Designated mom

Someone who is responsible in a group of people that are going to party.

Bro, Nick is the designated mom, he doesn’t drink and he always checks up on Josh making sure he isn’t taking home a 2.

by Bex_NineLives April 8, 2023

Designated Melviller

Named after the writer Herman Melville who wrote Moby Dick when your homies go to the club this is the guy preselected whose job it is to distract the fattie friends so that you can talk to the hottie

BRIAN: Derek's gonna slay tonight!!
ETHAN: Nah man he's the designated melviller

by shakespur April 14, 2023

Designated Carryer

The friend who always has a bag on them and inevitably ends up carrying all of the groups shit.

David: "Hey dude, put this in your bag will ya?"
Sharon: "Oh, can you take this too?"
Paul: "Can you carry this for me as well?"
Mikey: "Why am I always the Designated Carryer?"

by BlueXander May 25, 2023

designer dog guilt

Someone who pays a breeder for a particular type of dog may do so seeking certain characteristics common to that breed, that may not be found taking chances with a shelter dog which often is no less loving, and in need of a home, resulting in feelings of designer dog guilt.

No kill shelter or not, your spent $3,000 on a dog when countless adorable animals in shelters, available for free no less, need a forever home? What's wrong with you?!!! Don't you have any designer dog guilt?

by ribick September 17, 2023

Designated Snuggle Time

Time when you and your love have to fully commit to snuggling. No phone.

It is designated snuggle time! No Reddit please.

by strawberry bonbon October 17, 2023

Designer Lifeforms

When advanced biotechnology graduates from therapy to invention. These are organisms—bacteria, plants, animals—whose DNA has been intentionally written or heavily edited to perform specific functions not found in nature. Think of microbes that digest plastic waste, glowing plants as streetlights, algae that produce jet fuel, or synthetic bacteria with a minimized genome built from the ground up in a lab. It’s playing God with a genetic toolkit, creating living tools, art, or products. The ethical questions are as large as the potential.

Example: "They didn't just modify a crop; they created a designer lifeform—a moss that produces spider silk proteins, growing bulletproof vests in a field and making traditional manufacturing look medieval." Designer Lifeforms

by Dumuabzu January 29, 2026

designer tourettes

when someone says a lot of random fashion statements over and over for no reason

"bright pink jimmy choos on my leopard print camo chanel"
"i think shes got designer Tourettes"

by dfisy February 12, 2026