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administrivia 

A repetitive word used by the legend William "Bill" Neumann before every class of MIS.
"Let's just start off with a little administrivia"

administracial 

A common flub by over-excited news anchors when they really mean 'Administrative Official'. There is a connotation, however, that the administrative officials are being racist.
Trump proved tonight that he was an administracial when he described Haiti as being a sh**-hole country.
administracial by LostFido January 11, 2018

Administrivia 

Mindless bureaucratic tasks imposed on workers by management in order to crush the soul and prevent one from achieving anything useful or fulfilling.
Oh God! Another diversity report for the Ethics Office. When will this administrivia end?
Administrivia by Nick Wills-Johnson September 14, 2007

administrivia 

slang for trivial administrative task
i need to take care of some administrivia before i can have lunch.
administrivia by david baas June 24, 2003

Administrivia 

Contraction of Administration and Trivia

When having to complete forms in triplicate sign with your own blood, merely to borrow a pen, so that one can complete a form of little if any significance to the pen lender. Any small insignificant task involving paper work, without which the world would surely end.
Thanks to the administrivia my 'change of address' form was sent to the wrong address.

I'll do it myself to save being harrasseled by administrivia
Administrivia by Nards_OTC August 22, 2007

administratia

The burdensome, frustrating process of administering a program or policy, typically characterized by over-legislation, red tape, and inefficiency.
As we develop the new process, we want to improve compliance without adding administratia that may result in frustration and inefficiency.
administratia by kdstew69 September 2, 2026
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Oblication 

A vacation, feeling more like an obligation, that involves visiting or staying with family.
So Joe where are you taking the kids for spring break vacation? We are going on an oblication to Boca to visit my mother-in-law.
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Surf Dracula Syndrome 

A phenomenon in film/television series, most notably streaming series, where the main premise is drawn out to such a point that it takes an entire season or more to get the parts of the series the audience is actually interested in seeing.

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I watched "Smallville" on Netflix the other day. Dude, it was ten seasons of filler before he finally flew! Major Surf Dracula Syndrome!
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Northstarring

Finding your way back to the truth by fixing on one verified fact and working out from there, the way you navigate by the North Star when everything around you is spinning.
Rumours were flying everywhere, so she went northstarring — one checked fact at a time.
Northstarring by Light Bearer October 22, 2026
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Plate of Brown 

A plate of brown consists of foods that have little to no nutritional value, and are typically deep fried. A true plate of brown will also be accompanied by a dark soda.
Wanna go to meal hall & grab a plate of brown?
Plate of Brown by Cheddar Craigson September 18, 2020
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Larpenomics

When finance content creators rent out fancy cars and flex cash to seem richer than they really are in order to promote and sell their “get rich quick” courses.
Andrew Tate has mastered the field of larpenomics
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