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Phantom Diner

A restaurant or coffee shop you half remember visiting while drunk. In most cases the location of the restaurant is mistaken. If a drunk forgets something and tries to retrieve it the following day it will seem as though the restaurant was an apparition, as there is no restaurant where they believe they ate.

Its called a phantom diner because the scenario is very similar to a popular ghost story genre - a man has en experience with strange characters at a bar, on a ship, on a train, only to return the next day to find the setting has been abandoned for many years, or is just gone.
"I swear I was at a diner on 45th and Oak Street last night and left my phone. I took a cab there this morning, but when I got there there was no restaurant to be found. It's like it just vanished"

"You were at a phantom diner"
by Pellar January 8, 2009
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Phantom Wanker

A person who masturbates in the room as soon as his roommate leaves, leaving behind no evidence of his deed unless the unfortunate roommate returns too quickly.
Guy 1: Does your room mate have a girlfriend?
Guy 2: No, but I think he's a phantom wanker
by HankyPanky4255 November 1, 2011
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Phantom vibes

When you could swear that you felt your phone go off in your pocket. But then upon checking, you discover your phone wasn't even in your pocket.
That's weird, I just had some Phantom vibes...I thought I felt my phone go off, then I realized I left it in the car.
by Badassballer January 28, 2016
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Phantom Step

When you your walking in the dark or preoccupied with your mobile phone/psp/ipod etc. etc. whilst on the stairs and then you get to the top step and totally freakout when you go to step on the next step and there isn't one there and you proceed to have a mini heart-attack and then you realize everything is ok.
*ring ring*
Jim: Oh hey man.
Ron: Hey wanna grab a beer later?
Jim: Yeah sounds good.
Ron: Ok I'm on my way to the car. I'll be over there in abo- aughhhhh.
Jim: Ron?! RON!?!?
Ron: Oh my sweet Jesus *sob*
Jim: Dude what's wrong?!?!
Ron: Oh never mind I was just walking up the stairs and there was a phantom step. No biggie.
Jim: Screw you.
*click*
by Sir Timothy Longcockathong February 13, 2009
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Phantom Space

referring to a parking space in a full parking lot, occupied by a small automobile, making it appear that there is an available space. When you go to pull in you realize there is a cheap ass econobox filling your precious spot.
Gunther: Man, fuck this. There's gotta be at least one spot.

Todd: Oh dude right there!

(car begins to enter parking space)

Gunther: God dammit! That's totally a phantom space! That's why I hate Miatas!
by Bitchblaster December 31, 2006
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Phantom stress

Phantom stress is where u have stress but u don’t know why and it’s because you are so used to having stress u still think u do and are just stressed for no reason. Otherwise known as anxiety
A: god I’ve been so stressed out this week but I have nothing going on. Why am I so stressed??
B: hm yeah that must be phantom stress
by nicegoodjewishgirl February 7, 2021
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Phantom turd

Faeces that disappears around the u-bend without flushing, leaving no trace it had ever been there.
I know I've just had a shit, but it's a phantom turd!
by Dark 1 January 10, 2004
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