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Give it to the orphans.

Phrase letting convenience store clerks know that you don't want to wait the 8 seconds for your change and that they should instead just drop it into the charity bucket after you leave.
Tom: "Just the one 40 of Old English please."
Clerk: "That'll be $2.50."
Tom: *gives $3
Tom: "Give it to the orphans."
Tom: *walks out.
by sean90 June 26, 2014
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LA Orphan

Someone who left their friends and family to move to Los Angeles.
Jason was an LA orphan before I invited him to hang with us.
by violetpolkadots December 26, 2014
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Orphan Seat

A seat in a movie theater auditorium that is open but undesirable because person(s) in seat to the left or right are occupied.
The only seat available in auditorium 8 is an orphan seat in the middle of row H.
by iatebreakfast September 1, 2016
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Orphan Seat

A seat in a movie theater auditorium that is open but undesirable because person(s) in seat to the left or right are occupied.
The only seat available in auditorium 8 is an orphan seat in the middle of row H.
by iatebreakfast September 1, 2016
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orphan porn

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.
That show is so cheesy and wholesome, it's total orphan porn.
by Clanktree November 17, 2017
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Corporate Orphan

When someone in a company has all of their internal sponsors fired leaving them with no support from upper management.
Damn, John and Richard both got fired, guess I am a corporate orphan now.
by Gangsta Billy September 5, 2018
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holiday orphan

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
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