by Theeriver October 18, 2022

A holiday orphan is someone who is forced to spend a holiday alone because they have no immediate family living in the same city or state where they live.
I am a holiday orphan forced to spend this Thanksgiving and Christmas alone because I live in North Carolina all of my family resides back in Wisconsin.
by C Tasch November 24, 2022

A fun squad of orphans just causing chaos wherever they go. And sometimes they make themselves bigger by making more orphans.
by Zii-- April 24, 2021

A seat in a movie theater auditorium that is open but undesirable because person(s) in seat to the left or right are occupied.
by iatebreakfast September 1, 2016

Noun: When all the members of your immediate team at work either resign, change roles, or are fired leaving you all by yourself because roles never get backfilled.
Tanner: Ugh, Tom, James, Megan and Joe all left the team. Now I have no team and have to do 5 jobs. I'm such a corporate orphan :(
by E60 - S85 January 13, 2022

A movie or tv show that features an orphan or person with an unstable or absent family finding a loving chosen family or parent. Orphan porn is schmaltzy, almost over the top with strong shows of emotional support, people working out their feelings and past traumas, and general warm fuzzies. Orphans may or may not be the central figures. Examples include The Fosters and This Is Us.
by Clanktree November 17, 2017

When someone in a company has all of their internal sponsors fired leaving them with no support from upper management.
by Gangsta Billy September 5, 2018
