A vinyl record player originally sold with an integrated Hi-Fi system, that has since become separated from said system and is thus unusable due to proprietary connectors and the lack of an audio amplifier.
Person A: “I brought this record player from a thrift store, but when I tried to use it I noticed it only has weird connectors I’ve never seen before.”
Person B: “That’s an orphan turntable. Don’t waste any more time or money getting it to work.”
Person B: “That’s an orphan turntable. Don’t waste any more time or money getting it to work.”
by MouthfulOfMortein February 26, 2024

A term sometimes used humorously or creatively as a name for a fictional cocktail. In popular culture, "Orphan tears" may refer to a made-up drink with a whimsical or dark connotation.
by Spaziergang entlang der Donau June 21, 2023

Dude, I just left a steamy mud orphan on old lady Johnson's front porch.
During the adventure race I fathered a mud orphan in the woods.
During the adventure race I fathered a mud orphan in the woods.
by Jonas1 November 27, 2007

by Larson Peter November 1, 2023

When someone is very drunk or high, or otherwise affected in a way that makes them excitable or inebriated
"where's John?"
"Oh he won't be here, he was on the orphan livers again last night"
"And he didn't share?"
"Oh he won't be here, he was on the orphan livers again last night"
"And he didn't share?"
by The lemoner April 14, 2025

by Theeriver October 18, 2022

by childeater68419 January 3, 2022
