruising, yet fun rollercoaster at californias great america. you are forced to stand up on this roller coaster but there is a thin seat that is there for some reason that digs into your ass and crotch.

kyle: lets go on The Vortex!
josh: no man you go on last time i got on i waddled like a penguin for the rest of the day

The Vortex by bomchickawowow August 1, 2009

Falling into the vortex 

One's inability to steer one's focus away from certain web sites known for containing large amounts of snippets of entertaining content or having exceedingly high link density, such as Wikipedia, IMDB, Urban Dictionary, or TV Tropes. Typically, snapping out of this trance requires a powerful external stimulus, such as hunger, fatigue, a nagging significant other/family member, or a power outage.

Man, I was looking up Johnny Depp's new movie at work the other day on IMDB and I totally felt myself falling into the vortex. I didn't climb out until my boss walked in.

Guy 1: Don't bother trying to talk to him. He's fallen into the vortex.
Guy 2: Well, he hasn't eaten or slept in about 20 hours, so he's bound to come out of it soon.

Falling into the vortex by fonsui July 26, 2011

Canadian Apology Vortex

(n.) Apologizing for how often you apologize. Also known as an "apology vortex" but associated with Canadians due to the sterotype of saying "sorry" for basically everything.

Corinne: "I'm sorry I say 'sorry' so much!"

Matt: "You are sorry for being sorry? You must be Canadian...This is clearly a Canadian Apology Vortex."

Canadian Apology Vortex by SwampBullySparkles April 1, 2014

polar vortex 

A weather system that results in record-breaking cold temperatures. Can also be used as euphemism for "really fucking cold" or "fucking freezing."

Schools are closed because the polar vortex dropped temperatures below zero F.

My heater broke, now my house is a polar vortex.

polar vortex by dazed.konfuzed January 4, 2014

DST Vortex 

DST Vortex ( or DSTV ) is the vortex in which those with varying degrees of DST compliant time keeping devices get lost due to recent DST changes.

Boss: Why the crap were you late this morning?
Employee: My time keeping devices, which are new enough to keep DST but too old to recognize the recent DST changes, changed time erroneously, causing great confusion and tardiness.
Boss: Oh. You mean you got stuck in the DST Vortex?
Employee: Yeah, that.
Boss: Dork.

DST Vortex by gbot November 16, 2007